Geopolitical Economy Report

The Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress in the 2026 US midterm election, not because voters love them, but because the Republicans are even more unpopular.

Ben Norton analyzes the results and explains how Donald Trump's war on Iran caused an energy crisis, fueling inflation, hurting living standards, and angering voters.

Most Americans now oppose Israel and Big Tech corporations, but the DNC won't implement real change.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EqRPk30hpE

Topics
0:00 Impact of US midterm election
1:01 Iran War caused inflation
1:39 Democrats win majority in Congress
2:15 Democratic Party is still unpopular
2:52 Trump is extremely unpopular
3:24 DNC ignores its voters
4:49 There will not be real change
5:47 Economy drove election results
7:32 Iran War fueled Trump's loss
8:30 American oppose Iran War
9:57 JD Vance breaks with Trump
12:27 AI data centers & Big Tech
13:35 Peter Thiel funded JD Vance
14:39 Billionaire oligarch donors
15:44 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg
16:19 Israel: big loser in US election
18:11 Most Americans oppose Israel
19:43 Civil war in Democratic Party
20:31 Senate leader Chuck Schumer
22:26 House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries
23:59 Pro-war DNC leadership
25:07 Conclusion

The Donald Trump administration has refused to accept the victory of Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva in the election. The US government helped far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flee to Miami, Florida, where he claimed to be the "true leader" in exile. Ben Norton explains Washington's plan to try to destabilize Brazil and control Latin America.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8x8AiGNuZU

Topics
0:00 Brazil's presidential election
0:32 Flávio Bolsonaro flees to USA
0:53 US meddling in Brazil's election
1:56 Flávio Bolsonaro flight to Miami, Florida
2:39 Bolsonaro claims to be Brazil's "leader"
3:55 Trump rejects Brazil's election results
4:34 Juan Guaidó coup attempt redux
5:10 US invasion of Venezuela
5:27 Eduardo Bolsonaro calls on US military
6:08 Eduardo Bolsonaro fled to USA too
6:32 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt
7:43 Bolsonaro dynasty serves US empire
8:23 Corruption of Bolsonaro family
10:19 Dark Horse corruption scandal
11:42 Flávio Bolsonaro's corruption
12:56 Trump admin helped Bolsonaro flee
14:09 Green cards for Bolsonaros
14:54 Extended voting hours on election day
16:37 Flávio Bolsonaro is dual Italian citizen
17:17 Ecuador's US citizen dictator Noboa
18:17 Colombia's leader De la Espriella
19:16 Trump pardoned Honduran narco-dictator
20:14 US-backed coup in Honduras in 2009
20:49 Trump's bald-faced imperialism
21:37 Brazilian coup-plotter living in USA
22:30 (CLIP) US Congressional hearing
23:21 US-backed coups in Latin America
23:57 USA protects Cuban criminals
25:34 Donroe Doctrine: neocolonialism

The historic re-election of President Lula da Silva in Brazil is a victory for BRICS, Palestine, Latin America, and the Global South, and a significant blow to the United States, Israel, and dollar hegemony. Ben Norton explains the major geopolitical and economic implications of Brazil's 2026 presidential election.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPszorpihmc

Topics
0:00 Brazil's presidential election
0:30 Importance of Brazil
0:55 Lula vs Bolsonaro
2:01 Global South cooperation
3:13 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt
4:52 Bolsonaros flee to USA
6:25 Brazil's state-owned oil industry
7:25 Rare earths & critical minerals
9:03 Summary
9:32 Lula's background
10:29 Rich landlords fund Bolsonaros
11:52 BRICS
13:03 US dollar dominance
13:59 Lula proposed BRICS currency
15:37 Latin American currency idea
16:42 US imperialism in Latin America
17:15 Trump's tariffs
18:28 US Big Tech meddling in Brazil
19:29 AI propaganda
20:19 Lula supports Palestine
20:54 Bolsonaros love Israel
22:30 Victory for Global South
23:22 Rare earth minerals in Brazil
24:56 USA makes new supply chain
27:06 Donroe Doctrine
28:58 Conclusion

US Big Tech corporations based in Silicon Valley are manipulating politics across the world. Meta and TikTok are censoring critics of Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the United States, while repressing protesters in Albania and blatantly meddling in Brazil's elections.

Ben Norton explains how Meta censored Brazil's left-wing President Lula da Silva, while promoting far-right, US-backed candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3bc6ms_B4

Topics
0:00 US oligarchy
0:41 Big Tech meddles in Brazil election
1:22 Big Tech meddles in Albania
2:08 TikTok censors Elon Musk documentary
2:58 Elon Musk tries to buy US elections
3:28 Musk documentary
3:54 Billionaire Larry Ellison takes over TikTok
4:52 Skydance: Paramount buys Warner Bros
5:31 Meta censors No Kings on Instagram
6:15 USA is an oligarchy
6:55 Albanian protesters censored by Meta
8:44 Trump family backs Albanian criminals
9:44 Trump frees Honduran narco-dictator
10:25 USA meddles in Brazil's election
10:49 Meta censored Lula's accounts
12:12 Why the US opposes Lula
12:43 Lula & BRICS challenge US dollar
13:46 Trump hits Brazil with tariffs
14:18 Jair Bolsonaro coup attempt
16:19 Flavio & Eduardo Bolsonaro
17:49 Bolsonaristas ask Trump to bomb Brazil
18:35 US-backed coups in Latin America
19:22 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever"
20:13 Flavio Bolsonaro's promises to Trump
20:40 Brazil's Pix payment system
21:55 Silicon Valley fears regulation
22:46 Meta censors pro-Lula accounts
23:14 Bolsonaro hires US AI company
24:33 AI fake social media accounts
27:51 US imperialism in Latin America
28:55 Donroe Doctrine
30:05 New era of AI coups

Global public opinion has rapidly shifted and polls show Israel is now the most unpopular country on Earth. So Israeli regime officials are becoming even more desperate and extreme. A top Israeli official who led the IDF's military intelligence directorate published a white paper outlining plans for never-ending war, in a "permanent Israeli-Arab conflict". The report explicitly opposes peace, calling it "weakness". It says a "peace agreement is unattainable" and insists "no solution is possible", only endless conflict and colonization. Ben Norton reports.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z5--p8bhp4

Topics
0:00 Israel is most disliked country on Earth
1:06 Most Americans disapprove of Israel
2:10 International recognition of Palestine
2:29 Israel rejects a Palestinian state
3:11 Israel is an apartheid regime
3:38 Israeli colonialism
4:21 Israel lays out its plan
5:51 Israel calls for permanent war
6:47 Israel opposes peace
8:15 Israel seeks to destabilize Arab neighbors
9:52 Hypocrisy of settler-colonialism
10:58 Plan: "permanent Israeli-Arab conflict"
12:23 Official: "no solution is possible"
13:09 Israel wants to take more territory
14:45 Nuclear weapons threat
15:25 Israel openly opposes democracy
17:15 Neo-fascism
18:37 Declining US support
19:54 Israel can't fight without US weapons
21:56 Fall of apartheid South Africa
23:12 Poll: most Americans oppose Israel
24:29 Young Americans dislike Israel
25:22 Desperation of Israeli regime