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Economic Decline

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Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Won. The Empire Lost. Forever.
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsUS Foreign Policy
May 28, 2026

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Won. The Empire Lost. Forever.

Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff argue that the US empire is in its final throes, driven by a desperate, anachronistic return to colonialism and a rejection of international law, leading to inevitable global conflict.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran’s Real Strategy Just Broke America’s Grip
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran Sanctions
May 7, 2026

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran’s Real Strategy Just Broke America’s Grip

Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson argue that US foreign policy, particularly regarding Iran, is based on 'fantasies' and 'propaganda,' signaling a decline of the American empire as global powers like China and Iran forge new economic and military alliances.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Collapsing… And Iran Is Holding the Knife
US Foreign PolicyIran SanctionsGeopolitics
Apr 30, 2026

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: US Dominance Is Collapsing… And Iran Is Holding the Knife

Economists Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson argue that US military and financial strategies against Iran are accelerating America's global economic decline, pushing nations towards a China-Russia-Iran alliance and de-dollarization.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Just Flipped the Script on the U.S. -Global Crisis Incoming?
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEnergy Markets
Mar 19, 2026

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Iran Just Flipped the Script on the U.S. -Global Crisis Incoming?

Iran's strategic response to US aggression in the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating global de-dollarization, exposing the ineffectiveness of US military and financial control, and forcing a re-evaluation of international alliances.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Warning Signs: The U.S. Is Losing on Every Front
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyInternational Law
Feb 5, 2026

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Warning Signs: The U.S. Is Losing on Every Front

Veteran economists Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson argue the US is a declining empire, engaging in desperate, lawless foreign policy and self-sabotaging economic strategies, while Europe faces its own 'end times' of subordination and economic decline.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02
Andrei Martyanov: IT’S ALL OVER… Iran & Russia Just Went ALL IN
GeopoliticsRussiaUkraine
Jan 1, 2026

Andrei Martyanov: IT’S ALL OVER… Iran & Russia Just Went ALL IN

Andrei Martyanov asserts that the West's geopolitical and military dominance is over, with Russia and its allies consolidating power against a declining, irrational, and militarily weak NATO.

Interviews 02
Interviews 02