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On Contact: Struggle against industrial agriculture
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the struggle against industrial agriculture with author Daniel J. O’Connell. The San Joaquin Valley in California is the most agriculturally productive farmland in the United States, but it is also plagued...
Nov 19, 2021 07:04
On Contact: The corporatization of science
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the corporatization and corruption of American science with the author Clifford D. Conner. Science in the United States almost exclusively serves the interests of corporate and military power. Science historian...
Sep 5, 2021 06:16
On Contact: Pandemic 2
On the show this week, in the second of a two-part interview, Chris Hedges continues his discussion with philosopher Slavoj Zizek about the social, political and psychological consequences of prolonged lockdowns and social distancing, as well...
Jul 16, 2021 08:09
Bitcoin's only use is to hold on to it and hope – economist
The cryptocurrency craze is promising to bring about a new financial revolution while critics argue whether this gamble is worthwhile. We talk about this with Peter Schiff, stockbroker, chief economist and global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital....
Mar 12, 2021 06:16
The brain doesn’t distinguish between false and genuine memories – cognitive psychologist
Our memories help shape who we are. But what if they’re not essentially ours? Can they be false? We talked to Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, a cognitive psychologist and an expert on human memory. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Feb 5, 2021 07:09
Life possible on Pluto – NASA's mission head
More than five years ago, humanity managed to glimpse into the farthest corner of our solar system, Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. We asked Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist, astronaut and head of NASA's Pluto mission what wonderful discoveries still...
Dec 11, 2020 07:26
On Contact: Ecosocialism with Victor Wallis
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to writer, teacher and activist Victor Wallis about the prospect and need for ecosocialism. Wallis’ book is entitled ‘Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism’....
May 24, 2020 08:37
On Contact: Paris Uprising, May 1968
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to author and translator, Mitch Abidor, about the student uprising in Paris in May 1968. Mitch Abidor’s book is entitled ‘May Made Me – An Oral History of the 1968 Uprising in...
May 17, 2020 07:43
On Contact: A people’s history of the USA with Ray Suarez
Chris Hedges discusses the importance of historian Howard Zinn for a fuller understanding of American history, with journalist Ray Suarez, author of ‘Truth has a Power of its Own: A Conversation about A People’s History with Howard...
Jan 26, 2020 07:28
Libya doesn’t need help from NATO – ex-deputy PM of Libya
The turmoil in Libya has been dragged into a second month already, with all diplomatic efforts fruitless in getting military strongman Khalifa Haftar and the government in Tripoli to negotiate. What does the future hold for the war-torn country? We...
May 20, 2019 06:47