The Collapse of the International Economy Preceded the Pandemic

Monday, June 22, 2020 - 1:00pm
Betsy Bowman

Economists across the spectrum were apprehensive about an imminent collapse of the US and international economy as early as the fall of 2019.  It's easy today to blame the collapse on the Coronavirus Pandemic -- and very convenient for economists, policy makers, the media and other pundits.  But is it true?  Let's look at some of the evidence which confirms the contrary."

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Monday, September 8, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Vijay Prashad
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal

Note: This program is rescheduled from August 11.

We surely live in interesting times--from the deepening of U.S.-led militarism to existential ecological and economic crises to shifts in the world order ranging from a significant decline of the Global North along with the rise of the East and Global... Read more

Monday, September 22, 2025 - 1:00pm
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Rebecca Grant
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

Award-winning author Rebecca Grant discusses her latest book--Access, Inside the Abortion Underground and the Sixty-Year Battle for Reproductive Freedom. Access charts the reproductive freedom movement... Read more

Monday, October 13, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Film Screening
Followed by discussion with Brad Rockwell
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

2025 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary

Remarkable largely unknown footage of a dramatic turning point in world history covering events over three continents concerning a tragic coup in the Congo. Featuring: Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy... Read more