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July 16, 2017
Eugene Debs and the Kingdom of Evil
The socialist leader understood that working within the system is useless, that justice and economic equality will be achieved only by overthrowing the capitalist elites.
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Noam Chomsky to Chris Hedges: ‘Everywhere You Look, There’s Public Subsidy’ (Video)
July 9, 2017
Eating Our Way to Disease
The animal agriculture industry knows its products are harming us, but it, along with the medical and drug industries, is making billions from illnesses caused by our diet.
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The Medicaid Threat That Isn’t Getting Much Attention
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Could Chimps’ Food Help Us Cure Human Diseases?
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Trump’s Health Care and the Politics of Disposability
July 5, 2017
Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the U.S. Became an Oligarchy That Makes War on the Middle Class
In the first part of a two-part conversation, the renowned intellectuals discuss the shift in the U.S. and U.K. in the late 1970s towards neoliberalism, an ideology that “claims it’s increasing freedom [while] it’s actually increasing tyranny.”
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July 2, 2017 The Battle Over What It Means to Be Female
July 2, 2017
The Battle Over What It Means to Be Female
The gender-identity debate pits the trans narrative against radical feminists who insist that those born female require unique legal protection and physical spaces where they can fight against oppression and for equality.
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In Sickness and in Health
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Is the Supreme Court Killing Secularism?
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After a Rape: Helping Survivors Heal, Part II
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After a Rape: Getting Through a Maze, Part I
June 24, 2017
Chris Hedges and Christian Parenti on the Deep-Reaching Ramifications of Climate Change (Video)
The Truthdig columnist and “On Contact” host discusses heightened global conflict due to climate change with author and professor Christian Parenti (pictured).
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June 24, 2017 Natural Gas Can’t Help Curb Climate Change
June 18, 2017
We Can’t Fight Climate Change if We Keep Lying to Ourselves
It is only when we face the bleak future before us that we can begin to use the words “hope” and “resistance.”
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Trauma Inflicted on Children in the War on Terror Is Clouding Global Society’s Future
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10 Percent of U.S. Electricity Came From Wind and Solar in March—a First
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Oliver Stone Hopes ‘The Putin Interviews’ Can Ease U.S.-Russia Relations
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States and Industries Face Increasing Legal Actions on Climate Change
June 11, 2017
The Age of Anger
Many among the billions of humans cast aside by modernity, denied access to the prosperity, freedom and stability enjoyed by global elites, have risen in fury to extract vengeance against those who betrayed them.
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What the U.S. Can Learn from the U.K. Election and Jeremy Corbyn
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Giant Public Subsidy to Developers and Investors
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Chris Hedges and Cartoonist Joe Sacco on Religious Extremism and Hate Crimes in the U.S. (Video)
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Impeach the U.S. Constitution
June 10, 2017
Chris Hedges and Cartoonist Joe Sacco on Religious Extremism and Hate Crimes in the U.S. (Video)
The Truthdig columnist and the Portland-based illustrator and journalist discussed hate crimes, religious extremism and opposition to fascism, as well as Hedges’ “CAGED” project.
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June 9, 2017 Chris Hedges on How to Create Effective Resistance to Fascism (Video)
June 9, 2017
Chris Hedges on How to Create Effective Resistance to Fascism (Video)
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, drawing on history and his own experience, outlines how to effectively oppose the Trump regime.
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June 9, 2017 ‘Lear,’ Not ‘1984,’ Defines the Trump Era
June 6, 2017
Chris Hedges on the Life of a True Revolutionary (Video)
What does it take to resist? The Truthdig columnist explained at a Veterans for Peace anti-war demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day.
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June 6, 2017 Chris Hedges and Activist Larry Hamm Discuss the Plight of Black America (Video)
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