Chris Hedges: The Rule of Idiots
In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality.
In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality.
Professor Orlando Reade joins Chris Hedges to to examine the influence of 'Paradise Lost’ on revolutionary thinkers, and to grapple with the moral grey area that exists in revolutions.
Chris Hedges and novelist Eiren Caffall discuss the importance of Moby Dick, and American culture's reluctance to face death and resist greed.
Chris Hedges talks to Professor Joan Scott about the late Amy Kaplan's cultural analysis of the US and Israel's mythological shared history and how it has manufactured consent for Israel's…
A bankrupt liberal class, by signing on for the Zionist witch hunt against supposed antisemites and refusing to condemn Israel for its genocide, provided the bullets to its executioners.
Chris Hedges and Gabor Maté, introduced by award-winning journalist Aaron Maté, discuss the "moral issue of our time," Gaza.
Author Eiren Caffall joins Chris Hedges to discuss her novel and memoir, and the consequences of a society unable to accept its own mortality.
The genocide in Gaza is not an anomaly. It illustrates something fundamental about human nature and is a terrifying harbinger of where the world is headed.
Chris Hedges speaks with Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, about his new book, "Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Frontlines Battling Abusive Governments."
The corporate coup d'état and collapse of American democracy began long before Trump. He is simply snuffing out what remains.
By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. Richard Barnard, Sarah Wilkinson, Asa Winstanley and Richard Medhurst. These are some…
By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report Dr. Norman Finkelstein breaks down Israel’s history of utilizing American media cycles to carry out abhorrent war crimes “when the cameras are…
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa's harrowing experiences treating patients in Gaza undoubtedly show that Israel's "war" on Gaza is not a conflict with Hamas—but a full throated attack on the civilian population.
Prof. Richard Wolff describes the chaotic, unpredictable and desperate nature of Trump's tariff policies.
Prof. Richard Wolff breaks down the relatively unknown deal that took place between Europe and the United States to crush communism, and its collapse today.