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On Contact: Sacrificing American writers
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the literary scene today and its parallels to the Great Depression, with author Jason Boog. This is not a good time in America to be a writer. The printing and traditional publishing sector has shed over 134,000...
Dec 3, 2021 07:15
Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 1
In part one of a two-part interview, journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses the saga of trauma and transformation in an American prison as chronicled in journalist Chris Hedges’ new book, ‘Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American...
Oct 15, 2021 06:46
On Contact: The age of manufactured ignorance
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the age of manufactured ignorance with the scholar Professor Henry A. Giroux.Education, Giroux writes, has increasingly become a tool of domination as right-wing pedagogical apparatuses controlled by the...
Sep 10, 2021 07:54
On Contact: Realities of war
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the realities of war, its appeal for young men and its destruction of them, with Salar Abdoh, novelist and essayist. Abdoh's new novel, 'Out of Mesopotamia', considered one of a handful of great modern...
Feb 28, 2021 07:39
On Contact: Chevron vs. Donziger
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Steven Donziger about the reach of corporate power. Donziger battled corporate oil giant Chevron over environmental pollution and destruction in Ecuador and won a settlement of $9.5 billion for indigenous...
Sep 6, 2020 09:21
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
UK alternative media with Kerry-Anne Mendoza
Host Chris Hedges talks to Kerry-Anne Mendoza, editor-in-chief of the Canary. Created just five years ago, the alternative socialist website is financed by subscribers and advertisers with 3.5 million monthly viewers. It has been accused of being...
Jul 21, 2019 06:51
I saw people levitating – anthropologist
As long as humans can remember, we have been trying to push the boundaries of our own nature. Even now, everywhere from South America to Siberia, people are embarking on a spiritual journey. Is this all just an enduring fantasy? We talked to the man...
Dec 28, 2018 06:28
Saudi Exports Wahhabism & Twitter Turns to NATO Think Tank for Censorship
Anya Parampil reports on comments from President Trump, promising “severe” consequences against Saudi Arabia if the Kingdom is found to have murdered missing writer Jamal Khashoggi. Anya then explains what the mainstream media has missed...
Oct 19, 2018 21:07
John Bolton, warmongering in White House & UN independent expert on EU political prisoners (E594)
In this episode, we investigate John Bolton and whether he has the ear of the president to start World War III, with Institute for Policy Studies fellow Phyllis Bennis. We ask UN Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable...
Mar 28, 2018 10:13