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Days of Revolt: Season 1
August 3, 2015
20 Episodes
Overview
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Episodes
20
1
The Black Prophetic Tradition
Aug 3, 2015
Chris Hedges sits down with Cornell West.
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2
The Betrayal by the Black Elite
Aug 10, 2015
In this episode of Days of Revolt host Chris Hedges continues his conversation with Dr. Cornel West to discuss the way in which the black prophetic tradition has been supplanted by black elitism and individualism.
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The Long Distance Revolutionary
Aug 17, 2015
In this episode of Days of Revolt, Hedges sits down with founder of the People’s Organization for Progress Larry Hamm to dissect periods of American resistance, and explain how shifts in political climate have and will shape new modes of community organizing.
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4
State Violence and Counter-Violence
Aug 24, 2015
In this episode, host Chris Hedges sits down with former Black Panther Eddie Conway and former member of the Black Liberation Army Ojore Lutalo to discuss their roles in the radical movements in the 1960s and early 1970s, and the state's use of violence to crush them.
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5
The Revolutionary, Caged
Aug 31, 2015
Chris Hedges continues his conversation with two black revolutionaries and former political prisoners, Eddie Conway and Ojore Lutalo, to discuss their resistance within the prison system.
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6
The Making of Global Capitalism
Sep 7, 2015
Chris Hedges sits down with author and professor Leo Panitch to discuss how global imperialism and capitalism are upheld by economic and cultural forces, and debate the roles of ignorance, myth, and malevolence in the perpetuation of systems of inequality.
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7
We're All Greeks Now
Sep 14, 2015
Chris Hedges continues his conversation on global neoliberalism with Leo Panitch, where they examine the possibilities for revolutionary change in Greece in the face of imposed austerity and political suppression.
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8
Israel's War on Children
Sep 21, 2015
Chris Hedges sits down with author and activist Laila el-Haddad to discuss the psychological repression of Gaza's youth by Israeli state violence and occupation.
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9
ISIS, the New Israel
Sep 28, 2015
Chris Hedges and Sabah Alnasseri discuss how US foreign policy and class struggle created the conditions for the rise of ISIS, and compare ISIS’s colonialist strategies to those of the Israeli independence movement in Palestine.
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10
The Revolutionary Age
Oct 5, 2015
Chris Hedges and Sabah Alnasseri dissect the genesis of political revolutions in the Middle East, and discuss the role of religion and the reasons for the increased prevalence of fundamentalism.
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11
The 51-Day War
Oct 12, 2015
Chris Hedges interviews Max Blumenthal about his latest book and the brutal tactics used by the Israeli state in attempt to suppress Palestinian resistance.
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12
Prostitution
Oct 19, 2015
Chris Hedges speaks with author and former prostitute Rachel Moran about the violence and disempowerment inherent in prostitution.
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13
Neoliberalism as Utopianism
Oct 26, 2015
Chris Hedges and author John Ralston Saul discuss neoliberalism as an ideology, the breakdown of that ideology, and what comes next.
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14
The Corporate Coup d'etat with Ralph Nader
Nov 3, 2015
Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader trace the advancement of corporate control in the US political system.
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15
The Death of Electoral Politics
Nov 13, 2015
Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader analyze Bernie Sanders’ campaign, and the role of the two-party system in shutting out third parties.
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16
The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in History
Nov 16, 2015
Chris Hedges and organizer Kevin Zeese break down the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and detail the upcoming demonstrations organized against it.
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17
Militarizing Education
Nov 23, 2015
Chris Hedges discusses the militarization of higher education institutions with journalist Alexa O'Brien to uncover the trail of money and influence from the national security state to college programs.
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18
The Whoredom of the Left
Nov 30, 2015
Chris Hedges and anti-prostitution advocates Lee Lakeman and Alice Lee discuss the Left’s absence in confronting male violence against women, and the role of colonialism in perpetuating prostitution.
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19
The Revolution Will Be Local
Dec 7, 2015
Chris Hedges speaks with attorney Thomas Linzey and activist Mark Clatterbuck about the grassroots movements rising up against the fracking industry, and the legislative and direct action necessary to resist corporate power in the absence of a true democratic system.
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20
The Militarism of U.S. Diplomacy
Dec 14, 2015
Chris Hedges and author Vijay Prashad trace the acceleration of U.S. militarism since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and discuss the consequences of U.S. domination over global affairs.
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