Behind the News: Global North in Decline w/ Vijay Prashad
Plus: Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine before and after the USSR.
March 14, 2024
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March 14, 2024
Behind the News: Global North in Decline w/ Vijay Prashad
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<p><a href="https://www.newsclick.in/remarkable-decline-global-norths-leadership" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Vijay Prashad</a> explains how the North American and European bourgeoisies have become a spent force with nothing to offer the world. Volodymyr Ishchenko, author of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/3216-towards-the-abyss" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>Toward the Abyss</em></a>, talks about Ukraine during and after the USSR.</p><br /><p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a></p>
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