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    BTN w/ Vijay Prashad - "Tectonic Shift in World Order": Washington Braces for Upcoming BRICS Summit Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on August 18, 2023, 11:54 am

    On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday 8/17 at 3pm ET/12pm PT

    Vijay Prashad, Director of the Tricontinental Institute, discusses the upcoming
    15th BRICS Summit in South Africa and the shifting global power dynamics amid a
    rapidly emerging multipolar world.

    Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear break down the recent updates around the
    explosion of anti-colonial sentiment across Africa's Sahel region.

    Zoe Alexandra, co-editor of Peoples Dispatch, provides insights into the recent
    Argentinian presidential primary and the rise of the far-right libertarian
    candidate Javier Milei, who secured the largest vote share.

    Secret government reports recently obtained by NPR reveal that the government's
    own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention
    centers. Silky Shah, Executive director of Detention Watch Network, discusses
    the horrific and brutal reality of immigrant detention.

    August 11th marked the 50th anniversary of the "birth of hip-hop." Claudia De La
    Cruz, Co-Executive Director of The People's Forum, discusses the genesis and
    impact of what is now the world's biggest musical genre.

    A new documentary film titled Little League Dreams tells the inspiring story of
    Cuba's best young baseball players as they prepare to represent Cuba at the
    Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania - a first for a Cuban
    team. The director of the film, Daniel Montero, joins the show to discuss the
    Little League team's historic debut.



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