Radical Views from the Global South
The concept of Global North and Global South are not geographical terms but rather describe a grouping of countries along economic lines. The Global South, previously called the Third World, is a term used to identify lower-income countries on one side of the so-called divide, the other side being the countries of the Global North with its enormous wealth and its institutions of power and control: the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank. The pandemic has created a kind of vaccine apartheid. Take Africa for example. Only a few of its 1.3 billion people have been vaccinated. The haves of the Global North keep most of the vaccines for themselves while the have nots of the Global South scramble to get doses. In this program, Vijay Prashad presents perspectives and analyses rarely discussed in the media.
Speaker
Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad is a historian, journalist and educator. He was a professor of international studies at Trinity College in Connecticut for many years. He is the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, based in Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and India. He is also editor of LeftWord Books, based in New Delhi. Additionally, he is the chief correspondent for Globetrotter. He is the author of many books including The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World, Red Star Over the Third World, The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South and Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations.
EDWARD M. –
First heard him on “Democracy Now.” He is definitely someone who has a clear knowledge of how the “Deep State,” the “Capitalist Establishment,” the military-industrial-intelligence state, or the authoritarian/military/sectarian power brokers in the Third World influence the course of affairs in the world. If it wasn’t for productions like Democracy Now or Alternative Radio, many of us would be clueless about how power actually projects itself into the world today and into the future.
Anonymous –
Thrilling, exciting to hear your dialogue with Vijay Prashad (one of my most favorite people).
anonymous –
Thanks David, a great piece of work.
Arnold in FL –
Thanks for Vijay Prashad. I wasn’t familiar with him. Smart as hell guy — he must be if he lasted 20+ years at Trinity, which is not exactly a liberal bastion. An excellent read which is going to take me a while to complete. It’s a lot to absorb.