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Javier Milei deepens Argentina's IMF debt trap with 'emergency' loan
Argentina's US-backed libertarian President Javier Milei is using an emergency decree to take a huge loan from the IMF, deepening the debt trap that has…
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Ben Norton
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US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China's government, in 'crusade' against left (and Islam)
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a self-declared “crusader” who believes the USA is in a “holy war” against China, the left, and Islam…
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Ben Norton
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Trump helps BlackRock buy Panama Canal ports, to weaken China and strengthen Wall Street
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is buying ports around the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump threatened the Latin American country. The US…
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Ben Norton
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Javier Milei is destroying Argentina's economy, making it a resource colony for foreign oligarchs
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei is promoting crypto scams and overseeing rapid deindustrialization. Manufacturing and construction are…
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Ben Norton
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Ukraine 'war is about money', says US Senator Lindsey Graham, vowing to 'enrich ourselves with rare earth minerals'
The Ukraine "war is about money", argued US Senator Lindsey Graham. He said Ukraine has trillions in minerals, insisting, "Trump is going to do a…
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Ben Norton
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Trump plans to make Ukraine a US economic colony, exploiting its critical minerals
Donald Trump's fight with Zelensky reflects how the US treats Ukraine as a colony. He demands control of its rare earths & critical minerals, to weaken…
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Ben Norton
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February 2025

Trump wants US to 'partner' with Russia to weaken China: Divide-and-conquer strategy
The Donald Trump administration is holding talks between the United States and Russia, and he says he wants to end the war in Ukraine.
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Ben Norton
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What is a 'multipolar' world? China says equality; Trump & Marco Rubio say imperial rivalry
What is "multipolarity"? Donald Trump and Marco Rubio say great power competition with imperial spheres of influence. China and much of the Global South…
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Ben Norton
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The politics of gold: Economist Michael Hudson explains why gold's price is rising so much
Why has the price of gold been increasing so fast, breaking records? Economist Michael Hudson explains the politics of the precious metal, and the…
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Ben Norton
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How Trump's tariffs will accelerate US decline
Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely backfire, hurt the United States, and accelerate the decline of US dominance, argue political economists Radhika…
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122 years of US imperialism in Guantánamo: From torture to migrant detention
Donald Trump's expansion of migrant detention in Guantánamo Bay follows years of torture. Meanwhile, the people of Cuba have always fought for their…
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Trump plans to 'take over' Gaza, expel Palestinians & build real estate his family could profit from
Donald Trump plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, saying "the US will take over the Gaza Strip... We'll own it". His son-in-law Jared Kushner…
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