In his 1956 book "The Power Elite," New Left sociologist C. Wright Mills detailed how decision-making in the United States is not democratic; it is determined by (1) Wall Street capitalists and large corporations, (2) the Pentagon and military-industrial complex, and (3) the corrupt political class. This is PART 8 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast. Check out past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL You can support American Exception at https://patreon.com/americanexception American Exception channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCOEHHwEXH8a86-CmcYbzkWQ || Multipolarista || Please support Multipolarista at https://multipolarista.com/support Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/multipolarista Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/multipolarista Telegram: https://t.me/multipolarista ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PGah9yfulw

Lula da Silva has returned as Brazil's president. This will cause a major geopolitical shift. Meanwhile, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing legal consequences for his corruption. Brazil-based journalist Brian Mier joins to discuss what a third Lula government means for Latin America and the world. Follow Brian at https://twitter.com/BrianMteleSUR || Multipolarista || Please support Multipolarista at https://multipolarista.com/support Website: https://Multipolarista.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/multipolarista Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/multipolarista Telegram: https://t.me/multipolarista ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQq1kTubYQQ

Washington claimed it would "save" Ecuador from Chinese loans while trapping the country in much bigger debt. (This video was originally published on October 20, 2021.) || Multipolarista || Please support Multipolarista at https://multipolarista.com/support Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/multipolarista Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/multipolarista Telegram: https://t.me/multipolarista ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjEnP6yfkfY

CNN echoed a blatant lie from the Department of Homeland Security, falsely claiming it does not monitor Americans. In reality, DHS has for years spied on US journalists and protesters. Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/05/03/cnn-ny-times-dhs-spying-americans || Multipolarista || Support Multipolarista: https://multipolarista.com/support Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/multipolarista Rumble: https://rumble.com/multipolarista Telegram: https://t.me/benjaminnorton ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzKPdwwpBU