After meeting in Beijing, China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin released a lengthy joint statement clarifying the ideological divisions of the new cold war: Eurasian calls for multipolarity, cooperation, sovereignty, and “redistribution of power in the world” against US unipolar hegemony and interventionism.

Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/02/07/china-russia-multipolar-historic-meeting

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0JaOHa0qOM

China and Russia declare 'new era' of multipolarity, challenging US interventionism

Joe Biden travelled to Europe for NATO and G7 meetings one month after Russian troops entered Ukraine. Biden predictably condemned Russia but also suggested he was seeking regime change against Vladimir Putin. Dr. Gerald Horne, author and historian who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, analyses US policy in Ukraine.

Ukraine and the American Crisis

The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase. NATO leaders are meeting and are clearly worried that the Zelenskyy government might agree to a negotiated end to the war. Brian Becker and Dr. Gabriel Rockhill discuss the internal politics in Ukraine with a focus on the role of the far right, fascists and neo-Nazis.

Brian is joined by Dr. Gabriel Rockhill, Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University. You can check out his latest article on today’s subject at LiberationNews.org, titled, “Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing through the fog of the information war”

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Give War a Chance: NATO and Neo-Nazis Want Ukraine Conflict to Go on Forever

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters a new phase, former Swiss intelligence officer, senior United Nations official, and NATO advisor Jacques Baud analyzes the conflict and argues that the US and its allies are exploiting Ukraine in a longstanding campaign to bleed its Russian neighbor.   

Guest: Jacques Baud. Former intelligence officer with the Swiss Strategic Intelligence Service who has served in a number of senior security and advisory positions at NATO, the United Nations, and with the Swiss military.   

Jacques Baud's article on the Ukraine war: https://www.thepostil.com/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine/


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US, EU sacrificing Ukraine to 'weaken Russia': fmr. NATO adviser

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Vijay Prashad discusses the latest fallout from the war in Ukraine and how it's impacting the rest of the world and his essay on Pan-Asianism. Plus the removal of Pakistan's Imran Khan: is it the will of the Pakistani people or Western-backed regime change, as Khan is claiming? 

Read Vijay's latest piece here (https://www.newsclick.in/is-asia-possible)

Vijay Prashad (https://twitter.com/vijayprashad) is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter (https://independentmediainstitute.org...). 
He is the chief editor of LeftWord Books (https://mayday.leftword.com/) and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research (https://t.co/evQYuwZXRJ). He is a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (http://en.rdcy.org/). 
He has written more than 20 books, including The Darker Nations and The Poorer Nations. His latest book is Washington Bullets, with an introduction by Evo Morales Ayma.

Vijay Prashad on Ukraine and Pakistan

On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how a high profile visit to Kiev by Defense Secretary Austin and Secretary of State Blinken further cemented the central role of the United States in equipping and organizing the Ukrainian war effort -- and blocking peace talks. They also discuss Elon Musk moving in on Twitter, French President Macron winning re-election, and more.

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U.S. Officials' Goal is to "Weaken Russia" in a Long War in Ukraine

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the Federal Reserve raised interest rates at the highest rate in over 20 years, signaling a major shift in policy as it attempts to tackle the spiraling inflation crisis. But will this maneuver work? Or is it likely to instead spark a new recession?

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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How to Tackle the Inflation Crisis in the Interests of the Working Class

How does China view the war in Ukraine? Brian Becker and Tings Chak discuss China’s foreign policy and how Chinese leaders are grappling with the world situation as it is transformed by the war. They also deal with the state of China’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-instigated tensions over Taiwan, and more. 

Brian is joined by Tings Chak, a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and a member of the Dongsheng News collective.

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China’s View on Ukraine War and New World Order

What is "socialism with Chinese characteristics," and how does it differ from Western neoliberal capitalism? Economist John Ross, who has taught in China and written books about its economy, explains.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2wJwhkRz4Lk

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What is 'socialism with Chinese characteristics'? Inside China's economic model

Today's bonus episode is a recording of Brian Becker's keynote speech at the Los Angeles Socialism Conference on May 7th, 2022.

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"We Are At A Crossroads." — Brian Becker Keynote Speech At L.A. Socialism Conference

In this livestream, former CIA officer and longtime antiwar activist Ray McGovern joins Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal on new revelations of Hillary Clinton's direct involvement in Russiagate lies, the demise of DHS Minister of Truth Nina Jankowicz, how Bernie Sanders backed a giant giveaway to the arms industry in the form of Ukraine aid, and the latest on the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Russiagate trial reveals, DHS 'disinformation' board stalls, and Bernie's Ukraine proxy war cave

News and views about the world for those who want to change it, with Brian Becker

China’s View on Ukraine War and New World Order

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