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On Contact: Corporate assault on US Postal Service
Chris Hedges discusses the corporate assault against the US Postal Service with author Christopher W. Shaw. The corporate seizure of public utilities and privatization of schools is part of a broad assault to turn government assets into assets that...
Jan 21, 2022 05:52
On Contact: Outlier – Jimmy Carter
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the legacy of the Carter administration with his biographer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Kai Bird. Jimmy Carter, America’s 39th president, who served one term from 1977 to 1981 before being defeated by...
Jan 16, 2022 06:22
We’re on the verge of '70s-like revolution – Saxo Bank chief investment officer
As 2021 draws to a close, futurists, political scientists, and economists are all competing in wild guesses about what the next year has in store for us. We talked to Steen Jakobsen, chief investment officer at Saxo Bank....
Dec 17, 2021 06:19
On Contact: The Debacle in Afghanistan
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the debacle in Afghanistan with Danny Sjursen, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, former US Army major and author. He is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and later as an Army captain in...
Aug 27, 2021 07:27
On Contact: Securing democracy with Glenn Greenwald
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to the US journalist Glenn Greenwald about how his reporting exposed the corruption that is rife among Brazil’s political, judicial, and economic elite. Greenwald was able to show, through a trove of...
Apr 18, 2021 07:02
On Contact: American economic illusion
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses with the economist Richard Wolff the nearly $5 trillion being allocated by the Biden administration for Covid-19 relief and infrastructure projects. YouTube channel: On Contact Follow us on...
Apr 11, 2021 06:53
On Contact: America's secret government
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the rise of America's secret government with journalist and author David Talbot. David Talbot's book is ‘The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret...
Mar 21, 2021 06:26
On Contact: Wrecking the left
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to journalist Diana Johnstone about the betrayal of the left with its historical role as the champion of social justice and peace now replaced with the boutique activism of identity politics, political...
Dec 13, 2020 06:41
Richard Stallman: You can get arrested without a reason
The last few months have put data protection back in the spotlight. During a crisis of this kind, do we have to choose between safety and privacy? We talked about this with Richard Stallman, digital privacy activist and the founder of the Free...
Sep 25, 2020 06:02
If production and consumption continue as now, we’ll bury our planet – ‘father of marketing’
Consumerism – culture and lifestyle for some, a religion for many. But 2020 has changed things. As part of the Synergy Online Forum organised by the Synergy Business School, we’ve talked about this with renowned economist and...
Sep 4, 2020 06:05