Chris Hedges — Executive Producer

Episodes 37

The Black Prophetic Tradition

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August 3, 2015
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Chris Hedges sits down with Cornell West.

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The Betrayal by the Black Elite

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August 10, 2015
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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

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August 17, 2015
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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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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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The Revolutionary, Caged

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August 31, 2015
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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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The Making of Global Capitalism

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September 7, 2015
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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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We're All Greeks Now

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September 14, 2015
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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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Israel's War on Children

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September 21, 2015
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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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ISIS, the New Israel

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September 28, 2015
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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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The Revolutionary Age

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October 5, 2015
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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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The 51-Day War

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October 12, 2015
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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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Prostitution

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October 19, 2015
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Chris Hedges speaks with author and former prostitute Rachel Moran about the violence and disempowerment inherent in prostitution.

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Neoliberalism as Utopianism

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October 26, 2015
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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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Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader trace the advancement of corporate control in the US political system.

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The Death of Electoral Politics

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November 13, 2015
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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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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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Militarizing Education

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November 23, 2015
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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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The Whoredom of the Left

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November 30, 2015
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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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The Revolution Will Be Local

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December 7, 2015
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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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The Militarism of U.S. Diplomacy

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Season Finale
December 14, 2015
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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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America's Death Squads

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January 4, 2016
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Chris Hedges and investigative journalist Allan Nairn break down the mechanics of U.S. intervention across the globe, and the consequences still unraveling today.

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The New Black Militants

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January 11, 2016
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Chris Hedges sits down with two activists from Ferguson’s Hands Up United, Rika Tyler and T-Dubb-O, to discuss the oppression of Black people in and around Ferguson, and the importance of international solidarity in the fight for racial justice.

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All Life is Sacred

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January 17, 2016
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Chris Hedges sits down with legal scholar, animal rights activist and longtime vegan, Gary Francione. Francione begins by unpacking criticisms of the vegan movement, specifically addressing the structures of power that control the means of food production and access. He defends veganism from a moral standpoint, and explains how violence against animals is merely one form of violence inflicted by humans.

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The Death of the American City

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January 24, 2016
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Chris Hedges speaks with two esteemed labor activists from Detroit about the desperation caused by industrial decline and deregulation, especially amongst Black people, and attest to the necessity and inevitability of revolt under such conditions.

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The Suicide of the Liberal Church

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January 31, 2016
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Chris Hedges speaks with two Union Theological Seminary student-activists about their fight against the school's plans to sell property to luxury condo developers and further gentrify Harlem.

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Company Town

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February 5, 2016
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Chris Hedges discusses the corporate takeover of Salinas, CA by a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, and the ways in which a radical city councilman and a civil rights attorney have been able to fight against it.

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The Problem

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February 16, 2016
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Chris Hedges and Green Party candidate Jill Stein diagnose the problems plaguing US politics, highlighting the dysfunction of a two-party system dominated by corporate interests.

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The Solution

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February 22, 2016
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Chris Hedges and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein lay out the solutions to issues like economic inequality and climate change, and explain the need for sustained civil disobedience and a unified grassroots movement.

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Sacrifice Zones

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February 29, 2016
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Chris Hedges and two Native American activists discuss the violation of land and lives of Indigenous peoples, particularly the decades of open-pit uranium mining that is responsible for spreading nuclear contaminants across the continent today.

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The New Mexican Revolution

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March 8, 2016
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Chris Hedges interviews two activists from Mexico who explain the effects of US-imposed neoliberalism on Mexico, and their demands for a new constitution.

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Mr. Fish

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March 14, 2016
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Chris Hedges and political cartoonist Dwayne “Mr. Fish” Booth discuss the use of art to speak truth to systems of power in an age of corporate domination of information.

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How We Got to Junk Economics

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March 21, 2016
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Chris Hedges interviews Michael Hudson, UMKC economics professor and author of Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy. In the first half of their conversation, Hedges and Hudson trace the history of classical economics and explore Marx’s interpretation of capitalism as exploitation.

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Junk Economics and the Future

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March 28, 2016
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Chris Hedges continues his discussion with UMKC economics professor Michael Hudson on his new book Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy. Hedges and Hudson expose the liberal class’ allegiance to the predatory creditors on Wall Street and their indifference to real economic justice.

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Chris Hedges interviews two veterans of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They lament the brutality of the American military presence, which they say creates the conditions for terrorism and fuels attacks in places like Brussels. They also speak out about the painful struggle of coping with PTSD, and the alienation faced by many soldiers when they come home.

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Letting Go of the World

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April 18, 2016
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Chris Hedges interviews documentary filmmaker Josh Fox, who directed the new film “How to Let Go of the World”. The two discuss the catastrophe of climate change, and the role of art and culture in helping us embrace what climate can’t change.

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Coping with Reality

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April 24, 2016
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Chris Hedges interviews climate change activist Tim DeChristopher about the deadly failure of industrial world to confront the effects of climate change. The two discuss how climate change has, and continues to trigger social tension and injustice, and the necessary ethical response on the part of humanity as a whole.

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The Assault of the Animal Agriculture Industry

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Season Finale
May 3, 2016
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In this episode of Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges interviews co-directors Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn on their film “Conspiracy: The Sustainability Secret”. Together they discuss the extraordinary impact that the animal agriculture industry has on accelerating climate change and environmental degradation, and explain the surprising silence on the part of environmental groups.

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