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March 15, 2017
Chris Hedges: If We Do Not Stop Corporate Power, We Will Never Dismantle Fascism (Video)

In a recent speech, the Truthdig columnist says “resistance must also be accompanied by an alternative vision of a socialist, anti-capitalist society.”
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
March 19, 2017 The First Brick in the Wall

Chris Hedges: The Enemy Is Not Donald Trump or Steve Bannon—It Is Corporate Power (Video)

In a recent speech, the Truthdig columnist says “resistance must also be accompanied by an alternative vision of a socialist, anti-capitalist society.”
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
March 15, 2017 Frightbart

March 13, 2017
Chris Hedges and Poet Linh Dinh on the ‘Irrevocable Decline of the American Empire’ (Video)

The U.S. is a poor country, and Americans “refuse to see that,” Dinh (pictured on right) argues in a conversation with the Truthdig columnist during a new episode of “On Contact.”
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
March 12, 2017 The Dance of Death

March 12, 2017
The Dance of Death

Falling civilizations embrace what Freud calls the death instinct. They are dominated by oligarchic elites, imbeciles, narcissists and con artists who, on the way down, feed us fantasies and steal as much as they can.
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Chris Hedges Discusses Resistance in the Age of Trump With Kevin Zeese (Video)
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Donald Trump’s Greatest Allies Are the Liberal Elites
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Is ‘Christianized Fascism’ the Biggest Threat We Face Under Trump? (Video)
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Chris Hedges and Theater Director JoAnne Akalaitis Lament the State’s Assault on the Arts (Video)

March 7, 2017
Chris Hedges Discusses Resistance in the Age of Trump With Kevin Zeese (Video)

In a new episode of “On Contact,” the Truthdig columnist (pictured left) explores successful protest strategies with the activist and attorney.
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
March 7, 2017 Al Franken Slams Jeff Sessions’ ‘Insulting’ Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee

March 5, 2017
Donald Trump’s Greatest Allies Are the Liberal Elites

The moral bankruptcy of the liberal class, which despite the staggering election defeat is unable or unwilling to engage in genuine self-reflection, ensures the steady march toward an American fascism.
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‘Cries From Syria’ Carries Heart-Rending Stories From the Civil War
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These Five Trump Cabinet Members Made False Statements to Congress
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Three Possible Reasons for Trump’s Latest Obama Rant

February 28, 2017
Is ‘Christianized Fascism’ the Biggest Threat We Face Under Trump? (Video)

“I think that the Christian right is a far more dangerous movement than the alt-right,” says Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges.
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
February 28, 2017 Joint Address

Chris Hedges and Theater Director JoAnne Akalaitis Lament the State’s Assault on the Arts (Video)

Akalaitis tells the host of “On Contact” that lack of public support for the theater means we’ve lost “the soul of a society.”
January 11, 2006 Site Preferences
February 28, 2017 Joint Address

February 26, 2017
The Return of American Race Laws

The campaign to deport millions is a first step toward the clash of civilizations that the white supremacists in the White House believe is inevitable at home and abroad.
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White House Power Player Jared Kushner Is Keeping Parts of His Real Estate Empire
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How to Be Both a Political Activist and a Consumer Activist (Video)
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Spurned Reporters Should Dump Trump Briefings and Turn to Investigative Journalism
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How David Horowitz and Fellow Conservative Intellectuals Were Conned by Trump

February 19, 2017
James Baldwin and the Meaning of Whiteness

At this frightening moment in American history—with a racist in the White House and amid rising levels of racial hatred—there is no more important writer than Baldwin.
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Lawmakers Feel the Heat as Resistance Ignites in Town Hall Meetings

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