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, August 11, 2025 - 1:30pm
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Vijay Prashad
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal

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 South. Vijay Prashad, executive director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social... Read more