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On Contact: Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 2
In the second of a two-part interview, journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges the role of race and poverty in mass incarceration, as chronicled in Hedges’ new book, ‘Our Class:...
Oct 17, 2021 07:27
On Contact: Inverted totalitarianism
Chris Hedges discusses the work of political philosopher Sheldon Wolin with Professor Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, a student of Wolin’s. Wolin, who died in 2015, is our most important contemporary political theorist, one...
Sep 12, 2021 06:15
On Contact: A Different Kind of War
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the plight of everyday people victimized by the hardships of life in Mexico and Central America with author and journalist J. Malcolm Garcia. His new book is ‘A Different Kind of War: Uneasy...
Aug 22, 2021 07:48
On Contact: State of American Empire
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Professor Noam Chomsky, the pioneering linguist and prolific author of numerous seminal political works, about the state of the American Empire. Professor Chomsky is the author of over 100 books,...
Jan 24, 2021 06:59
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
On Contact: The end of public education with Noliwe Rooks
Chris Hedges talks to Cornell University Professor Noliwe Rooks about how America’s public education system, under successive administrations, continues to be segregated along racial lines, and what is taught is often shaped by business goals...
Apr 19, 2020 06:48
On Contact: Activism with the Kings Bay Plowshares 7
Chris Hedges talks to New York Catholic Workers Martha Hennessy and Carmen Trotta about breaking into the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base to charge the US government with crimes against peace on April 4, 2018. The peace activists, known as...
Oct 27, 2019 06:51
‘Yellow Vests’ are already in power in Italy – ex-interim PM
Conflict is shaping up between Italy and Brussels over the budget and fears of recession. Who should be worried? We spoke with Carlo Cottarelli, Italy’s former interim prime minister and former head of the IMF. Follow @SophieCo_RT Sophie...
Feb 4, 2019 07:24
Too hard to build future with unpredictable partners like US – ex-French PM
With Trump facing off with Europe over trade and diplomacy, the transatlantic unity of the West seems to be cracking. Can the row between the historic allies go further? We asked Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the former prime minister of France. Follow...
Jul 2, 2018 06:36
Brussels sees threat to democracy everywhere liberals don’t win – Hungarian foreign minister
The EU doesn’t know how to deal with its member Hungary, where the strong prime minister, Orban, dares to defy Brussels’ vision for the future. How will Hungary hold up under pressure and how will this dispute shape the EU? We talked to...
Jun 1, 2018 06:50