On January 3, 2026, US special forces raided Venezuela, kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro from Miraflores Palace in a lightning operation, and flew him to face drug charges in New York. Trump claims it's about stopping narcotics, but is it really? Our analysis exposes the hypocrisy: America's long history with drug cartels (Iran-Contra, Honduras pardons), why Venezuela's oil (world's largest reserves) is the true target, and how weak global demand makes it economically dubious. No plan for democracy, no Guaidó or Machado involvement—just Neo-Jacksonian violence for spoils, echoing Andrew Jackson's frontier wars.

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The 2008 financial crisis should have ended neoliberal economics forever. Instead, it was rebranded and became more powerful than ever. In this episode, Peter Yang break down how neoliberalism triggered the global financial collapse, why it escaped accountability, and how concepts like “inclusive institutions” ultimately helped preserve the system rather than reform it. 

From Wall Street bailouts that made the next crisis even worse, to the Eurozone debt crisis that sacrificed an entire generation, rising inequality, and China’s post-2008 economic defiance, this video traces how the global economic order was reshaped and why it is now entering a new phase of crisis.

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The U.S. is no longer just competing with China economically or militarily—it’s fighting a cognitive war. This video explains how Washington uses narratives, media, NGOs, and alliances to shape global opinion on China, from Huawei to debt traps and the China balloon incident. A deep dive into narrative power, propaganda, and the future of global order.

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The United States is betting its future on artificial intelligence. From the Stargate data-center megaproject to the AI Action Plan and the Genesis Mission, Washington promises an AI-powered revival — reshored industry, higher productivity, and renewed global dominance. But beneath the rhetoric lies a far darker trajectory. This video breaks down how America’s AI strategy, as currently designed, leads not to broad-based prosperity, but to extreme inequality, corporate concentration, and automation without growth.

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Neoliberalism is no longer just an economic system — it is a political liability. Across the United States, Europe, and East Asia, democratic societies are experiencing an unprecedented revolt against the establishment. Elections are becoming unstable. Young men are abandoning mainstream politics. Courts, media, and bureaucracies are invoking “states of emergency” to contain rising anti-system movements. This video explains how decades of neoliberal economics — privatization, deregulation, financialization, and austerity — hollowed out Western democracies and created the conditions for political revolt.

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In the latest episode of Overlap, Chinese commentator Tianchen and teleSUR commentator Belen unpack COP30 and the politics behind global climate action. Who is truly committed to tackling climate change—and who is using it for political messaging? This conversation looks beyond rhetoric to assess action, responsibility, and global leadership.

0:00 Intro
00:53 COP30 in the Amazon: Global Crisis, Local Spotlight
04:11 China's Climate Strategy: Cautious but Committed
08:40 When the Biggest Polluter Walks Away
15:34 China's Hard Path to Balance Growth and Green
21:00 The Other Battle at COP: People vs. Profits
28:36 Latin America: Survival vs. Sustainability
31:48 China's Green Development Methodology
36:31 Global Issues, Local Solutions
43:32 China's Toolbox for the Global South
47:50 Unlocking Latin America's Green Energy Potential

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Why is Ukraine now facing defeat after years of Western support, sanctions on Russia, and battlefield sacrifices? In this video, we break down how Ukraine lost the war—not in one moment, but through a series of strategic and political miscalculations that compounded over time. From the missed peace deal in Istanbul, to the failure to fully mobilize in 2022, to the costly defense of Bakhmut and the disastrous 2023 counteroffensive, Ukraine repeatedly passed up opportunities that could have ended the war on far better terms.

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Why can’t the United States defeat China the same way it defeated the Soviet Union? This video breaks down the five structural reasons why the old Cold War strategies no longer work—and why Washington is beginning to resemble the enemy it once defeated.

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As humanity approaches the first quarter mark of the new century, the optimism of the 1990s has collapsed into rising pessimism. The world now stands between war and peace—and neoliberalism sits at the heart of this crisis. In this first of a five-part series, the article examines how neoliberalism shattered the century-old political alignment between left and right.

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The global chip war is reshaping world power—and America may have already lost. This video breaks down how the semiconductor system was originally built as an instrument of U.S. state power, how Washington weaponized interdependence through sanctions and export controls, and how China turned those pressures into a long-term strategy for technological sovereignty.

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