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Chris Hedges is surprisingly cheery for someone who has, by his own admission, “a dark view of human nature.” When we met for this conversation at Substack's office in San Francisco, he was full of smiles and good humor—at least during the times we weren't discussing death and destruction. He had just come from the gym, a habit that borders on a fixation for him, since he works out as a way to deal with the trauma from years of covering war in some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones: the former Yugoslavia, El Salvador, and Iraq, to name a few. It has been 20 years since his groundbreaking book War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning came out. Its force was so powerful that it was quoted at the start of Kathryn Bigelow's 2008 film The Hurt Locker: “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” At the time, Chris was a bureau chief for the New York Times, covering the Middle East and the Balkans, but he quit that position following criticism of a speech he gave denouncing the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He has been publishing in independent media ever since, first at Truthdig and later with an interview show, On Contact, on Russia Today (RT). YouTube wiped out the archives to that show when it removed RT from the platform following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “They're embracing censorship, let's be clear,” Chris says. In this conversation, we talk about why journalists like him keep getting drawn to war despite its dangers, why he sides with the suffering (including in his side role as a Presbyterian minister), and what he thinks is wrong with today's media.Chris recommends this post from Jonathan Cook's newsletter.Show notes* Subscribe to The Chris Hedges Report on Substack* Find Chris Hedges on Twitter (as explained in the episode, not run by him)* War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning* Other writers on Substack Chris recommends: Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Paul Street, Jonathan Cook* The Catullus poem Chris quotes* Eunice Wong's website* [02:05] Navigating war zones (and avoiding being killed)* [04:43] Being taken prisoner in Basra* [5:55] The mental stability of a war correspondent* [06:51] How Chris got into war reporting* [08:40] “You don't stay lucky forever”* [09:09] Becoming a recluse* [15:19] Writing a memoir * [21:03] The Presbyterian minister* [22:33] The ordination to journalism* [25:47] The state of today's journalism * [31:33] Why social media sound bites are “world without context”* [33:27] The problem with independent media* [34:06] Mainstream media and WikiLeaks * [36:37] What has happened to our institutions* [37:03] Is there hope? * [40:40] Meeting his wife, Eunice WongThe Active Voice is a podcast hosted by Hamish McKenzie, featuring weekly conversations with writers about how the internet is affecting the way they live and write. It is produced by Hanne Winarsky, with audio engineering by Seven Morris, content production by Hannah Ray, and production support from Bailey Richardson. All artwork is by Joro Chen, and music is by Phelps & Munro. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit read.substack.com
Journalists Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer discuss Mikhail Gorbachev, his life, his role in the end of the Cold War and his legacy today. How does he relate to Vladimir Putin, the state of Russia today and the war in Ukraine. Plus Hedges discusses his latest piece "Ukraine and the Politics of Permanent War." Chris Hedges (https://chrishedges.substack.com/) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He was the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show On Contact and now has a show at The Real News. Find all of his work at https://chrishedges.substack.com/ Robert Scheer is the publisher of Scheer Post (https://scheerpost.com/). Robert Scheer has written eight books, including two this decade: "The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street while Mugging Main Street," and his newest book is "They Know Everything about You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy." He is a clinical professor of communications at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California. He has interviewed Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and others. Between 1964 and 1969 he was Vietnam correspondent, managing editor and editor in chief of Ramparts magazine. For bonus content, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow
For bonus content, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist Chris Hedges talks about Teaching In Prison, the prison industrial system, Assange & Daniel Hale Chris Hedges (https://chrishedges.substack.com/) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He was the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show On Contact and now has a show at The Real News. Find all of his work at https://chrishedges.substack.com/ Relevant articles Fascists In Our Midst (https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/fascists-in-our-midst) Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism (https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/jesus-endless-war-and-the-rise-of) America's Gun Fetish (https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/americas-gun-fetish) The Triumph Of Death (https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-triumph-of-death) No Way Out But War (https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/no-way-out-but-war)
In the old communist countries, comrades who fell out of favor were crudely cut out of photographs. Today in the Digital Era it's easy to electronically eliminate a person and/or their work. Take Chris Hedges. His show On Contact was aired on RT, a Russian state TV network. It was on YouTube when suddenly its six-year archive of programs disappeared. Hedges said this, “I vanished. In totalitarian systems you exist, then you don't. I have a hard time seeing how a detailed discussion of Ulysses or the biographies of Susan Sontag and J. Robert Oppenheimer had any connection in the eyes of the most obtuse censors in Silicon Valley with Vladimir Putin.” And then he warns, “If this happens to me, it can happen to you.”
Censorship by proxy continues in the US with the latest wave of Big Tech censorship and deplatforming spurred by increased Russiaphobia that lead to the cancellation RT America. This week, Mickey talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges about the matter noting how Roku and DirecTV pulled the channel from subscriber services. In addition, Youtube deleted the entire catalog of RT America, which housed his book review program "On Contact," as well as all other programs there, from Lee Camp's Redacted Tonight to Abby Martin's Breaking the Set, in effort to suppress dissenting views not found in US corporate media. Mickey and Chris discuss issues with RT, but also the problematic media landscape in the US that drives critical journalists out of our so-called "free press.” Later in the program, journalist Kevin Gosztola returns to review the recent developments in the Julian Assange extradition case and offers additional analysis about Big Tech censorship and how “community standards” are used as an excuse to ban content at places like YouTube with no means of appeal or accountability. Notes: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Death of the Liberal Class, and America: The Farewell Tour. Kevin Gosztola is the managing editor at Shadowproof. He has covered the Julian Assange legal proceedings in the UK from the beginning, as well as other press-freedom and whistleblower cases. His interview with Mickey was recorded on March 25.
This is a sneak preview of this week's installment of The Truth Report: https://thetruthreportwithchaunceydevega.libsyn.com/ep-113-chris-hedges-reflects-on-the-new-censorship-and-authoritarianism-of-the-21st-century Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and social critic. His most recent book is Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison. He reflects on the sudden deletion of his popular Emmy-award winning RT Network television show “On Contact” from YouTube in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hedges also explains what that reveals about the new censorship in the 21st century, a time when social media and other corporate actors exercise an almost unrestricted power to shape public opinion and to silence those voices and individuals they deem to be problematic. And Chris Hedges tries to prepare the American people for a 21st century where Christian fascists, right-wing fake populists, the corporatocracy and other right-wing authoritarians will be in power and the mainstream news media and the Democratic Party with its centrist monied interests (and a desperate yearning to return to “normal”) is going to simultaneously be both crushed and willing agents of the new order. WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE TRUTH REPORT? Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheTruthReportPodcast Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Music at the end of this week's episode of The Truth Report is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and social critic. His most recent book is Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison. He reflects on the sudden deletion of his popular Emmy-award winning RT Network television show “On Contact” from YouTube in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Hedges also explains what that reveals about the new censorship in the 21st century, a time when social media and other corporate actors exercise an almost unrestricted power to shape public opinion and to silence those voices and individuals they deem to be problematic. And Chris Hedges tries to prepare the American people for a 21st century where Christian fascists, right-wing fake populists, the corporatocracy and other right-wing authoritarians will be in power and the mainstream news media and the Democratic Party with its centrist monied interests (and a desperate yearning to return to “normal”) is going to simultaneously be both crushed and willing agents of the new order. WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE TRUTH REPORT? Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheTruthReportPodcast Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Music at the end of this week's episode of The Truth Report is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.
Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and long time truth teller Chris Hedges sits down with Briahna for an intimate conversation about the recent purging of his RT show On Contact from YouTube, what to make of online criticism AOC received for "stealing valor" from the successful Amazon unionization effort, the limits of electoralism, and why he still fights despite it all. Briahna asks Hedges to respond to Ro Khanna's apparent surprise that esteemed public intellectuals like Hedges and Cornel West are not invited onto mainstream news outlets, and he even responds to his first ever clip from The View. The two spar over the relevance of social media to progressive movements, and have a solemn conversation about the personal risks of fighting for what you believe in. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod)and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram. Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).
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Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Chris Hedges talks to Jimmy about his effective silencing by YouTube, with six years' worth of Hedges' show, ”On Contact,” deleted from the platform simply because the program appeared on the Russian-affiliated network RT. As a result, hundreds of episodes featuring interviews with a wide range of guests, the vast majority of which had nothing to do with Russia, have been removed from public view. Plus a segment on the curious case of the Anti-Defamation League downplaying concerns about the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion in Ukraine. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Howard Skora and Mike MacRae! And phone calls from Al Pacino and Joe Biden!
In this episode of his "Thinking Out Loud" series, Double D discusses the ramping up of censorship as the conflict in Ukraine escalates.Double D jumps in by discussing the recent shutting down of RT and all associated independent media such as Redacted Tonight and On Contact. He explains to his viewers that now, RT and Redacted Tonight are fully purged, using screen mirror to show that those channels are "not available in your country." He goes on to show that several Twitter users who were disseminating information and footage from the conflict have also been suspended.Double D goes on to read a tweet from DuckDuckGo CEO, Gabriel Weinberg; which says that the search engine will begin "downranking" any sources or content "related to Russian misinformation." He then jumps in to reading preliminary legislation imported from the EU that lays down broad powers and infrastructure for the purpose of wholesale internet censorship centered around the concept of "fake news" and "disinformation."Double D warns that granting such powers to tackle such a vague ideation is extremely dangerous, especially during a time where the world teeters on a war that has the capacity to go global.Double D goes on to read a recent memo from Google sent out to YouTube creators, which outlines new terms of service meant to "counter disinformation" regarding election integrity. Among the stipulations were the announcement that content which questions the fairness of an election, or content that distributes "hacked materials" ie, Wikileaks, will be pulled down from the platform.Ruminating on the consolidation of internet censorship, Double D eviscerates the "private company terms of service" argument for censorship. Arguing first that while such power seems a convenient tool for purging theocrats and fascists, consenting to such a precedent gives private corporations the power to purge anyone who dissents from public life. He then argues that in a capitalist society where corporations own the government, censorship at the hands of a private enterprise amounts to de facto state censorship.Double D ends the video by showing an article from MSM which condemns China for purging "pro-Ukraine" content from the internet, while giving priority to pro-Russian perspectives. Double D scoffs at the hypocrisy of Western media pushing such a narrative while the US and EU engage in the wholesale excommunication of anyone who questions the nature of the Ukraine conflict.
For the full discussion, extra content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this full discussion: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chris-hedges-on-63210770 Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist Chris Hedges talks about Russia, Ukraine, Nato expansion and his experience on the ground reporting from Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union. Then Phyllis Bennis, of the Institute of Policy Studies, talks about what needs to happen next. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show On Contact. Link to Chris' article on Russia/ Ukraine “Chronicle of a War Foretold” at Sheer Post - https://scheerpost.com/2022/02/24/hedges-the-chronicle-of-a-war-foretold/ Included in the full discussion at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chris-hedges-on-63210770, along with the rest of the discussion with Chris Hedges, Katie also speaks with Phyllis Bennis. Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies, where she directs the New Internationalism project. Her books include Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror. In 2001 she helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and now serves on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. Her latest piece on Ukraine appears in Foreign Policy in Focus. Link to Phyllis' latest piece: https://fpif.org/putins-invasion-of-ukraine-is-illegal-and-wrong-respond-with-diplomacy-not-war/
As mainstream news outlets insist the situation in Ukraine is about to boil over, are war-hungry pundits to blame for stirring the pot? And just what is to be gained from escalating tensions in the region? ‘On Contact' host Chris Hedges reflects on his time as a war correspondent, reinforcing the industry standard of ‘If it bleeds, it leads'. And as athletes bid farewell to Beijing, we reflect on Olympic firsts (and lasts) that broke the ice over the past few weeks. Ultimate Sports Hub host Ben Holden breaks down the top stories, including another Russian doping scandal and a bevy of rising hockey stars that shined in the absence of the NHL's usual mainstays. Plus, are you sick of Covid-19 restrictions? ‘Nanny states' enacted a wide array of public health measures since long before the pandemic.
This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Chris Hedges, originally aired in June of 2019. All too often our conversations around the consolidation of wealth and power in America blindly fixate on the politics of the Right and Trump as the anti-hero archetype. We must deepen our analyses and rethink our movements beyond the two-party divide in order to truly understand and hold accountable the socio-political and economic forces that have brought us to such a crisis. This week, we speak with journalist and author Chris Hedges who guides us through the history and inner workings of neoliberalism, the rise of corporate capitalism, and our descent into fascism. Chris Hedges is a Truthdig columnist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor in the college degree program offered to New Jersey state prisoners by Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has written 12 books and writes a weekly column for the website Truthdig and hosts a show, “On Contact,” on RT America. Hedges spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Music by Charlie Parr. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.
For a supposedly developed, democratic nation, the United States locks up an extraordinary number of its citizens. Close to one quarter of the world's prison population is in the United States. Even on a per capita basis, only El Salvador and Turkmenistan come close to America's preponderance for incarceration. In a country with a rising population and a falling demand for labor, the government decided to solve this problem by simply locking up millions of its poorest citizens, in the process allowing corporate America to make billions from their suffering. The prison industry is booming: between 1990 and 2005, the U.S. built, on average, a new prison every ten days. Joining Lowkey to discuss how prisons became big business is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges. Chris spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Balkans, and the Middle East for The New York Times and currently hosts the show On Contact on RT. His latest book, “Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison,” was published in October. “The entire system works to railroad primarily poor people and disproportionately poor people of color into this system,” he told Lowkey. “Almost no one in the United States gets a jury trial; 94% of the people in the prison system are coerced by prosecutors to accept a plea deal. Public defenders can only spend 10 or 15 minutes with their clients.”In “Our Class,” Hedges describes mass incarceration as “the civil rights issue of our age.” “When you incarcerate someone, in essence, the whole family becomes incarcerated,” he said. Some 77 million Americans have a criminal record, while 113 million American adults have an immediate family member who has been to or currently is incarcerated, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Once in the system, it is, by design, extremely hard to escape. Incarcerated individuals are forced to work for pennies per hour (some states pay nothing), while all manner of essential items are not provided and cost exorbitant amounts to purchase from the commissary. As a result, inmates are often released owing thousands of dollars. Having a criminal record bars citizens from many welfare and public housing benefits, as well as applying for jobs in a myriad of professions. For example, during the summer wildfires last year, California prison firefighters worked alongside professionals, tackling some of the worst blazes in American history. For this, they were paid barely $1 per hour, and are blocked from applying to the fire department once they are released. Thus, paying back these odious debts is even harder than it may appear.Hedges singled out President Biden as playing a particularly key role in turning the United States into an incarceration nation. Biden was “instrumental” in pushing the Democrats into seizing back the “law and order” narrative from the Republicans in the 1990s, helping to pass into law rules such as the Three Strikes Law, which has sent many Americans to prison for life for trivial offenses. The number of crimes worthy of the death penalty was also exanded from barely a handful to 51. Until recently, Biden took credit for the infamous 1994 Crime Bill, which was a key piece of legislation in codifying the prison industrial complex.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/MintPressNews)
Program Summary: Author Chris Hedges also teaches college-level courses for New Jersey state prison inmates. His new book, “Our Class,” explains what happened when Hedges taught a dramatic-literature course to inmates, then helped them write a play of their own – “Caged” – based on their personal life events. As well, the inmates' stories illustrate the many cruelties of life in an American prison. Chris Hedges spoke at a KPFA / Project Censored Zoom event on November 18; this week's program presents excerpts from that talk. Notes: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a war correspondent around the world. He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com. His previous books include "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," "Death of the Liberal Class," and "America: The Farewell Tour."
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and author Chris Hedges also teaches college-level courses through Rutgers University for the New Jersey state prison system. His latest book, “Our Class,” explains what happened when Hedges taught a dramatic-literature course to inmates, then helped them write a play of their own – “Caged” – based on their personal life events (published by Haymarket Books). As well, the inmates' stories illustrate the many cruelties of life in an American prison. Mickey Huff hosted Chris Hedges for this special KPFA/Project Censored Zoom event on November 18; this week's program presents excerpts from that talk. Notes: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a war correspondent around the world. He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online. His previous books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Empire of Illusion, Death of the Liberal Class, and America: The Farewell Tour. Photo by cactusbones
Chris Hedges, the author and presenter of RT's “On Contact”, joins Lee Camp for a conversation about teaching in American prisons. They also discuss corruption in the media and the US system of justice. The persecutions of Julian Assange and Steven Donziger have garnered attention over the last few weeks for their egregious displays of judicial corruption in service of the world's most powerful people. Hedges provides context for your outrage in their cases. He then reveals his experiences teaching prisoners in maximum security facilities and expresses support for incarcerated people who have chosen to protest their living conditions. Jaffer Khan reports on another case of judicial corruption from Tennessee. A judge in Rutherford County has been exposed by ProPublica for sending children into juvenile detention at an outrageous rate. Her court recently settled an $11 million fine over its corruption. Anders Lee ends the show with a look into the history of the French people's 19th Century experiment with Democracy, now known as “The Paris Commune”. The commune was short-lived and extinguished brutally, but it has echoed through left-wing history.
This week we present a rebroadcast of a speech delivered one year ago by journalist Chris Hedges. In a Zoom speech shortly after the 2020 election, Hedges spoke about the deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This episode contains Hedges' complete speech, titled "The Culture of Despair." Notes: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent around the world. He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Death of the Liberal Class, and most recently, America: The Farewell Tour.
The DNC's case for Russiagate was centered on unverified, and now debunked, claims from an IT contractor called “Crowdstrike” that was paid to make us to think that the DNC's emails were hacked by Russia. This narrative went the same way as the Steele Dossier and other laughable excuses for Hillary Clinton getting beaten by Donald Trump. Lee Camp takes a victory lap this week as the final pillar of the Russiagate conspiracy theory crumbles. Chris Hedges, the author and presenter of “On Contact” on RT, joins Lee Camp for a conversation around his latest book about teaching in American prisons. They also discuss corruption in the media and the U.S. System of Justice.
Moment of Clarity - Backstage of Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp
The DNC's case for Russiagate was centered on unverified, and now debunked, claims from an IT contractor called “Crowdstrike” that was paid to make us to think that the DNC's emails were hacked by Russia. This narrative went the same way as the Steele Dossier and other laughable excuses for Hillary Clinton getting beaten by Donald Trump. Lee Camp takes a victory lap this week as the final pillar of the Russiagate conspiracy theory crumbles. Chris Hedges, the author and presenter of “On Contact” on RT, joins Lee Camp for a conversation around his latest book about teaching in American prisons. They also discuss corruption in the media and the U.S. System of Justice.
Chris Hedges, the author and presenter of RT's On Contact, joins Lee Camp for a conversation around his latest book about teaching in American prisons. They also discuss corruption in the media and the US justice system. The persecution of Julian Assange and Steven Donziger have garnered attention over the past few weeks for their egregious displays of judicial corruption in service of the world's most powerful people. Hedges provides context for your outrage in their cases. He then reveals his experiences teaching prisoners in maximum security facilities and expresses support for incarcerated people who have chosen to protest over their living conditions. Jaffer Khan reports on another case of judicial corruption from Tennessee. A judge in Rutherford County has been exposed by ProPublica for sending children – most of whom were black – to juvenile detention at an outrageous rate. Her court recently settled an $11 million fine over corruption but a lot more needs to be done to protect children from her court. Anders Lee ends the show with a look into the history of the French people's 19th century experiment with democracy now known as the Paris Commune. The commune was short-lived and extinguished brutally but it has echoed through left-wing history.
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for The New York Times. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is host of the Emmy Award–nominated RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of numerous books and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has taught college credit courses through Rutgers University since 2013 in the New Jersey prison system.
Mass Incarceration: The civil rights issue of our time Chris Hedges is one of our nation's most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and investigative journalists. He is also Presbyterian minister and a visiting university lecturer. For two decades Chris was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, having reported for The New York Times and other news outlets from over 50 countries. While at the Times, he received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. That same year he received Amnesty International's Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Chris has authored many bestselling books. His most recent book will be released shortly -- “Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison” -- a heart-rendering account of Chris' eight years as a humanities teacher in the East Jersey State Prison in Rahway and the stories and insights about the internal transformation of his student inmates who had spent years in maximum security prisons for severe crimes, including murder. Chris hosts the weekly TV program “On Contact,” with interviews prominent dissidents ignored by the media. It airs every Saturday on Russian TV at RT.com And his website is ChrisLHedges.com
How can a discussion of the enormous debt and looming homelessness faced by ordinary people in the US, once the covid pandemic is ending, be inspiring and visionary? In preparation for that fight Thomas Gokey and the Debt Collective have begun organizing debtors into a union. They already had victories canceling $2.8 billion in student debt, medical debt, payday loans, probation debt and credit card debt. Today the sheer magnitude of the problem we will have to deal with soon - over 40 million people in the US facing eviction once Covid moratoria disappear - is seen as an opportunity. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor at Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He interviewed Thomas Gokey on the July 22, 2021 edition of his weekly TV program On Contact. Thomas Gokey, is a visual artist, adjunct professor at Syracuse University, activist and cofounder of the Debt Collective. Their website is debtcollective.org/. And the title of the new Haymarket book is: Can't Pay, Won't Pay - The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition, written by the Debt Collective. They are creating a debtors union and sign up is easy at their website, debtcollective.org. Thanks to Chris Hedges for permission to re-broadcast. You can watch the 27 minute video of the interview by searching for Chris Hedges - On Contact.
How can a discussion of the enormous debt and looming homelessness faced by ordinary people in the US, once the covid pandemic is ending, be inspiring and visionary? In preparation for that fight Thomas Gokey and the Debt Collective have begun organizing debtors into a union. They already had victories canceling $2.8 billion in student debt, medical debt, payday loans, probation debt and credit card debt. Today the sheer magnitude of the problem we will have to deal with soon - over 40 million people in the US facing eviction once Covid moratoria disappear - is seen as an opportunity. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor at Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He interviewed Thomas Gokey on the July 22, 2021 edition of his weekly TV program On Contact. Thomas Gokey, is a visual artist, adjunct professor at Syracuse University, activist and cofounder of the Debt Collective. Their website is debtcollective.org/. And the title of the new Haymarket book is: Can't Pay, Won't Pay - The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition, written by the Debt Collective. They are creating a debtors union and sign up is easy at their website, debtcollective.org. Thanks to Chris Hedges for permission to re-broadcast. You can watch the 27 minute video of the interview by searching for Chris Hedges - On Contact.
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Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Sunday, February 7th, 2021. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=8c0a5450-6941-11eb-8105-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-02-07 Top Headlines: ❤️ Electoral Politics Use The Same Containment Strategies As Alzheimer's Facilities - Caitlin Johnstone ❤️ Collision Course: Why Electric Vehicles Will Not Save the Planet - Ashley Dawson, Left Voice ❤️ The Struggle Inside Senator Mitch McConnell's Brain - Ralph Nader, CounterPunch ❤️ This Week in Working: VA Workers and Teachers Unions - Hamilton Nolan, In These Times ❤️ ICIJ's Datashare platform to keep growing with new focus on collaboration - Soline Ledésert , ICIJ Top Videos: ❤️ People's History of West Virginia w/ Eleanor Goldfield (26:56) - On Contact with Chris Hedges, RT America ❤️ Teodrose Fikremariam joins The Convo Couch to talk Black Panthers (55:04) - The Convo Couch ❤️ WashPo 'Fact-Checker' Contradicts Own Paper To Smear Bernie Sanders (6:18) - David Doel, The Rational National ❤️ LIVE: AOC May Challenge Chuck Schumer For Senate Seat (1:18:54) - The Dive with Jackson Hinkle ❤️ "Suck It Up!" - Bloomberg To Public School Teachers w/ Leslie Lee III, Lady Bunny & Virgil Texas (5:31) - The Katie Halper Show Evening Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=209fc000-69a6-11eb-8105-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-evening-ed-02-07 Top Headlines: ❤️ “The Check Would Mean A Lot” - Andrew Perez & Walker Bragman, The Daily Poster ❤️ Will the Senate scrutinize Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden's apparent pay-for-play foreign policy arrangements? - Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone ❤️ The Journalistic Tattletale and Censorship Industry Suffers Several Well-Deserved Blows - Glenn Greenwald ❤️ Fracked waste spews from unused gas well in Ohio entering waterways and harming fish - Ashley Curtin, NationOfChange ❤️ Class Struggle in the Biden Era - Jimena Vergara & James Dennis Hoff, Left Voice Top Videos: ❤️ Lee Camp & Eleanor Goldfield Livestream - The Censorship Extravaganza! (47:20) - Moment of Clarity ❤️ Richard Wolff: How Capitalism Exploits You (5:27) - The Gravel Institute ❤️ Biden reduces US role in Saudi war on Yemen, but leaves room to continue crisis w/ Isa Blumi (36:09) - Push Back with Aaron Maté, the Grayzone ❤️ REVEALING the Unusual and Selective Prosecution of Craig Murray (8:39) - Taylor Hudak, AcTVism ❤️ Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Even Nuttier Than You Think (11:13) - David Doel, The Rational National Please help us grow by subscribing & giving us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting platform.
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Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Sunday, January 24th, 2021. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=4ca63be0-5e41-11eb-ae20-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-01-24 Top Headlines:
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Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Monday, January 18th, 2021. MLK Day, 2 days prior to Inauguration Day. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=3ab03f00-598a-11eb-aed6-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-01-18 Top Headlines:
The larger consequences of the assault on the Capitol and a new era of social and economic restructuring Chris Hedges is one of our nation’s most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and investigative journalists. He is also Presbyterian minister and a visiting university lecturer. For two decades Chris was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, having reported for The New York Times and other news outlets from over 50 countries. While at the Times, he received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. That same year he received Amnesty International’s Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Chris has authored many bestselling books. His most recent is “America: The Farewell Tour”, a deep on-the-ground account of America's accelerating economic, social and political decay and the nation's descent into fascism. Chris hosts the weekly TV program “On Contact,” with interviews prominent dissidents ignored by the media. It airs every Saturday on Russian TV at RT.com
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Welcome to the IndependentLeft.News Daily Headlines podcast for Sunday, January 10th, 2021. Early Edition - https://independentleft.news/?edition_id=02bfdc80-5341-11eb-a9a9-002590a5ba2d&utm_source=anchor&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=top-headlines-podcast&utm_content=ILN-Anchor-top-headlines-podcast-early-ed-01-10 Top Headlines:
Chris Hedges is a New York Times Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent who for two decades covered conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He returned to the United States to become a powerful social critic and critic of capitalism, and is the author of a dozen books, including War is a Force that Gives us Meaning; Death of the Liberal Class; and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. He is a columnist for Scheerpost and is the host of On Contact on RT America.
Welcome to MintCast -- an interview series featuring dissenting voices the establishment would rather silence -- with host Mnar Muhawesh Adley.Joe Biden may have won the presidential election, but his victory masks a deeper rot within the American political system, one where both parties have become servants to increasingly powerful corporations, Wall Street, and the military industrial complex. The Democratic Party, in particular, presents itself to the public as a symbol of social justice and peace, yet is increasingly beholden to powerful interests.Our guest today, Chris Hedges -- has for years argued that the Democratic Party sold its soul long ago and turned its back on the American people and that we Americans have been living through what he calls a “corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.” Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Balkans, and the Middle East, where he saw the bloody realities of the U.S. empire first hand. He hosts the show “On Contact” on RT and is the author of over a dozen books, the latest of which is “America: The Farewell Tour,” about the terminal decline of the United States. This program is 100 percent listener supported! You can join the hundreds of financial sponsors who make this show possible by becoming a member on our Patreon page. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify and SoundCloud. Please leave us a review and share this segment.Support the show (https://www.mintpressnews.com/donations/)
In an online speech delivered one week after the election, journalist Chris Hedges spoke about the much deeper forces of political and economic decay afflicting the US. This week's Project Censored Show contains Hedges' complete speech, titled "The Culture of Despair." Notes: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a foreign correspondent around the world. He hosts the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Death of the Liberal Class, and most recently, America: The Farewell Tour. Music-Break information: “The Truth Won't Fade Away” by Procol Harum
On today's episode I talk to writer Chris Hedges. Chris is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. In addition, he writes a weekly column for the online magazine Scheerpost and is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto and currently teaches college credit courses in the New Jersey prison system. (His column that we discuss in this episode can be found here!) This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Shane Stranahan and Jamarl Thomas discussed the headlines of the day, including the big news that Joe Biden has chosen California Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate. They also discussed topics such as the impact of COVID-19 on the UK economy, the latest updates on the explosion in Beirut, and the social/analytical tipping point the United States finds itself in.GUESTSAlexander Mercouris - Editor-in-Chief at TheDuran.com | Monarchy in the UKLaith Marouf - Award-winning Multimedia Producer and media policy/law consultant | Live From Beirut - Latest Explosion UpdatesChris Hedges - Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, author, and host of On Contact airing on RT America | The Deeper Issues Behind the ProtestsIn Jamarl's monologue, he discussed Kamala Harris many flaws as a vice presidential pick for Joe Biden. Then Shane and Jamarl were joined by Alexander Mercouris, who discussed the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the British economy, which has been one of the hardest hit countries. Alexander said the structure of the UK economy is a problem, and he sees an incredibly botched response from Johnson's government. They also discussed the general state of the United Kingdom and looked at the impact it is having on the coronavirus policy. They also discussed the state of the National Health Service.In the second hour, the hosts were joined by Laith Marouf, who discussed the very latest developments from Beirut after the massive explosion that rocked that city's port last week. They discussed the events that led up to the explosion, including a press conference the Prime Minister was set to give two days before the explosion. They also talked about the combustible materials that were being stored at the port. They discussed suspicions within the country that Lebanese officials may have been involved in the recent resignation of Lebanon's entire cabinet. They also looked at the historic factors that have led to Lebanon's governmental structure and talked about possible resolutions to the explosion, which he sees Israel playing a central part in.In the third hour, Jamarl and Shane were joined by Chris Hedges, who discussed the major economic problems that were facing many Americans prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, problems that he blames on previous Democrat administrations and cited examples of how Clinton era economic policies such as NAFTA were a betrayall to workers. While criticizing Donald Trump's nepotism and corruption, Hedges also pointed to similar problems with Joe Biden, including his son Hunter's $50,000 a month job with a Ukrainian energy company. They also raised the question as to who would want to be president right now given the problems facing whoever wins the 2020 election.
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses the criticism and censorship of Michael Moore's film Planet of the Humans with the director, Jeff Gibbs.
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan had a freewheeling discussion of the economic issues surrounding Covid-19, economics, and the nationwide protests.Guests:Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, Eagle Scout, Marine, libertarian'ish | Covid-10 EconomicsMark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Trump Retweets Max BlumenthalStephen Lendman - Author and Geopolitical Analyst | The Impending Economic CollapseChris Hedges -Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, author of 11 books and host of On Contact airing on RT America | The Deeper Issues Behind the ProtestsIn the first hour, Shane and Jamarl spoke with economist Mark Frost about the effect the coronavirus crisis had on the US economy and debated the cost benefit analysis of the economic problems caused by the lockdown.They also talked to international analyst Mark Sleboda about the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement on the world, the pressure that the European Union is putting on the UK post-Brexit, a scandal in the Belarusian election, and how Donald Trump ended up re-tweeting a liberal journalist Max Blumenthal.In the second hour, the hosts discussed more viewpoints from callers on the coronavirus update and welcomed writer Steven Lendman. They discussed the impending economic crisis for regular "Main Street" Americans and the lack of political leadership on stimulus. They also discussed whether police violence is a cause or symptom of a bigger problem.In the third hour, Shane and Jamarl talked to RT host and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges, who said that the real issues behind the nationwide protests go beyond just issues about policing and touch the nerve of deeper issues of inequality. Hedges also said he expects the police crackdown to get worse, not better.
On Contact with Joe Taylor: Penn Highlands DuBois administration and staff discuss the hospital's transition back to normal full-scale operations. They talk about the ability to perform elective surgeries and tests that may have been cancelled during the COVID-19 crisis. Contact with Joe Taylor is brought to you by Beaver Meadow Creamery.
This is a segment of episode #253 of Last Born In The Wilderness “The Paths To Reform Are Dead: Confronting The Myopic Ruling Elite w/ Chris Hedges.” Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/LBWhedges Read Chris Hedges’ article ‘The Treason of the Ruling Class’ at SheerPost: https://bit.ly/3cPEfw9 In this segment of my interview with award-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges, we discuss the unprecedented uprisings in the United States over the past few weeks, as addressed in his recent article published at SheerPost, ‘The Treason of the Ruling Class’: ‘“In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience,” Stokely Carmichael warned. And if your opponent is bereft of a conscience, then state violence is inevitably met with counter-violence. Tyranny takes the place of reform. The danger of widespread sectarian violence in America is now very real. There are three options: reform, which, given the decay in the American body politic, is impossible; revolution; or tyranny. The more things deteriorate, the more the elites feel threatened, the more brutal the police, the National Guard and the organs of state security will become. The longer the serfs defy their masters the more the populations in the jails and prisons, which are already the largest in the world, will swell.’ (https://bit.ly/3cPEfw9) Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. Until this month, he wrote a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig. He is the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show ‘On Contact.’ WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior
[Intro: 7:10 | Book: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr] In this episode, I speak with award-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges. We discuss the material conditions precipitating the unprecedented uprisings in the United States the past few weeks, as addressed in his recent article published at SheerPost, ‘The Treason of the Ruling Class’: ‘“In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience,” Stokely Carmichael warned. And if your opponent is bereft of a conscience, then state violence is inevitably met with counter-violence. Tyranny takes the place of reform. The danger of widespread sectarian violence in America is now very real. There are three options: reform, which, given the decay in the American body politic, is impossible; revolution; or tyranny. The more things deteriorate, the more the elites feel threatened, the more brutal the police, the National Guard and the organs of state security will become. The longer the serfs defy their masters the more the populations in the jails and prisons, which are already the largest in the world, will swell.’ (https://bit.ly/3cPEfw9) Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. Until this month, he wrote a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig. He is the host of the Emmy Award-nominated RT America show ‘On Contact.’ Episode Notes: - Read his article ‘The Treason of the Ruling Class’ at SheerPost: https://bit.ly/3cPEfw9 - Watch his show ‘On Contact’ on RT America: https://www.rt.com/shows/on-contact - Learn more about and purchase his numerous books: https://bit.ly/37pcBF6 - Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisLynnHedges - The song featured in this episode is “Hard Times Killing Floor Blues” by Skip James: https://youtu.be/mYALBzfY5QY WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior
Chris Hedges is one of our nation's most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and investigative journalists. He is also Presbyterian minister and a visiting university lecturer. For two decades Chris was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, having reported for The New York Times and other news outlets from over 50 countries. While at the Times, he received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. That same year he received Amnesty International's Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Chris has authored many bestselling books. His most recent is “America: The Farewell Tour”, a deep on-the-ground account of America's accelerating economic, social and political decay and the nation's descent into fascism. Chris hosts the weekly TV program “On Contact,” with interviews prominent dissidents ignored by the media. It airs every Saturday on Russian TV at RT.com
Guest: Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, West Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. He is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Chris Hedges is the author of several bestseller books such as American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. His latest is America: The Farewell Tour. The post Fund Drive Special: Chris Hedges on Covid-19 and the Collapse of American Capitalism appeared first on KPFA.
Chris Hedges is a columnist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor in the college degree program offered to New Jersey state prisoners by Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has written 12 books, including “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (2003) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His other notable books include: “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle” (2009), and his latest book is "America: The Farewell Tour" (2018). He also hosts the show, "On Contact," on RT America. Hedges spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. Much of that work was for the New York Times, where he stood up to the corporate media by resigning after receiving a formal reprimand from the newspaper for publicly denouncing the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq. Hedges holds a B.A. in English literature from Colgate University and a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University. Enjoy the show?! Please leave us a review right here. Contact us direct by email at fortressonahill@gmail.com Check out our t-shirt store on Spreadshirt.com Leave us a voicemail at 860-598-0570. Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our contributors today! - www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our honorary producers - Will Ahrens, Gage Counts, Fahim Shirazee, Henry Szamota, James O’Barr, Adam Bellows, Paul Appell, Julie Dupris, Thomas Benson, Lawrence Taylor, Janet Hanson, and the Statist Quo Podcast. Without you guys, we couldn't continue our work. Thank you so much!!! Not up for something recurring like Patreon, but want to give a couple bucks?! Visit Paypal.me/fortressonahill to contribute!! FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson, Danny Sjursen, and Keagan Miller. Intro / outro music "Fortress on a hill" written and performed by Clifton Hicks. Clifton's Bandcamp page; Clifton's Patreon page Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.
Charlie and Nicole discuss the newest Russia rumor, how terrible a person Mike Bloomberg is, and general election voting strategies. Please check out these independent media outlets to stay informed: Rising (with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti) https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising The Empire Files (with Abby Martin) http://theempirefiles.tv/ Useful Idiots https://www.youtube.com/user/RollingStone Push Back (with Aaron Maté) https://thegrayzone.com/pushback/ On Contact (with Chris Hedges) https://www.rt.com/shows/on-contact/ Redacted Tonight (with Lee Camp) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvaZ2RHEDrgKXz43gz7CbQ Democracy Now with Amy Goodman https://www.democracynow.org/ The Jimmy Dore Show https://jimmydorecomedy.com/ Secular Talk (with Kyle Kulinksy) https://www.youtube.com/user/SecularTalk The Young Turks https://tyt.com Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept) https://theintercept.com/staff/glenn-greenwald/ Caitlin Johnstone (Medium) https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone https://caitlinjohnstone.com/ Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/ Jacobin https://jacobinmag.com/ Real Progressives https://www.realprogressivesusa.com/ The Joe Rogan Experience https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQUP1qoWDoEbmsQxvdjxgQ
Israel has perfected Hasbara, "a form of propaganda aimed at an international audience...It is meant to influence the conversation in a way that positively portrays Israeli political moves and policies, including actions undertaken by Israel in the past. Often, Hasbara efforts include a negative portrayal of the Arabs and especially of Palestinians" (+972 Magazine). Chris Hedges on the RT program, "On Contact" talks to journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin and producer Mike Prysner about their new film Gaza Fights for Freedom which focuses on the Palestinian Great March of Return protests during which nearly 200 people were killed and 10,000 men, women and children were wounded ("approximately 1,200 patients will require long-term limb reconstruction"). Revealed in the documentary is the use of frangible or"exploding" bullets by the Israeli Defense Force that magnifies the damage done by a bullet wound. Reference WHTT posts: "Israel Shooting to Cripple and Maim," and "Israel Continues with its Shoot to Cripple & Maim Policy in Gaza."
Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Jared Leto - "Did I fall asleep? Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Mirah - "We don't have that sticker in this book" Meg Ryan - "It's off in the distance, it came into the room, it's here in the circle" - In the Cut Cliff Martinez - "Death Shall Have No Dominion" - Solaris Ken - "It's all so fleeting" In the Cut - "Street sounds" - In the Cut In the Cut - "Street sounds, footsteps" - In the Cut Ken - "We can't just create everything. We can leave a wake. (I hadn't told you lately.)" Mirah - "I don't want to get my hands dirty (I didn't want to get my mouth dirty)" Meg Ryan - "Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path" - In the Cut Jared Leto - "I think about how it was. It's all I have left. What do you see when you look at me? A grumpy old man who never answers questions? Who mixes everything up? Who's kept busy by getting his meals?" - Mr. Nobody [That's not me] Alan Watts - "You can slip into this state of consciousness. We're all masters. How do you grow each hair without thinking about it?" - The Nature of Consciousness [You are omnipotent.] Boards of Canada - "Collapse" - Tomorrow's Harvest Alan Watts - "Excerpt" - Out of Your Mind Jonathan Glazer - "What would be on the radio? It's not a choice. In fact, turn the radio on now and find out what's on the radio. Because that is what's on the radio." - Under the Skin interview Jared Leto - "Did I fall asleep?" - Mr. Nobody Patrick McGoohan - "One day you'll go too far, and I'll die and beat you all. I'm a prisoner, too." - The Prisoner, episode 9: Checkmate Bill Ehrhart - "Found ways of keeping your thoughts well within the environment you were in" Meg Ryan - "The stillwaters of your mouth under a frond of stars, under a thicket of kisses" - In the Cut Jared Leto - "Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody Boards of Canada - "Collapse" - Tomorrow's Harvest Olafur Arnalds - "30:55" - Eulogy for Evolution Vietnam interviews - "We were brought never to question authority. The gov't was right, policeman, mom and dad, anyone in authority knew what was best. Shouldn't I let my gov't know I think they're crazy?" Meg Ryan - "Thinking back over the course of my passion. Unafraid of the dark" - In the Cut Meg Ryan, sounds - "Street, siren, school bell" - In the Cut Vietnam interviews - "It's so obvious that the war is fixed around the dollar. Somebody's making money. That's why this war has been prolonged" Edd Kalehoff - "The Price is Right theme" - The Price is Right Jonathan Glazer - "Turn the radio on now, that's what should be on the radio. In fact, that sort of is what's on the radio" The Professor (Michael Pool) - "Tech support. No idea what a paperclip is" - The Audio Kitchen 8/20/2003 [RIP] Thatcher Keats - Rancho Thatchmo with Thatcher Keats 2/20/19 Boards of Canada - "?" - Tomorrow's Harvest 3-2-1 Contact - "I hate noise. I'm out here measuring some of the sounds we live with, and I'm telling you, they're pretty awful" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Meg Ryan - "Alone, the sedge has withered" - In the Cut Firefall - "Always" Jared Leto - "Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody 3-2-1 Contact - "This music's really beautiful, isn't it? Yeah" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet 3-2-1 Contact - "We hear so many different sounds" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet 3-2-1 Contact - "Being a rock musician caused the hearing loss (122 decibels)" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Thatcher Keats - "Baby's got it going on" - Rancho Thatchmo with Thatcher Keats 2/20/19 Louis Armstrong - "We Have All the Time in the World" [Loops] The Generational Divide - "Teachers, schools, slow using computers. It takes hours. Technology is uncomfortable instead of seamless and nice" Patrick McGoohan, George Coulouris - "Why do both sides look alike? Judge by attitudes." - The Prisoner, episode 9: Checkmate Jared Leto - "It's all I have left" In the Cut - "Train sounds, music" - In the Cut Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" In the Cut - "Street, car" - In the Cut 3-2-1 Contact - "Dangerous tool: I don't think it's such a great idea to overhear things. There are so many wonderful things to listen to in the world" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet [What would it be like to live in a silent world?] 3-2-1 Contact - "Hearing test: He's beginning to lose his hearing, from being a rock musician" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Louis Armstrong - "We Have All the Time in the World" [More loops] Ken - "We're almost over (competing to be doing not quite as well). Everything's going great" [Misunderstandings. Birth. Cancer. Sea of miscommunication. Mold at the bottom of the basket. The snow is beautiful.] Ken - "Identification (being recorded 4 different ways)" Gary Sullivan - "Kenzo will be turning 25 in 2 weeks. It's going to be a festive time" - Bodega Pop Live a few weeks ago Christian Vasseur - "un amour infini" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 3-2-1 Contact - "This music's really beautiful, isn't it? Yeah" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds - "Organic peanut butter" - Mother The Generational Divide - "Messaging, emailing each other, these little fun things...that makes sense" 3-2-1 Contact - "We're testing the right side now" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds - "Honey, there's no difference, it all comes from the same place. Yeah, but, I like the organic" - Mother Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" - Broken Ankles The Professor (Michael Pool) - "People trade MP3's, and other things on these networks" - The Audio Kitchen 8/20/2003 Moby - "Everloving" - Play Gma - "96 years old" - Last month, last recording Gma - "I don't like darkness (I hope you have a wonderful time tomorrow)" - Other recordings [Put the lamp on. It makes the room look nice. (with Garth Stevenson)] Gma - "Short" Gma twin - "This went on and on and on and on. I was so upset, you have no idea." [Did you put it in the refrigerator? That would be feasible.] Boards of Canada - "Collapse" Gma + twin - "Sharing clothing. I remember a gown I had, and I turned it into dresses for us. I didn't have a sewing machine." [What was the outfit we wore on the first day of junior high?] Christian Vasseur - "sinfonia" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Gma + twin - "We had to get the same clothes" The Generational Divide - "The structure of school is going to have to change" Ben Stiller, Noah Baumbach - "When I was younger, I was so invested in his grievances, his anger with the world" - The Meyerowitz Stories Christian Vasseur - "tous sur le pont" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Christian Vasseur - "Food Cook Mood" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Roger Dawson - "Sometimes the easy way is not the best way. The "I'm not suggesting" technique (Track 6)" - Secrets of Power Persuasion Alan Watts - "Nothing really happens unless it's in the newspaper. "It's too bad there wasn't a tape recorder"" - Being Aware of Awareness Bill Ehrhart - "The questions themselves were too ugly to ask. You just want to back out quietly and walk away. I did not have the full deck of cards before I could make sense of what I had seen." - Vietnam interview Arthur B. Rubinstein - "History Lesson" - WarGames Bill Ehrhart - "I gave those people every reason to hate me" - Vietnam interview Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Wax Audio - "Happy Xmas (War is Over) w/George W. Bush & John Lennon" - Cut, Paste and Run Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay David Weinstein - "A surprise sound collage, Kenzo's historical vaults are 7 thousand gazillion samples deep" - Ridgewood Radio from some weeks ago Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" - Broken Ankles Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Alan Watts - "Purposely arrange and discipline in accordance with foresight and words and systems of symbols and accountancy" [Once you start thinking about things, you worry if you've thought enough] Bill Ehrhart - "You found ways of keeping your thoughts well within the environment that you were dealing with" - Vietnam interviews Jonathan Glazer - "Person making anything being completely attached and on other hand unattached. It's all in orbit all the time" - Under the Skin interview Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Ralph Nader - "Ambassador was utterly disruptive rather than diplomatic. We need 1% of the people to take control congress" - On Contact with Chris Hedges Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Christian Vasseur - "le voyage extraordinaire" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Christian Vasseur - "prelude d'un autre temps I" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Vietnam interviews - "The only people who benefit from our tax laws are the very wealthy or the very poor" The Outfield - "Say It Isn't So loops" - Play Deep [Tell me I'm the only one. Without you I can't go on.] Gary Wright - "Dream Weaver" - The Dream Weaver Cliff Martinez - "Death Shall Have No Dominion" - Solaris Mirah - "The apple? You can have two snails." Ken - "What happened was...my friend died. Overlapping obsessions. Beaconing out his helpful ways. Boldly share your thing. You have to do it." [I have a lot of stuff. (with Cliff Martinez, then Garth Stevenson)] Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Arthur B. Rubinstein - "History Lesson" - WarGames [Not in archive] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/89948
Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Jared Leto - "Did I fall asleep? Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Mirah - "We don't have that sticker in this book" Meg Ryan - "It's off in the distance, it came into the room, it's here in the circle" - In the Cut Cliff Martinez - "Death Shall Have No Dominion" - Solaris Ken - "It's all so fleeting" In the Cut - "Street sounds" - In the Cut In the Cut - "Street sounds, footsteps" - In the Cut Ken - "We can't just create everything. We can leave a wake. (I hadn't told you lately.)" Mirah - "I don't want to get my hands dirty (I didn't want to get my mouth dirty)" Meg Ryan - "Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path" - In the Cut Jared Leto - "I think about how it was. It's all I have left. What do you see when you look at me? A grumpy old man who never answers questions? Who mixes everything up? Who's kept busy by getting his meals?" - Mr. Nobody [That's not me] Alan Watts - "You can slip into this state of consciousness. We're all masters. How do you grow each hair without thinking about it?" - The Nature of Consciousness [You are omnipotent.] Boards of Canada - "Collapse" - Tomorrow's Harvest Alan Watts - "Excerpt" - Out of Your Mind Jonathan Glazer - "What would be on the radio? It's not a choice. In fact, turn the radio on now and find out what's on the radio. Because that is what's on the radio." - Under the Skin interview Jared Leto - "Did I fall asleep?" - Mr. Nobody Patrick McGoohan - "One day you'll go too far, and I'll die and beat you all. I'm a prisoner, too." - The Prisoner, episode 9: Checkmate Bill Ehrhart - "Found ways of keeping your thoughts well within the environment you were in" Meg Ryan - "The stillwaters of your mouth under a frond of stars, under a thicket of kisses" - In the Cut Jared Leto - "Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody Boards of Canada - "Collapse" - Tomorrow's Harvest Olafur Arnalds - "30:55" - Eulogy for Evolution Vietnam interviews - "We were brought never to question authority. The gov't was right, policeman, mom and dad, anyone in authority knew what was best. Shouldn't I let my gov't know I think they're crazy?" Meg Ryan - "Thinking back over the course of my passion. Unafraid of the dark" - In the Cut Meg Ryan, sounds - "Street, siren, school bell" - In the Cut Vietnam interviews - "It's so obvious that the war is fixed around the dollar. Somebody's making money. That's why this war has been prolonged" Edd Kalehoff - "The Price is Right theme" - The Price is Right Jonathan Glazer - "Turn the radio on now, that's what should be on the radio. In fact, that sort of is what's on the radio" The Professor (Michael Pool) - "Tech support. No idea what a paperclip is" - The Audio Kitchen 8/20/2003 [RIP] Thatcher Keats - Rancho Thatchmo with Thatcher Keats 2/20/19 Boards of Canada - "?" - Tomorrow's Harvest 3-2-1 Contact - "I hate noise. I'm out here measuring some of the sounds we live with, and I'm telling you, they're pretty awful" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Meg Ryan - "Alone, the sedge has withered" - In the Cut Firefall - "Always" Jared Leto - "Sometimes I don't sleep" - Mr. Nobody 3-2-1 Contact - "This music's really beautiful, isn't it? Yeah" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet 3-2-1 Contact - "We hear so many different sounds" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet 3-2-1 Contact - "Being a rock musician caused the hearing loss (122 decibels)" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Thatcher Keats - "Baby's got it going on" - Rancho Thatchmo with Thatcher Keats 2/20/19 Louis Armstrong - "We Have All the Time in the World" [Loops] The Generational Divide - "Teachers, schools, slow using computers. It takes hours. Technology is uncomfortable instead of seamless and nice" Patrick McGoohan, George Coulouris - "Why do both sides look alike? Judge by attitudes." - The Prisoner, episode 9: Checkmate Jared Leto - "It's all I have left" In the Cut - "Train sounds, music" - In the Cut Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" In the Cut - "Street, car" - In the Cut 3-2-1 Contact - "Dangerous tool: I don't think it's such a great idea to overhear things. There are so many wonderful things to listen to in the world" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet [What would it be like to live in a silent world?] 3-2-1 Contact - "Hearing test: He's beginning to lose his hearing, from being a rock musician" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Louis Armstrong - "We Have All the Time in the World" [More loops] Ken - "We're almost over (competing to be doing not quite as well). Everything's going great" [Misunderstandings. Birth. Cancer. Sea of miscommunication. Mold at the bottom of the basket. The snow is beautiful.] Ken - "Identification (being recorded 4 different ways)" Gary Sullivan - "Kenzo will be turning 25 in 2 weeks. It's going to be a festive time" - Bodega Pop Live a few weeks ago Christian Vasseur - "un amour infini" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 3-2-1 Contact - "This music's really beautiful, isn't it? Yeah" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds - "Organic peanut butter" - Mother The Generational Divide - "Messaging, emailing each other, these little fun things...that makes sense" 3-2-1 Contact - "We're testing the right side now" - Episode 2: Noisy/Quiet Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds - "Honey, there's no difference, it all comes from the same place. Yeah, but, I like the organic" - Mother Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" - Broken Ankles The Professor (Michael Pool) - "People trade MP3's, and other things on these networks" - The Audio Kitchen 8/20/2003 Moby - "Everloving" - Play Gma - "96 years old" - Last month, last recording Gma - "I don't like darkness (I hope you have a wonderful time tomorrow)" - Other recordings [Put the lamp on. It makes the room look nice. (with Garth Stevenson)] Gma - "Short" Gma twin - "This went on and on and on and on. I was so upset, you have no idea." [Did you put it in the refrigerator? That would be feasible.] Boards of Canada - "Collapse" Gma + twin - "Sharing clothing. I remember a gown I had, and I turned it into dresses for us. I didn't have a sewing machine." [What was the outfit we wore on the first day of junior high?] Christian Vasseur - "sinfonia" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Gma + twin - "We had to get the same clothes" The Generational Divide - "The structure of school is going to have to change" Ben Stiller, Noah Baumbach - "When I was younger, I was so invested in his grievances, his anger with the world" - The Meyerowitz Stories Christian Vasseur - "tous sur le pont" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Christian Vasseur - "Food Cook Mood" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Roger Dawson - "Sometimes the easy way is not the best way. The "I'm not suggesting" technique (Track 6)" - Secrets of Power Persuasion Alan Watts - "Nothing really happens unless it's in the newspaper. "It's too bad there wasn't a tape recorder"" - Being Aware of Awareness Bill Ehrhart - "The questions themselves were too ugly to ask. You just want to back out quietly and walk away. I did not have the full deck of cards before I could make sense of what I had seen." - Vietnam interview Arthur B. Rubinstein - "History Lesson" - WarGames Bill Ehrhart - "I gave those people every reason to hate me" - Vietnam interview Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Wax Audio - "Happy Xmas (War is Over) w/George W. Bush & John Lennon" - Cut, Paste and Run Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay David Weinstein - "A surprise sound collage, Kenzo's historical vaults are 7 thousand gazillion samples deep" - Ridgewood Radio from some weeks ago Girl Talk - "Broken Ankles Intro" - Broken Ankles Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Alan Watts - "Purposely arrange and discipline in accordance with foresight and words and systems of symbols and accountancy" [Once you start thinking about things, you worry if you've thought enough] Bill Ehrhart - "You found ways of keeping your thoughts well within the environment that you were dealing with" - Vietnam interviews Jonathan Glazer - "Person making anything being completely attached and on other hand unattached. It's all in orbit all the time" - Under the Skin interview Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Ralph Nader - "Ambassador was utterly disruptive rather than diplomatic. We need 1% of the people to take control congress" - On Contact with Chris Hedges Dexy's Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen loops" - Too-Rye-Ay Christian Vasseur - "le voyage extraordinaire" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Christian Vasseur - "prelude d'un autre temps I" - A La Limite Du Present vol 3 of 3 Vietnam interviews - "The only people who benefit from our tax laws are the very wealthy or the very poor" The Outfield - "Say It Isn't So loops" - Play Deep [Tell me I'm the only one. Without you I can't go on.] Gary Wright - "Dream Weaver" - The Dream Weaver Cliff Martinez - "Death Shall Have No Dominion" - Solaris Mirah - "The apple? You can have two snails." Ken - "What happened was...my friend died. Overlapping obsessions. Beaconing out his helpful ways. Boldly share your thing. You have to do it." [I have a lot of stuff. (with Cliff Martinez, then Garth Stevenson)] Garth Stevenson - "The Southern Sea" - Flying Arthur B. Rubinstein - "History Lesson" - WarGames [Not in archive] http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/89948
John Shuck speaks with Chris Hedges about his book, "America the Farewell Tour" Chris Hedges wants us to face the reality that our society is unraveling. He speaks with John Shuck about his latest book. In his latest book, America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges shows how the effects of America's decline and decay affects its citizenry. As America sinks further into poverty and despotism, and as corporations and the military-industrial-media complex pirate the remaining assets of a nation that has lost its industry save weapons manufacturing, human beings suffer from gambling addiction, hatred, and violence in the streets. Hedges announces a spiritual call to resist.Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig out of Los Angeles and is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He currently teaches college credit courses in the New Jersey prison system.
All too often our conversations around the consolidation of wealth and power in America blindly fixate on the politics of the Right and Trump as the anti-hero archetype. We must deepen our analyses and rethink our movements beyond the two-party divide in order to truly understand and hold accountable the sociopolitical and economic forces that have brought us to such crisis. This week, we are honored to be speak with journalist and author Chris Hedges who guides us through the history and inner workings of neoliberalism, the rise of corporate capitalism, and our descent into fascism. Chris Hedges is a Truthdig columnist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a New York Times best-selling author, a professor in the college degree program offered to New Jersey state prisoners by Rutgers University, and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has written 12 books, including the New York Times best-seller “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” (2012), which he co-authored with the cartoonist Joe Sacco. His book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (2003) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and has sold over 400,000 copies. He writes a weekly column for the website Truthdig and hosts a show, “On Contact,” on RT America. Hedges spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He has reported from more than 50 countries during his work for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years. Among other topics, Ayana and Chris discuss wealth inequality, deindustrialization and the rise of the gig economy, the birth of fascism and Christian fundamentalism, and the fusion of corporate and government power under the reigning umbrella of the security state. Candidly reflecting on his own experiences, Chris implores us to rise up in our power and defend our agency through civil disobedience and mass resistance; from within the political ferment and our resounding rejection of these toxic systems, may we articulate the people’s vision of freedom and set a new path forward. Music by Charlie Parr
How do we keep ourselves from losing faith in our country? Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges took Town Hall’s stage for a provocative examination of America in crisis—in the form of his book America: The Farewell Tour. America, says Hedges, is convulsed by an array of pathologies that have arisen out of a profound malaise of hopelessness. These have resulted in an epidemic of diseases of despair and a civil society that has ceased to function. Hedges asserted that the opioid crisis, the rise of magical thinking, the celebration of sadism, and a host of other ills are the physical manifestations of a society ravaged by corporate pillage and a failed democracy. Join Hedges for a sobering discussion of the changing landscape of our country—and a poignant cry from communities across America that seeks to jolt us out of complacency while there is still time. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig out of Los Angeles and is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show “On Contact.” He is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. Recorded live at Seattle University by Town Hall Seattle on Monday, October 8, 2018.
In his latest book, America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges shows how the effects of America's decline and decay affects its citizenry. As America sinks further into poverty and despotism, and as corporations and the military-industrial-media complex pirate the remaining assets of a nation that has lost its industry save weapons manufacturing, human beings suffer from gambling addiction, hatred, and violence in the streets. Hedges announces a spiritual call to resist.Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig out of Los Angeles and is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He currently teaches college credit courses in the New Jersey prison system.
In his latest book, America: The Farewell Tour, Chris Hedges shows how the effects of America’s decline and decay affects its citizenry. As America sinks further into poverty and despotism, and as corporations and the military-industrial-media complex pirate the remaining assets of a nation that has lost its industry save weapons manufacturing, human beings suffer from gambling addiction, hatred, and violence in the streets. Hedges announces a spiritual call to resist. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig out of Los Angeles and is host of the Emmy Award–winning RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He currently teaches college credit courses in the New Jersey prison system.
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