Economy World’s richest billionaires at center of Trump’s inauguration: Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg US President Donald Trump invited Big Tech billionaire oligarchs to be at the center of his inauguration. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg... Ben Norton2025-01-21
Africa BRICS expands to 54.6% of world population by adding Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country BRICS added as a new partner Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, with the 6th-biggest population on Earth. BRICS+ now has 10 members and 9... Ben Norton2025-01-19
USA What will Trump’s return mean for Ukraine, Gaza, and the economy? What will Donald Trump's 2nd term as US president mean for the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and Israel's war on Gaza? How will... Radhika Desai and Anatol Lieven2025-01-12
Economy Michael Hudson: US weaponization of the dollar is backfiring Along with aiming to control the world's oil and LNG supply, Trump wants to base US power on its financial system. This is further... Michael Hudson2025-01-12
Eurasia BRICS grows, adding Indonesia as member: world’s 4th most populous country, 7th biggest economy BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth. BRICS... Ben Norton2025-01-07
Opinion Goals behind Trump’s tariffs: cut taxes on rich & escalate new cold war on China Donald Trump's tariffs will not reduce US public debt. The federal deficit will keep growing, but they will be an excuse to further cut... Ben Norton2025-01-04