Capitalism and Exploitation
It is widely believed that the prosperity of the West and the capitalist countries lies in free market economy, rule of law, democracy etc. These are the claims often made by sections of western intelligentsia, academia and media. This lecture is aimed at analyzing this claim.
About the Speaker
Mr. Abdul Sattar is an Islamabad-based Pakistani journalist, having 22 year-experience in print and electronic media. He has worked for daily Dawn, Karachi, as a sub-editor; daily The News, Karachi, as a sub-editor; daily Nation & Kashmir Post, London, as an assistant editor; Unity Channel, London, as an anchor; Dawn News, English TV channel, Karachi, as a political reporter; Samaa TV, Karachi, as a senior reporter and Voice of Germany (DW Radio), Bonn, as a trainee editor. In addition to that he has contributed over 500 reports, interviews and articles to The News on Sunday, Lahore, The Nation on Sunday, Lahore, The Asian Age, New Delhi and The Star, Dhaka, working as a freelance journalist. Currently, he is working for the National Public Radio of America as a producer-cum-senior reporter, covering Pakistan and Afghanistan. Since his joining, the bureau has won two international awards. He happened to be the co-recipient of an international award for this story. Also, one of his stories
had won Murrow Award 2019 in Hard News category.