The World Today

A weekly review of world politics by one of the world’s sharpest and most outspoken political analysts. Tariq Ali is the author of numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as a filmmaker. Today's program: World Health Organization - Microsoft medicine no solution for Ebola. The world of medicine and health care is becoming increasingly privatized, with the notable exception of a few oasis such as Cuba and Venezuela. Ali interviews Allyson Pollock, the best known specialist in the field, on the ebola epidemic and the social dimension and dynamics of the disease and the health care systems in neoliberal Europe. teleSUR