In a sweeping discussion on the decline of U.S. global dominance, economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect the dollar’s downward slide, the BRICS challenge, and the blowback from Trump’s tariff-driven policies. From de-dollarization and foreign divestment in U.S. Treasuries to the hollowing out of American industry, they expose how geopolitical overreach, financial speculation, and ineffective military exports are accelerating the empire’s unraveling. With allies bearing the ...