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Michael Hudson: Return of the robber barons - Trump's distorted view of US tariff history
Donald Trump has no plans to deal with the problems that caused US deindustrialization. His tariffs are just a neoliberal program under another guise…
Apr 14, 2025 • Michael Hudson
When the USSR and China saved humanity: How they won the World Anti-Fascist War
It was the Soviet Union and China that defeated fascism in WWII. Their heroic contribution was later erased by the West. In the First Cold War, the US…
Dec 27, 2025 • Ben Norton
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…
Jul 17, 2025 • Michael Hudson
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…
Jun 23, 2025 • Michael Hudson
Big loss for US empire: Ecuador votes to reject foreign military bases
Ecuador's Trump-backed right-wing oligarch President Daniel Noboa tried to rewrite the constitution to allow US military bases in the country's…
Nov 18, 2025 • Ben Norton
Michael Hudson: Trump attacks Europe, Korea, Japan, forcing them to subsidize & move industry to US
Trump plans to reverse U.S. de-industrialization by targeting allies like Europe, South Korea, and Japan, forcing them to subsidize and move key…
Sep 13, 2025 • Michael Hudson
USA is isolated on world stage: Trump failed to pressure countries to support illegal blockade of Cuba
The Trump admin pressured nations to oppose a UN General Assembly resolution calling to end the illegal US embargo against Cuba. Only 7 voted against…
Nov 3, 2025 • Ben Norton
What is really happening in Venezuela? US attacks and economic situation explained
An analysis of Donald Trump's attacks on Venezuela, the economic impact of US sanctions, and the similarities and differences with the successful…
Nov 15, 2025 • Ben Norton
Israel's war on Iran was made in USA: Trump supported attacks, while faking peace talks
Israel attacked Iran in an act of war. The US government supported the strikes, providing intelligence and weapons. Trump cynically used nuclear…
Jun 14, 2025 • Ben Norton
Western imperial alliance in crisis: Canada condemns USA, declaring 'new world order' in China
At Davos, Canadian PM Mark Carney admitted that the West's imperialist "rules-based international order" was "false", hypocritical, & exploitative. What…
Jan 22 • Ben Norton
Michael Hudson: Trump's tariff threats could destabilize the global economy
Trump's protectionist policies threaten to radically unbalance the balance of payments and exchange rates throughout the world, preventing countries…
Jan 26, 2025 • Michael Hudson
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…
Aug 10, 2025 • Ben Norton
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