<description>Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconservatives to run his foreign policy, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, and Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador. Ben Norton reports on their extremely hawkish views.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsrUUkDBWg

Topics
0:00 Trump's warmongering cabinet
3:54 Strategy: try to divide Russia &amp; China
5:05 Summary of foreign policy of Trump's 1st term
8:31 Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor
12:49 Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary
19:52 Neocolonialism in Latin America
23:00 Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
29:20 John Ratcliffe, CIA Director
32:07 Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador
34:53 Outro</description>

Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconser…

Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconservatives to run his foreign policy, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, and Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador. Ben Norton reports on their extremely hawkish views.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsrUUkDBWg

Topics
0:00 Trump's warmongering cabinet
3:54 Strategy: try to divide Russia & China
5:05 Summary of foreign policy of Trump's 1st term
8:31 Mike Waltz, National Security Advisor
12:49 Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary
19:52 Neocolonialism in Latin America
23:00 Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
29:20 John Ratcliffe, CIA Director
32:07 Elise Stefanik, UN Ambassador
34:53 Outro

Trump picks hawks & neocons to run US foreign policy: Meet his warmongering cabinet

<description>How will the return of Donald Trump as US president affect the world? What will his foreign policy and economic strategy be? Ben Norton explains.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQKIwe2BYo

Topics
0:00 Intro
0:33 Summary of Trump's foreign policy
10:44 Neocons in Trump's cabinet
14:41 China
18:48 Tariffs &amp; trade with China
24:47 US dollar &amp; re-industrialization
29:39 Protectionism
37:01 Russia &amp; Ukraine
42:23 Israel-Palestine
44:31 Iran
46:36 Middle East (West Asia): Yemen, Iraq, Syria
49:41 Latin America: Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia
53:17 Africa
54:32 Europe
56:11 Japan &amp; South Korea
57:53 Outro</description>

How will the return of Donald Trump as US preside…

How will the return of Donald Trump as US president affect the world? What will his foreign policy and economic strategy be? Ben Norton explains.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQKIwe2BYo

Topics
0:00 Intro
0:33 Summary of Trump's foreign policy
10:44 Neocons in Trump's cabinet
14:41 China
18:48 Tariffs & trade with China
24:47 US dollar & re-industrialization
29:39 Protectionism
37:01 Russia & Ukraine
42:23 Israel-Palestine
44:31 Iran
46:36 Middle East (West Asia): Yemen, Iraq, Syria
49:41 Latin America: Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia
53:17 Africa
54:32 Europe
56:11 Japan & South Korea
57:53 Outro

How Trump's return will impact the world: Dollar, China, tariffs, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, etc

<description>Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election in a landslide. Why did Kamala Harris lose so badly? Ben Norton explains the failure of the billionaire-funded Democratic Party to provide an economic alternative to the billionaire-funded Republicans' pseudo "populism", as working-class people suffer.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBi0m5xCJs

Topics
0:00 Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election
1:07 Who really is Kamala Harris? Does anyone know?
4:42 DNC strategy: sacrifice workers for moderate Republicans in suburbs
5:48 Harris campaigns with neoconservative Cheney family
6:56 Harris had no democratic mandate
7:42 Out-trumping Trump on immigration? Really?
8:04 Hillary Clinton 2.0
10:05 Low Democrat turnout
11:12 The status quo loses
12:34 Dems' extreme pro-Israel stance lost swing state voters
16:01 Rashida Tlaib &amp; Ilhan Omar won; Harris lost
17:37 "Never Trump Republicans" barely exist
18:30 It's the economy, stupid
20:09 US GDP growth is not benefiting workers
21:39 Wealth inequality 
22:32 Poverty &amp; hunger increased under Biden-Harris
23:33 Trump scapegoats
24:09 (CLIP) Trump vows: "We are going to take other countries' jobs"
24:58 Trump's false promises
25:27 Deindustrialization
26:22 Immigration
28:40 Trump's tax cuts help rich elites, hurt workers
31:12 Billionaires Elon Musk &amp; Stephen Schwarzman funded Trump
32:11 Inflation, debt, deficits
35:11 Tariffs 
35:40 Conclusion</description>

Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential electio…

Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election in a landslide. Why did Kamala Harris lose so badly? Ben Norton explains the failure of the billionaire-funded Democratic Party to provide an economic alternative to the billionaire-funded Republicans' pseudo "populism", as working-class people suffer.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSBi0m5xCJs

Topics
0:00 Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election
1:07 Who really is Kamala Harris? Does anyone know?
4:42 DNC strategy: sacrifice workers for moderate Republicans in suburbs
5:48 Harris campaigns with neoconservative Cheney family
6:56 Harris had no democratic mandate
7:42 Out-trumping Trump on immigration? Really?
8:04 Hillary Clinton 2.0
10:05 Low Democrat turnout
11:12 The status quo loses
12:34 Dems' extreme pro-Israel stance lost swing state voters
16:01 Rashida Tlaib & Ilhan Omar won; Harris lost
17:37 "Never Trump Republicans" barely exist
18:30 It's the economy, stupid
20:09 US GDP growth is not benefiting workers
21:39 Wealth inequality 
22:32 Poverty & hunger increased under Biden-Harris
23:33 Trump scapegoats
24:09 (CLIP) Trump vows: "We are going to take other countries' jobs"
24:58 Trump's false promises
25:27 Deindustrialization
26:22 Immigration
28:40 Trump's tax cuts help rich elites, hurt workers
31:12 Billionaires Elon Musk & Stephen Schwarzman funded Trump
32:11 Inflation, debt, deficits
35:11 Tariffs 
35:40 Conclusion

Why Donald Trump won the US election: Kamala Harris failed to provide an economic alternative

<description>Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins the US presidential election, because both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be good for Wall Street. Ben Norton shows how the United States is not a democracy but rather an oligarchy, in which big corporations buy politicians and lobbyists create policies.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPfp01rsD0

Topics
0:00 US election season
0:42 BlackRock CEO: it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US elections
2:20 The "Big Three" Wall Street asset managers
3:06 S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq bubbles
4:35 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks
5:30 Princeton study: USA is oligarchy, not democracy
6:26 Billions spent buying US elections
7:54 Money buys seats in Congress (90% of the time)
8:50 Crypto industry funds Republicans &amp; Democrats
10:51 Biden promised rich donors "nothing would fundamentally change"
11:59 Extreme wealth &amp; income inequality in USA
15:12 US wages stagnated while productivity soared
15:42 Financialization of US economy
17:09 Inflation &amp; cost of living crisis
18:43 House prices grow much faster than wages
20:48 Blackstone: the world's largest landlord
22:49 Private equity
24:03 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman funds Trump
24:28 Kamala Harris &amp; Trump woo Wall Street
25:25 Trump tax cuts make rich much richer
27:19 BlackRock makes economic policy for Biden &amp; Harris
28:10 USA is an oligarchy
29:41 Outro</description>

Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “rea…

Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins the US presidential election, because both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be good for Wall Street. Ben Norton shows how the United States is not a democracy but rather an oligarchy, in which big corporations buy politicians and lobbyists create policies.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPfp01rsD0

Topics
0:00 US election season
0:42 BlackRock CEO: it “really doesn’t matter” who wins US elections
2:20 The "Big Three" Wall Street asset managers
3:06 S&P 500 and Nasdaq bubbles
4:35 Richest 10% of Americans own 93% of stocks
5:30 Princeton study: USA is oligarchy, not democracy
6:26 Billions spent buying US elections
7:54 Money buys seats in Congress (90% of the time)
8:50 Crypto industry funds Republicans & Democrats
10:51 Biden promised rich donors "nothing would fundamentally change"
11:59 Extreme wealth & income inequality in USA
15:12 US wages stagnated while productivity soared
15:42 Financialization of US economy
17:09 Inflation & cost of living crisis
18:43 House prices grow much faster than wages
20:48 Blackstone: the world's largest landlord
22:49 Private equity
24:03 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman funds Trump
24:28 Kamala Harris & Trump woo Wall Street
25:25 Trump tax cuts make rich much richer
27:19 BlackRock makes economic policy for Biden & Harris
28:10 USA is an oligarchy
29:41 Outro

Billionaire BlackRock CEO: 'Doesn't matter' who wins US election; Trump & Kamala benefit Wall Street

<description>For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2. Ben Norton explains why the US empire has waged such a vicious economic war on Cuba for six decades.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTX4zSfCQYM

TOPICS
0:00 US economic war on Cuba
1:39 UN General Assembly vote against US blockade
2:06 Map of UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
3:25 Venezuela &amp; Afghanistan lost UN voting rights due to US sanctions
5:15 Argentina's Milei fires foreign minister for voting with 97% of world
7:08 UN votes against US embargo in 2023 &amp; 2022
8:41 Why the US empire wants to crush Cuba
10:29 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation, and overthrow"
13:39 Dedollarization &amp; BRICS
15:40 Bipartisan barbarism: Biden continues Trump's war on Cuba
18:01 West votes against rest of world at UN
20:08 US imperialism is a global dictatorship
23:17 Outro</description>

For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the …

For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2. Ben Norton explains why the US empire has waged such a vicious economic war on Cuba for six decades.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTX4zSfCQYM

TOPICS
0:00 US economic war on Cuba
1:39 UN General Assembly vote against US blockade
2:06 Map of UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
3:25 Venezuela & Afghanistan lost UN voting rights due to US sanctions
5:15 Argentina's Milei fires foreign minister for voting with 97% of world
7:08 UN votes against US embargo in 2023 & 2022
8:41 Why the US empire wants to crush Cuba
10:29 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation, and overthrow"
13:39 Dedollarization & BRICS
15:40 Bipartisan barbarism: Biden continues Trump's war on Cuba
18:01 West votes against rest of world at UN
20:08 US imperialism is a global dictatorship
23:17 Outro

Rogue states: US & Israel oppose entire world in UN vote to end Cuba blockade

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