History in Action - Part 5 2020-onward! - A counter history by the Transnational Institute

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History in Action Part 5 guides us through the multifaceted impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscored by increasing corporate power and social injustices—from healthcare privatization and vaccine disparities to the militarization of borders. We talk about green colonialism and the people hijacking the transition to renewable energy for their own profits. We talk about Gaza. Insights from diverse activists and scholars emphasize the need for a collective, just transition and highlight the historical and ongoing struggles for social justice, for international solidarity and for systemic change.

Narrator: Shaun Matsheza 

Interviews conducted by: Denis Burke, Daria Gorshenina and Shaun Matsheza 

Music: Aleksey Chistilin

Interviews with: Arun Kundnani, Niamh Ni Bhriain, Katie Sandwell, Lucía Bárcena, Walden Bello, Sol Trumbo Vila , Achin Vanaik, Dorothy Guerrero, John Cavanagh, Achin Vanaik, Lyda Fernanda Forero, Manuel Pérez-Rocha, Fiona Dove

Archival audio with: Abir Kopty, Hamza Hamouchene, Susan George


With thanks to the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam