Benjamin (Ben) Norton is an investigative journalist and analyst. Ben is the founder and editor of Geopolitical Economy Report. He lived in and reported from Latin America for several years, and is now based in Beijing, China. (Publicaciones en español aquí.)
Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Lula da Silva won with 48.4% and over 6 million more votes than far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. The Workers' Party...
Bolivia's leftist President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point program to transform the world.
At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua's Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the...
At the United Nations General Assembly, China called for a multipolar world based on "win-win cooperation, not a zero-sum game." Condemning illegal sanctions and...
Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic UN speech declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." He warned capitalism is destroying...
Journalist Ben Norton fact-checks US President Joe Biden's hypocritical speech at the United Nations General Assembly, where he accused Russia of "imperial ambitions" and...
In her first UN speech, Honduras' left-wing President Xiomara Castro denounced colonialism, "neoliberal injustice," and the foreign corporations that have exploited her country. Calling...
Scientific studies show huge numbers of bots are spreading pro-Western disinformation on social media, demonizing China, Russia, and Iran. 90% of bots posting about...