Episode 352: US Empire in Free Fall & China on the Rise

Episode 352: US Empire in Free Fall & China on the Rise

From CODEPINK Radio by CODEPINK

May 20, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline of the US empire and the rise of China, featuring an interview with CODEPINK’s China campaigner on economic strategies amidst geopolitical tensions.

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, co-hosts Marcy Winograd and Medea Benjamin discuss the US empire’s last gasps and the push-back at home as residents rise up against data surveillance centers. During the second half, Marcy talks to Megan Russell, CODEPINK’s China campaigner, on Trump & the oligarchs’ visit to China to scout new markets and rescue the US dollar from Trump’s disastrous war on Iran. Key Links The U.S.-China Tech Race, Resource Wars, and the Cost of Militarization (Megan Russell, CODEPINK Blog, 5/12/26) https://codepink.substack.com/p/the-us-china-tech-race-resource-wars Solidarity with Gaza Flotilla Needed NOW! (Col. (Ret) Ann Wright and Huwaida Arraf, U.S. Boats to Gaza (CODEPINK Substack, May 18, 2026) https://codepink.substack.com/p/solidarity-with-gaza-flotilla-needed Data Centers and the War Economy Action Steps https://www.codepink.org/datacenters “Data centers are both products of and for war, imperialism, and extraction.”

People in this episode

Hosts: Marcy Winograd, Medea Benjamin

Guest: Megan Russell

Topics covered

  • US Empire
  • China
  • data surveillance
  • militarization
  • economic strategies
  • resistance movements

Keywords

  • US Empire
  • China
  • data surveillance
  • Trump
  • militarization
  • economic strategies
  • resistance
  • CODEPINK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CODEPINK, U.S. Boats to Gaza

Places: China, US

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