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Oct 06 2025 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai: Geopolitical Economy, New Season
Who Plans the Economy?
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to a new season of Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that explores the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our time. We are beginning this new season with our 50th episode. I’m Radhika Desai, and joining me today is one of our regulars and favorites, indeed, the… Continue reading
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Aug 01 2025 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai: The MAGA Mirage
That’s his great talent: to promise to do one thing, get people paying attention to what he promises, and then doing the opposite. That’s how he got rich, as a real estate crook, basically.
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RADHIKA DESAI: Trump always essentially cherry-picks the evidence. He picks all the statistics that make him look good. And what’s worse, even… Continue reading
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Oct 29 2024 
How can BRICS de-dollarize the financial system?
BRICS plans to transform the international monetary and financial system, and discussed policies at the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia. Can it successfully challenge the dominance of the US dollar? Political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Ben Norton and former central banker Kathleen Tyson, author of the book “Multicurrency Mercantilism”.
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Aug 05 2024 
The Dollar System: Up in Smoke
“The Quality of Debt Counts” — Things are coming to a head, because the Federal Reserve can neither lower interest rates because of inflation, and if it doesn’t lower them, then the financial crisis will come, and nor can it raise them further in order to finish the job, because that will simply mean the… Continue reading
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Jul 12 2024 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai
NATO vs voters: How the West’s warmongering threatens democracy and the Global Majority
In response to the NATO summit in Washington, political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss how Western governments are losing elections and ignoring their own people in order to expand the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and beyond, while seeking to… Continue reading -
Mar 16 2024 
What is China’s Economic Future?
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by Beijing-based scholar Mick Dunford to discuss what is actually happening in China’s economy, explaining its technological development and transition toward a new industrial revolution.
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Feb 29 2024 
The Reality of Bidenomics
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss the rhetoric and reality of Bidenomics, and how good US President Joe Biden really was for the economy.
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson at The Geopolitical Economy Hour
“what is Bidenomics? It’s a slogan for a war economy, financed by a financial bubble.”
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Feb 15 2024 
Real-Life Economic Solutions
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson discuss realistic alternatives to the neoliberal model of financialization, and tangible policies to build a productive, sustainable economy.
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RADHIKA DESAI: Hello, and welcome to the 22nd Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our times.… Continue reading
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Dec 04 2023 
NATO/West or Global Majority? Unipolar destruction or multipolar development? The world must choose
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Oct 19 2023 
Multipolarity: China, Russia, Israel, India, and the difficult birth of a new world
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar
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RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 17th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our time. I’m Radhika Desai.
MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And today, once again, we are joined by the roving reporter… Continue reading
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Sep 23 2023 
Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar
BRICS or NATO? G20 or G77? Summits debate changing world order
RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 17th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai.
MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And today we are joined once again by the incomparable Pepe Escobar.… Continue reading
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Aug 04 2023 
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson & Pepe Escobar: War hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how the war hawks’ drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China may destroy the Western military alliance.
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RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone and welcome to the [15th] Geopolitical Economy Hour, a program that discusses the political and geopolitical economy… Continue reading -
Jul 28 2023 
NATO failed in Ukraine against Russia. Now it’s targeting China: Michael Hudson, Pepe Escobar, Radhika Desai
NATO turns its attention to China
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NATO failed in Ukraine against Russia. Now it’s targeting China
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RADHIKA DESAI: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the 15th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai.
MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And… Continue reading
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Jul 12 2023 
Michael Hudson, Radhika Desai, Ann Pettifor: The Geopolitical Economy Report
Colonialism or sovereignty? How the global financial system traps countries in debt
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RADHIKA DESAI: Hi, everyone, and welcome to this 13th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times. I’m Radhika Desai.MICHAEL HUDSON: And I’m Michael Hudson.
RADHIKA DESAI: And today, as last time, we are joined by Anne Pettifor… Continue reading
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