 Thanks, everyone, for joining us at the Project Censored radio show. We're very glad to welcome back on the program Ben Norton, who is a journalist and analyst whose work focuses primarily on geopolitics, international political economy, and U.S. foreign policy. He's the founder and editor-in-chief of the independent news site Geopolitical Economy Report. He lived and reported from Latin America for several years and is currently based in Beijing, China. Ben, thanks so much for joining us. It's a pleasure. Thanks for having me.