Ben Norton

@BenjaminNorton

Journalist, analyst, political economist || Videos: http://youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport || Editor of @GeopoliticaEcon || Articles: http://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report

Joined September 2012

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UNRWA@UNRWA · Jul 19

“Israel has killed a classroom full of children every single day.” UNRWA Sam Rose tells BBC Radio 4. Children in #Gaza have been killed while sleeping, sheltering in schools, or queuing for water. Graphic by @‌TRTWorld

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · 8 h

This is pretty insane. The US just withdrew from UNESCO because, according to the official explanation on the State Dept website (state.gov/releases/offic…), of "UNESCO’s decision to admit the 'State of Palestine' as a Member" and because of its "outsized focus on the UN’s…

TTammy Bruce@statedeptspox · Jul 22

Today, the United States announced our decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Like many UN organizations, UNESCO strayed from its founding mission. Going forward, U.S. participation in international organizations must make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · 1 h

Neocolonialism: The new US ambassador boasts the Trump admin will blatantly meddle in Argentina's affairs, support far-right leader Milei, persecute left-wing leader Kirchner, and cut out China. He's also an idiot. He said "turmurtuous" and "far lefter".

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · 1 h

Argentina's pro-Trump libertarian President Javier Milei is privatizing the public water and sanitation system. Right-wing US-backed leaders have done this many times in Latin America. The result is always the same: poor people lose access to clean water. diariouno.com.ar/politica/javie…

BenjaminNorton's tweet card. El decreto 494/2025 lleva la firma del ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo. Sostienen que AYSA es deficitaria

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · 16 h

This is genocide: 1/3rd of all Palestinians in Gaza have not eaten for several days in a row, the UN World Food Program reports. 1/4th of Gazans are facing famine-like conditions. The US and Israel are using starvation as a genocidal colonial weapon. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

BenjaminNorton's tweet image. This is genocide:

1/3rd of all Palestinians in Gaza have not eaten for several days in a row, the UN World Food Program reports.

1/4th of Gazans are facing famine-like conditions.

The US and Israel are using starvation as a genocidal colonial weapon.

news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · 17 h

You want to know a big reason why there's so much discontent and instability in the US? Median nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) wages have only increased by 3 times since 1990 (median real wages were stagnant). Meanwhile corporate profits (after tax) increased by over 13 times.

BenjaminNorton's tweet image. You want to know a big reason why there's so much discontent and instability in the US?

Median nominal (non-inflation-adjusted) wages have only increased by 3 times since 1990 (median real wages were stagnant).

Meanwhile corporate profits (after tax) increased by over 13 times.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 21

To be clear, there are US military & legal thinkers who are quite explicitly trying to give themselves more "legal" leeway to carry out crimes in a future US-China war - and they are explicitly playing down Israel's own crimes now to prepare for that. (See next tweet)

AAbby Martin@AbbyMartin · Jul 16

“Gaza is an experiment by the mega-rich trying to show all the peoples of the world how to respond to a rebellion of humanity; they plan to bomb us all.” -Colombian President @petrogustavo at The Hague Group Summit

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Barchart@Barchart · Jul 22

U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history 🚨🚨

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UNRWA@UNRWA · Jul 20

The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza. Among them are 1 million children. Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 21

This near-daily shooting and killing of people who are being starved by the Israeli government is a horrific crime that we must stop. The Washington Post news headline today: "79 Gazans killed waiting for food after Israeli troops open fire, medics say..."…

UUNRWA@UNRWA · Jul 20

The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza. Among them are 1 million children. Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 21

Just 9 households own 15% of the wealth of US Big Tech hub Silicon Valley. A mere 0.1% of residents hold 71% of Silicon Valley's wealth. At the same time, 110,000 households reported nearly none or no assets. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

BenjaminNorton's tweet card. Report finds wealth divide widened in Silicon Valley at double the rate of the whole US over the past decade

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 20

This July 19 marked the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua 🇳🇮. A massive celebration was held in the capital Managua. The main anti-imperialist themes that were discussed are listed below. The ceremony featured diplomatic representatives from China,…

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 19

I am going to be very rude here since there really isn't any excuse for this sloppy research. After spending a few hours on the internet and finding that Nauru was importing tuna ships, I went through the databases and looked at what everyone was importing......

RRobin Brooks@robin_j_brooks · Jul 18

After Russia invaded Ukraine, many Western analysts painted Russia as invincible (Fortress Russia). In the trade war now, it's similar with China. Much like for Russia, this stuff is nonsense and misinformation. China's export machine is really hurting... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/chinas-expor…

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BreakThrough News@BTnewsroom · Jul 18

🚨 OUT NOW: Israel turned pagers into bombs. Children were maimed. The West applauded. @RaniaKhalek travels through Lebanon to document what really happened, in the latest BreakThrough News documentary exclusive. 📽️ Watch the full story: youtu.be/2mqqDTIs4vE

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Samuel 🇲🇽@resisres · Jul 18

🇲🇽📲 Mexico REGULATES Digital Platforms Uber, Rappi, and others are now legally considered employers—required to provide social security, pensions, paid vacation, housing, profit-sharing and more, to workers. Over 400,000 workers have already regularized.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 18

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is just the reincarnation of neoliberal Tony Blair -- except with even less charisma this time. History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.

BenjaminNorton's tweet image. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is just the reincarnation of neoliberal Tony Blair -- except with even less charisma this time.

History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.

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Ben Norton@BenjaminNorton · Jul 18

Scholars at Israel's Hebrew University found that the Israeli colonial regime has destroyed at least 70% of the buildings in Gaza. Israel destroyed 89% of the buildings in Rafah, 84% in north Gaza, and 78% in Gaza City. This is what a (US-sponsored) genocide looks like. Link:…

BenjaminNorton's tweet image. Scholars at Israel's Hebrew University found that the Israeli colonial regime has destroyed at least 70% of the buildings in Gaza.

Israel destroyed 89% of the buildings in Rafah, 84% in north Gaza, and 78% in Gaza City.

This is what a (US-sponsored) genocide looks like.

Link:…

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