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Episode 144 (February 18th 2010)
Stephen Lendman asks if the Haiti earthquake could have been manufactured and he makes some startling revelations about where all the aid is ending up. James Petras praises Chavez’s Bolivarian Revolution as it celebrates its 10th anniversary while noting some of its weaknesses. Michael Spourdalakas explains why Greece is in such an economic mess and what the government can do about it. Download this episode (27.2 MB)
Show Notes
Professor James Petras is a world-renown expert on Latin America and author of several dozen books and countless articles on the subject. He is also a member of the Canadian Dimension editorial collective. Petras’ website features many of his articles on Latin America, the Middle East and the United States. To learn more about the challenges of 21st century socialism in Venezuela, read this interview with Professor William Robinson.
Stephen Lendman is a Research Associate at the Centre for Research on Globalization. His latest article on Haiti, “Haiti Open for Business”, is featured on his blog.
On this episode, we spoke with Michael Spourdalakas about the economic mess in Greece. To learn more about the economic situation in Greece read the following articles:
Greece under European Union diktat by Peter Schwarz
Greek general strike intensifies amid EU meeting in Brussels by Nick IIiev
European countries renew demands for social cuts in Greece by Alex Lantier
The stakes of “punishing” Greece by Rick Wolff
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