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| {{Infobox company|name=Geopolitical Economy Report|image=Geopolitical-economy-report.jpg|caption=Banner used by the Geopolitical Economy Report|founding_name=[[Grayzone]] (split from)<br>[[Moderate Rebels]] (replaced)|founding_date=25 January 2022|founder=[[Ben Norton]]|headquarters=[[Nicaragua]]|key_people=[[Ben Norton]]|website=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/}} | | {{Infobox company|name=Geopolitical Economy Report|image=Geopolitical-economy-report.jpg|caption=Banner used by the Geopolitical Economy Report|founding_name=[[Grayzone]] (split from)<br>[[Moderate Rebels]] (replaced)|founding_date=25 January 2022|founder=[[Ben Norton]]|headquarters=[[Nicaragua]]|key_people=[[Ben Norton]]|website=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/}} |
| '''Geopolitical Economy Report''', formerly known as '''Multipolarista''' until January 2023, is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] "independent media outlet"<ref name=":1">[https://multipolarista.com/2022/01/25/introducing-multipolarista/ Introducing Multipolarista – New independent media outlet reporting on end of US unipolar hegemony]</ref> founded by [[Ben Norton]].<ref>[https://multipolarista.com/ Multipolarista - News for a multipolar world]</ref> Splitting from [[The Grayzone]], the media outlet endorses [[Actually Existing Socialism|AES]], including the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNdxNdKF0aM The Grayzone BREAKS UP! Ben Norton Leaves, Regains Sanity - The Sino-Soviet Split of Our Age]</ref> the Geopolitical Economy Report has called out [[Imperialism|imperialist]] nations such as the [[United States of America]] (USA) and the [[State of Israel]] for their actions and conspiracies,<ref>[https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/27/israel-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae-iran/ Israeli military conspiring with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt against Iran]</ref><ref>[https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/23/us-government-decolonize-russia/ US gov’t body plots to break up Russia in name of ‘decolonization’]</ref> including their arming of [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazis]].<ref>[https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/04/kentucky-congress-geoff-young-abolish-cia/ US Congress candidate Geoff Young: Abolish CIA, stop arming Nazis, end drug war]</ref> It has also criticized the USA for violating [[free speech]] by censoring [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] movements.<ref>[https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/02/censorship-anti-imperialists-compatible-left/ US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control ‘compatible left’]</ref> | | '''Geopolitical Economy Report''', formerly known as '''Multipolarista''' until January 2023, is a radical liberal and social-imperialist propaganda outlet which upholds the fascistic metaphysical fantasy of "[[multipolarity]]". |
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| == Etymology ==
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| The name "Multipolarista" comes from the Spanish word for [[multipolarity]].<ref name=":1" />
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| In January 2023, the outlet adopted the more general name of the Geopolitical Economy Report as it was not solely focusing on Latin America any more.
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| == History ==
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| In February 2022, Ben Norton split from the Grayzone<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> and formed Multipolarista as an "independent news outlet".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/c/Multipolarista/about Multipolarista - YouTube]</ref> While initially replacing [[Moderate Rebels]], Ben Norton later made it clear that Multipolarista was to become fully separate from his now inactive podcast, stating that it ended in January of 2022.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/c/ModerateRebelsPodcast/about Moderate Rebels - YouTube]</ref> Multipolarista published its first article on 26 January 2022, writing about the [[Russo-Ukrainian War|crisis]] between [[Ukraine]] and the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>[https://multipolarista.com/2022/01/26/ukraine-russia-invasion-war-europe/ Ukraine says Russia doesn’t plan to invade, while US/UK threaten war and Germany/France want peace]</ref> In January 2023, Multipolarista expanded into the Geopolitical Economy Report and began a regular show with economists [[Radhika Desai]] and [[Michael Hudson]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2023-01-10|title=Analyst suffered 20 years in US prison for helping Cuba, still condemns ‘suffocating’ blockade|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/10/ana-belen-montes-20-years-prison-cuba-blockade/|newspaper=[[Geopolitical Economy Report]]|retrieved=2023-01-10|author=[[Ben Norton]]}}</ref>
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| == Series ==
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| In addition to Ben Norton's general reporting on various current events and geopolitical affairs, some episodes on Geopolitical Economy Report are released as part of various series and collaborations, including the "Geopolitical Economy Hour" hosted by Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson,<ref name=":2">[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP “Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson - Geopolitical Economy Hour.”] ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326014621/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP Archived] 2023-03-26.</ref> and the "US Empire & the Deep State" series with historian [[Aaron Good]].<ref name=":3">[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL “US Empire & the Deep State Series - with Historian Aaron Good.”] ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230318104758/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL Archived] 2023-03-18.</ref>
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| === US Empire & the Deep State ===
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| This series which started in June 2022 details the history of US imperialism by exploring the book ''American Exception: Empire and the Deep State'' by historian and political scientist Aaron Good. It is co-hosted by Seamus McGuinness and Ben Norton.<ref name=":3" />
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| === Geopolitical Economy Hour ===
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| In this series which began in January 2023, economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson host Geopolitical Economy Hour every two weeks to analyze the present-day political and economic issues.<ref name=":2" />
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| === Capitalism, Coronavirus and War ===
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| In this series from February 2023, Radhika Desai discusses her book ''Capitalism, Coronavirus and War: A Geopolitical Economy'' with Ben Norton.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8 “Capitalism, Coronavirus and War, with Economist Radhika Desai.”] ''YouTube''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230306141547/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNZoKp0XsLFwSxxlMQu6ye8 Archived] 2023-03-06.</ref>
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| == Social links ==
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/multipolarista YouTube]
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| * [https://twitter.com/multipolarista Twitter]
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| * [https://www.facebook.com/Multipolarista/ Facebook]
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| * [https://www.instagram.com/multipolarista/ Instagram]
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| *[https://multipolarista.locals.com/ Locals]
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| [[Category:Anti-imperialist news outlets]] | | [[Category:Revisionists]] |
