Tag: Economy
Why Cubans are so angry — live from Havana (Full show)
Rick Sanchez explains the unfolding protests in Havana and a number of other Cuban cities, the biggest the country has seen in decades. The protests are an expression of Cubans’ sudden prolonged isolation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel and severe economic turmoil in the country. …
Global Peace Index 2021: Peace deteriorating, military spending & violence on the rise
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Steve Killelea, founder of the Institute for Economics & Peace, about the Global Peace Index 2021 report. He discusses the deterioration of peace through the coronavirus pandemic, the increase of violent mass demonstrations against inequality and racial discrimination, the most violent countries in the world being in Latin America, and much more! …
Eric Li: US borrows from China to buy Chinese goods!
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist, Eric Li. He discusses why the 2008 economic crisis showed the West’s failure and China didn’t understand the gravity of the situation at the time, the importance of the Mao era in making China’s meteoric economic rise possible and the achievements during the period …
