Video / July 22 2020
Is the pandemic a catalyst for radical change?
Free child care. Rent freezes. Cash payments.
Governments are turning to socialist policies to stem the fallout from the pandemic—but could this be a moment for lasting change? Join us as three guests — Lord William Hague, Fatima Bhutto and Tabata Amaral — debate whether the pandemic proves socialism is needed now more than ever.
Participants in this video:
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Fatima Bhutto
Author, speaker and activist
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Tabata Amaral
Brazilian Congresswoman and activist
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Lord William Hague
Former UK Foreign Secretary, former leader of the Conservative Party
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Govinda Clayton
Doha Debates Connector, Senior Researcher in Peace Processes at ETH Zurich
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Ghida Fakhry
Doha Debates Moderator
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Nelufar Hedayat
Doha Debates correspondent & host of Course Correction and #DearWorldLive