This civilization is not your friend. Hopefully someday we'll live in a civilization whose component parts we can trust, but this civilization is rife with poison for our bodies, our minds, and our hearts. And we need to conduct ourselves in accordance with this reality if we want to be healthy.

Reading by Tim Foley.

You Can't Trust Any Part Of This Dystopia If You Want Health And Sanity

You can't equate the violence of the oppressor with the violence of the oppressed. They're not the same, and the oppressor is the ultimate source of the violence from both sides.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Don't Equate The Violence Of The Oppressor With The Violence Of The Oppressed

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Having just returned from nearly a month treating the wounded in Gaza, emergency physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad talks with Abby Martin about the abduction/torture of doctors and hospitals under constant siege. Cutting through mainstream propaganda, Dr. Ahmad also sets the stage for the coming crisis of starvation. Dr. Ahmad is the Global Health Director at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago. 

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Unprecedented War Crimes: Eyewitness Truth in Gaza Hospitals w/ Dr. Thaer Ahmad

"Israel's constant fixation on attacking healthcare facilities makes no sense from a military strategic point of view, but it makes plenty of sense from a genocidal point of view."

Reading by Tim Foley.

Find Someone Who Loves You Like Israel Loves Attacking Palestinian Hospitals

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss China's economy and debunk Western media myths, addressing accusations that consumption is too low, fears of "Japanification", the role of exports, and the new Chinese growth strategy.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=isJR5dS27qA

This is part 2 of their discussion. Watch part 1 here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3K1Vku1SDd8

You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

The truth about China's economy: Debunking Western media myths

Humanity doesn't just need to escape from the mental prison of imperial indoctrination. It needs to escape from the heart prison as well.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Just Seeing Through The Propaganda Isn't Enough - We've Got To Open Our Hearts As Well

Naomi and Michele from the Cargo Cult  podcast (@CargoCultPod) stop by to talk Neuralink, Candace Owens and Boeing.

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RIP Jay Agbon. Check out his special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1o4L264bqk

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Boeing Pains w/Cargo Cult

The worst actions of your government happen not in secrecy, but right out in the open under the narrative cover of mass media propaganda. The western empire doesn't hide its worst deeds, it just manipulates the way people think about them.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The Empire Doesn't Hide Its Worst Deeds, It Just Manipulates How People Think About Them

A major Congress member and top former Trump administration official published an article calling to overthrow China's government. They boasted that the US is waging a new cold war and must win it, while proposing a military budget of $1.4 trillion per year. Ben Norton debunks the deceptions of the warmongers in Washington.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q3RMl33SqNE

Check out our related report: CIA director threatens China & Russia, says Ukraine war benefits US economy - https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/02/07/cia-director-china-threat-russia-ukraine-war/

Topics
0:00 Topic
1:07 2024 election
1:59 Council on Foreign Relations & CIA
3:30 Matt Pottinger & Mike Gallagher
5:07 US new cold war on China
8:21 Deceptively distorting Xi Jinping's speeches
12:50 Information warfare
16:00 Colonialism
17:32 Misquoting Chinese officials
20:29 Militarization of Asia
21:49 $1.37 trillion military budget
22:44 US domination of Asia
24:51 Recruit "cold warriors"
26:44 Regime change: Rollback, not just containment
28:05 Manufacturing consent for war
29:21 Outro

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China's gov't, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion

Japan's currency the yen has fallen significantly against the dollar. It its economy in crisis? What is the role of US interest rates, inflation, debt, and deficits? What about China? Ben Norton explains the complex geoeconomic situation.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sz3r36ZTe7Q

Topics
0:00 Intro
1:40 Yen plunges against US dollar
3:32 Rising exports, falling imports
4:40 Did Germany overtake Japan?
5:58 Nominal GDP is misleading
7:27 PPP is much more accurate
9:25 Misunderstanding GDP figures
10:53 US deficits & debt drive GDP growth
12:37 Strong US dollar
13:58 Industrialization & manufacturing
15:31 Current account
16:15 US Treasury securities
18:09 Why is the yen falling?
18:43 Interest rates
20:37 Bond yields
23:28 Why doesn't Japan raise interest rates?
23:50 Japan's debt
26:18 Inflation
29:32 US Treasurys
30:29 De-dollarization: China drops US bonds
33:14 TL;DW (conclusion)
35:07 Outro

Is Japan in crisis as yen crashes? Or is USA exporting its economic problems?

Israel prepares for a bigger war in Gaza despite its failures and the global condemnation for the invasion of Rafah. Even though Hamas has agreed to a deal, Joe Biden claims the problem with reaching a ceasefire is Hamas and the Palestinian resistance.

Brian Becker is joined by Layan Sima Fuleihan, a Palestinian organizer with the Shut It Down for Palestine coalition, a popular educator, the Education Director at The People’s Forum, and an editor at 1804 Books.

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Israel’s Real Plan: Expand War, Reject Ceasefire, and String Biden Along

Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.