Air Date: 2-4-2025

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The era of unquestioned US hegemony is undoubtedly on the decline but the future is much more complicated and uncertain than the straightforward idea of China rising to take our place that we've been told. Though Trump is not the cause of US decline, he may send us out in a tragic blaze of glory.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Things Fall Apart - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 1-28-25

KP 2: The end of America's global dominance Part 1 - The New Statesman - Air Date 1-8-25

KP 3: Will France and Germany's woes affect the rest of Europe? | Counting the Cost - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 12-12-24

KP 4: Putin faces 'economic dilemma' amid Trump sanctions threats | World in 10 - Times Radio - Air Date 1-25-25

KP 5: Goodnight, Pax Americana: Neoliberalism and the decline of the US Empire w/ Radhika Desai Part 1 - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 9-22-23

KP 6: Yanis Varoufakis on Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism and the New Cold War - DiEM25 - Air Date 1-26-24

(46:57) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On soft landings vs crash landings

DEEPER DIVES

(52:56) SECTION A: AMERICAN DECLINE

A1: How Empires Fall and Why the US is Next - uncivilized - Air Date 12-28-24

A2: Richard Wolff on the BRICS countries replacing the US dollar in international trade - Community Church of Boston - Air Date 11-16-24

A3: BRICS expands to 54.6% of world population by adding Nigeria, Africa's most populous country - Geopolitical Economy Report - Air Date 1-18-25

A4: “Both the US and Israel are delusional” w/ Jeffrey Sachs - Makdisi Street - Air Date 1-15-25

(1:26:09) SECTION B: CHINA

B1: The end of America's global dominance Part 2 - The New Statesman - Air Date 1-8-25

B2: Why China's population is shrinking - Vox - Air Date 3-27-23

B3: Trump, China, and the New Cold War - Macrodose - Air Date 12-10-24

(1:49:01) SECTION C: RUSSIA

C1: Vladimir Putin: What does the future hold for Russia's leader? - BBC News - Air Date 5-11-24

C2: Russia's gas games - The Europeans | European news, politics and culture - Air Date 1-15-25

C3: Why Putin might not be so worried about Russia's economy - The Bunker - Air Date 1-9-25

(2:15:18) SECTION D: FRANCE

D1: Frances Government Collapses: What Next? - TLDR News EU - Air Date 12-5-24

D2: Macron faces criticism for defending French troops being in Africa - DW News -Air Date 1-7-25

D3: Why are more Francophone countries cutting ties with France? - Focus on Africa - Air Date 1-2-25

(2:35:47) SECTION E: CORPORATE CONTROL

E1: DeepSeek AI Exposes Tech Oligarchy's Multi-Billion Dollar Scam - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 1-28-25

E2: Will Trump Crash Economy On Purpose- Historian Explains DANGEROUS MAGA Plot - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 1-28-25

E3: Trump's billionaires will accelerate American decline. Dr. Richard Wolff explains how. - The Real News Network - Air Date 1-28-25

(2:59:56) SECTION F: WHAT COMES NEXT

F1: Goodnight, Pax Americana: Neoliberalism and the decline of the US Empire w/ Radhika Desai Part 2 - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 9-22-23

F2: Globalization Is Fracturing. So What Comes Next? - Bloomberg Originals - Air Date 11-9-23

F3: Decolonization as Advocacy, Pt. 2 w/ Lydia Walker - American Prestige - Air Date 1-28-25

F4: Why Oligarchy Falls (And How to Speed It Up) - Legendary Lore - Air Date 1-13-25

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