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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: Dying for an iPhone
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Professor Jenny Chan about the people in China who make iPhones, iPads and Kindles, driving the huge profits of two of the world’s most powerful companies – Foxconn, the world’s largest...
Jun 13, 2021 06:29
On contact: Economic & political collapse of USA
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the economic and political collapse of the American empire with economist Professor Rick D. Wolff. Wolff’s new book, ‘The Sickness is the System – When Capitalism Fails to Save Us...
Sep 13, 2020 11:25
On Contact: Trump & the ‘permanent lie’
Chris Hedges talks to Mark Green, former New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner and Public Advocate, about the "permanent lie" used by US President Donald Trump to cancel out reality. Mark Green is co-author, with Ralph Nader, of "Fake...
Jun 7, 2020 06:26
Covid-19 has made shaking hands a symbol of ‘You’re an idiot’ – Google’s top-rated futurist
During times when it’s hard to say what next week will bring, one thing is certain – the world has changed. What will it be like after the Covid-19 pandemic? We talked about this with Google’s top-rated futurist, founder and...
Apr 17, 2020 06:04
On Contact: Criminalization of rap with author Erik Nielson
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to author and associate professor, Erik Nielson, about the criminalization of rap. Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis co-authored 'Rap on Trial – Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America.' The groundbreaking...
Mar 22, 2020 07:59
We're feeding our hopes, dreams and desires into computer screens for likes – artist and innovator
Time is running out for us to handle the environmental disarray we've created. Artist, innovator and creative thinker, Daan Roosegaarde, is convinced there's a way out – we simply need to design it. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Mar 6, 2020 05:58
On Contact: Poisoned drinking water with Seth Siegel
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to author Seth Siegel about his new book Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink. Siegel explains how our drinking water got contaminated, what the US government does and doesn’t...
Feb 2, 2020 07:19
On Contact: History of the Factory with Joshua Freeman
Journalist Chris Hedges talks to Joshua Freeman, Professor History at City University of New York, about his book ‘Behemoth: The History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World’. While the US has deindustrialized its economy...
Nov 3, 2019 07:00
The American way of DEATH!
Our species has a 100-percent mortality rate. Even though we'd rather not think about planning our own farewell, or the final tribute to a loved one, we are consumers in the crosshairs of the funeral industrial complex. Gail Rubin, whose registered...
Feb 23, 2019 08:43