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.)
In his first United Nations address, Peru's President Pedro Castillo called for a "social transformation" that guarantees "economic rights," while reducing hunger, poverty, and...
At the United Nations, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called US intervention "the biggest hindrance" to peace and stability, denouncing murderous American sanctions and the...
Excerpts from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's speech at the UN, where he condemned US imperialism, while calling for reparations for slavery and independence for...
Translated excerpts from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in which he called to build a new multipolar world...
The presidents of Venezuela and Cuba joined leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean in a CELAC summit in Mexico, challenging US unilateralism...
The far-right Mujahideen the US and Britain supported in Afghanistan were "stubborn reactionaries determined to maintain a system of feudal antiquity" against socialist reforms,...
Militarily occupying Iraq and Syria is a thoroughly bipartisan policy in the United States. And bombing West Asia has become a favorite pastime that...