Benjamin (Ben) Norton is a journalist, analyst, and political economist. Ben is founder and editor of Geopolitical Economy Report. After years in Latin America, he now lives in Beijing, China. (Publicaciones en español aquí.)
While the FBI now praises Martin Luther King Jr. for PR, it previously plotted to “neutralize” him, blackmailing the civil rights leader, attacking MLK...
As the Covid-19 pandemic ripped through society, the US government abandoned its people—but made sure Wall Street banks enjoyed "their best period since the...
Spain's ex police chief said the National Intelligence Center (CNI) facilitated 2017 "ISIS" attacks to "scare" Catalonia before an independence vote. The leader of...
Bolivia's police intercepted a weapons shipment sent from the United States to the separatist region of Santa Cruz, the hub of violent far-right groups...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed the US-led military alliance "NATO never promised not to admit new members." This is a lie contradicted by...
US deportations of migrant children increased by 30% in 2021, year one of the Biden-Harris administration. 78% of the minors were not accompanied by...
Western corporate media claims Nicaragua's Sandinista government is "isolated," but it has support from countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America representing billions, while...
Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista government is forming a closer alliance with China, Russia, and Iran in a common struggle against US imperialism, jointly resisting Washington's...
Economist Michael Hudson discusses the global inflation crisis and how the US Federal Reserve quietly (and apparently illegally) bailed out big banks in 2019...