Chris Hedges
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Days of Revolt
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Episode 12015-08-03
The Black Prophetic Tradition
Chris Hedges sits down with Cornell West.
Episode 22015-08-10
The Betrayal by the Black Elite
In this episode of Days of Revolt host Chris Hedges continues his conversation with Dr. Cornel West to discuss the way in which the black prophetic tradition has been supplanted by black elitism and individualism.
Episode 32015-08-17
The Long Distance Revolutionary
In this episode of Days of Revolt, Hedges sits down with founder of the People’s Organization for Progress Larry Hamm to dissect periods of American resistance, and explain how shifts in political climate have and will shape new modes of community organizing.
Episode 42015-08-24
State Violence and Counter-Violence
In this episode, host Chris Hedges sits down with former Black Panther Eddie Conway and former member of the Black Liberation Army Ojore Lutalo to discuss their roles in the radical movements in the 1960s and early 1970s, and the state's use of violence to crush them.
Episode 52015-08-31
The Revolutionary, Caged
Chris Hedges continues his conversation with two black revolutionaries and former political prisoners, Eddie Conway and Ojore Lutalo, to discuss their resistance within the prison system.
Episode 62015-09-07
The Making of Global Capitalism
Chris Hedges sits down with author and professor Leo Panitch to discuss how global imperialism and capitalism are upheld by economic and cultural forces, and debate the roles of ignorance, myth, and malevolence in the perpetuation of systems of inequality.
Episode 72015-09-14
We're All Greeks Now
Chris Hedges continues his conversation on global neoliberalism with Leo Panitch, where they examine the possibilities for revolutionary change in Greece in the face of imposed austerity and political suppression.
Episode 82015-09-21
Israel's War on Children
Chris Hedges sits down with author and activist Laila el-Haddad to discuss the psychological repression of Gaza's youth by Israeli state violence and occupation.
Episode 92015-09-28
ISIS, the New Israel
Chris Hedges and Sabah Alnasseri discuss how US foreign policy and class struggle created the conditions for the rise of ISIS, and compare ISIS’s colonialist strategies to those of the Israeli independence movement in Palestine.
Episode 102015-10-05
The Revolutionary Age
Chris Hedges and Sabah Alnasseri dissect the genesis of political revolutions in the Middle East, and discuss the role of religion and the reasons for the increased prevalence of fundamentalism.
Episode 112015-10-12
The 51-Day War
Chris Hedges interviews Max Blumenthal about his latest book and the brutal tactics used by the Israeli state in attempt to suppress Palestinian resistance.
Episode 122015-10-19
Prostitution
Chris Hedges speaks with author and former prostitute Rachel Moran about the violence and disempowerment inherent in prostitution.
Episode 132015-10-26
Neoliberalism as Utopianism
Chris Hedges and author John Ralston Saul discuss neoliberalism as an ideology, the breakdown of that ideology, and what comes next.
Episode 142015-11-03
The Corporate Coup d'etat with Ralph Nader
Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader trace the advancement of corporate control in the US political system.
Episode 152015-11-13
The Death of Electoral Politics
Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader analyze Bernie Sanders’ campaign, and the role of the two-party system in shutting out third parties.
Episode 162015-11-16
The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in History
Chris Hedges and organizer Kevin Zeese break down the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and detail the upcoming demonstrations organized against it.
Episode 172015-11-23
Militarizing Education
Chris Hedges discusses the militarization of higher education institutions with journalist Alexa O'Brien to uncover the trail of money and influence from the national security state to college programs.
Episode 182015-11-30
The Whoredom of the Left
Chris Hedges and anti-prostitution advocates Lee Lakeman and Alice Lee discuss the Left’s absence in confronting male violence against women, and the role of colonialism in perpetuating prostitution.
Episode 192015-12-07
The Revolution Will Be Local
Chris Hedges speaks with attorney Thomas Linzey and activist Mark Clatterbuck about the grassroots movements rising up against the fracking industry, and the legislative and direct action necessary to resist corporate power in the absence of a true democratic system.
Episode 202015-12-14
The Militarism of U.S. Diplomacy
Chris Hedges and author Vijay Prashad trace the acceleration of U.S. militarism since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and discuss the consequences of U.S. domination over global affairs.