Accusations of election fraud, mass protests, and repressive violence in Iran have grabbed headlines around the world in the last two weeks. Vijay Prashad, expert on Third World politics and history, argues that despite mass media painting Iran's regime as authoritarian, t
he protests reveal that Iran is a robust democracy. Prashad also breaks down the underlying class dynamics of the current crisis in Iran, arguing that the protests are lead by an emerging bourgeoisie struggling for power with a populist government with broad working class support. In conversation with host Manuel Criollo.
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[1] http://www.thestrategycenter.org/sites/www.thestrategycenter.org/files/Podcasts/2009/2009-06-29