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Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity
The US government has long tried to recruit India for its new cold war on China. Donald Trump's tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve…
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Ben Norton
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Corporate landlords are taking over society, making life unaffordable: Economist Michael Hudson explains why
Private equity funds are buying up homes across the US and West, driving up rent and costs of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how corporate…
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Ben Norton
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How the world can free itself from US financial colonialism: Economist Michael Hudson explains
Michael Hudson describes how the Western powers designed the international system to benefit North American corporations at the expense of the Global…
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Ben Norton
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July 2025

Trump's blatant attacks on international law are nothing new for the US. They're bipartisan.
Donald Trump is withdrawing the US from UN bodies, tearing up climate change treaties, and attacking multilateral orgs -- just like the presidents…
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Ben Norton
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In the struggle against US imperialism, Nicaragua is a model of sovereignty
The US empire invaded Nicaragua multiple times, imposed a colonial military occupation, propped up a puppet dictatorship, waged terror war, and backed…
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Ben Norton
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Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority can free itself from US financial colonialism
Economist Michael Hudson describes how China created an alternative to the Western neoliberal order, and how the Global South can challenge the rent…
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US gov't is very afraid of BRICS and dedollarization, Trump insiders reveal. That's why he's attacking Brazil
Close Trump allies like Steve Bannon say "the president is pissed every time he looks at the BRICS dedollarization effort". The US fears the Global…
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Ben Norton
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As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism
Donald Trump threatened tariffs on BRICS, claiming the group is "dead", but it is growing. 10 members and 10 partners participated in a summit in…
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Ben Norton
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BRICS expands to 56% of world population, 44% of global GDP: Vietnam joins as partner country
BRICS has expanded to 20 countries - 10 members and 10 partners - after adding Vietnam. BRICS+ makes up 44% of world GDP (PPP) and 56% of global…
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Ben Norton
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June 2025

War on Iran is part of US plan for global domination: Economist Michael Hudson explains
War on Iran is part of the US empire's plan to re-impose unipolar dominance on the global financial system, preserve dollar hegemony, and disrupt…
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Ben Norton
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Michael Hudson: War on Iran is fight for US unipolar control of world
Economist Michael Hudson explains how the war on Iran seeks to stop countries from breaking away from US unipolar control and dollar hegemony, and to…
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Trump bombs Iran directly, after helping Israel start war. Tehran vows retaliation
Donald Trump launched direct US airstrikes on Iran, after helping Israel start a war of aggression. Tehran vowed to retaliate. It could hit some of the…
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Ben Norton
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