The world is changing rapidly, driven by the necessity of creating alternative institutions to counter US domination and aggression. As the multipolar world rises, it is a critical time for the United States to re-evaluate and change its policies and practices in order to remain an active member of the global community. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ben Norton of Geopolitical Economy about the ways that US policy, the Washington Consensus, have backfired and what the growing US deficit means. Norton outlines what can be done to counter the current path the US is taking.
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Ben Norton is a journalist and analyst whose work focuses primarily on geopolitics, international political economy, and US foreign policy. He lived in and reported from Latin America for several years, and is now based in Beijing, China. Norton is the founder and editor-in-chief of Geopolitical Economy Report, an independent news website dedicated to publishing original journalism and analysis.
Ben has reported from numerous countries, including China, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, Colombia, and more.
His journalistic work has been published in dozens of media outlets, and he has done interviews on the BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Democracy Now, El Financiero Bloomberg, CGTN, TRT World, teleSUR, and more.
He was previously a politics staff writer and reporter for Salon and AlterNet, a contributor to the media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), and a producer and reporter for The Real News. Ben has also freelanced for a variety of other publications, such as The Intercept.