Saul Landau, senior follow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C., explains how the triumph of "capitalism" will mean more exploitation of the Third World. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Third World independence movements will have no support. A major result will be pollution of Third World cities. Landau goes on to examine how the purchase of commodities relieves anxiety, distracting people from their own and societies problems. The free market philosophy is actually a myth, he concludes, and people need to develop their critical thinking skills in order to counter the effects of mass media.|THE CAPITALIST VICTORY MEANS A THIRD WORLD DEFEAT / Saul Landau| interviewed by Bob DeBolt. - Saul Landau, senior follow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C., explains how the triumph of "capitalism" will mean more exploitation of the Third World. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Third World independence movements will have no support. A major result will be pollution of Third World cities. Landau goes on to examine how the purchase of commodities relieves anxiety, distracting people from their own and societies problems. The free market philosophy is actually a myth, he concludes, and people need to develop their critical thinking skills in order to counter the effects of mass media. - RECORDED: 29 Aug. 1991.
