Episode 20 - Vijay Prashad: Capitalist Crisis, War and The Global South.

In Conversation with Vijay Prashad on Capitalist Crisis, War and The Global South. Vijay Prashad is an Indian Marxist historian, journalist, political commentator, and editor. He is the executive director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, editor of LeftWord Books, writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter, and a senior non-resident fellow at the Renmin University of China's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:07 Capitalism After the Cold War: Why the Left Struggles to Offer an Alternative 00:04:12 The Meaning of Freedom: Mandela’s “Long Walk” Revisited 00:07:19 Resource Sovereignty and Africa’s Wealth Paradox 00:10:30 Why the Global Left Became Weaker After the USSR 00:16:51 The Rise of the “Precariat” and the Collapse of Labour Power 00:22:16 Military Power vs People’s Power 00:33:14 Defiance and US Foreign Policy 00:46:03 Europe, NATO and the Global Economic Shift 00:53:24 The Iran Conflict and the New Global Order 00:59:03 Peace and Development vs War and Austerity The views expressed in this conversation are those of the participants and are shared to encourage informed discussion and critical engagement. *** Don't Forget To Share And Subscribe***