Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges on the State of the American Empire
On this week’s “On Contact,” host Chris Hedges talks to Professor Noam Chomsky, the pioneering linguist, prolific author of numerous seminal political works, about the state of the American Empire.…
Global Report: The Richest Have Already Recouped Pandemic Losses, While Poorest Billions Will Need a Decade to Do the Same
On the opening day of the World Economic Forum, new study shows the 1,000 wealthiest people recovered completely in just nine months while the world’s poorest are likely to take…
Who’s Really Controlling Trump’s Impeachment
Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.
Everywhere You Look, American Empire Is Crumbling
If you need proof that the last superpower, our very own empire, is indeed crumbling, consider the year we’ve just lived through, not to mention the first few weeks of…
Jonathan Alter: Did Carter Trick the Soviets Into Invading Afghanistan? (Pt 2)
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play. You can also listen to Part 1 of this interview with Jonathan Alter here. When the Carter presidency comes up,…
The Rise and Fall of the ‘Steele Dossier’
Russiagate is truly a case study in mass hysteria and media credulity.
Lee Camp: Top 10 Executive Actions Biden Could Do But Won’t
The new president could take executive action on many of the largest problems within the United States, right away, on his own.
The New Domestic War on Terror is Coming
No speculation is needed. Those who wield power are demanding it. The only question is how much opposition they will encounter.
President Biden Must Now Put an End to ‘Centrism’
There is no middle ground between lies and facts. There is no midrange between democracy and fascism.
Don’t Let President Biden ‘Make Us the Dupes of Our Hopes’
More than being a time of hope—or fatalism—the inauguration of President Joe Biden should be a time of skeptical realism and determination.
The Electoral College Must Go
It's long since time to end this legacy of slavery and racism which insures some votes are worth far more than others.
Glenn Greenwald on the Biden Administration and Expanding Censorship
On this week’s “On Contact,” Chris Hedges talks to Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald about the incoming Biden administration and what it will mean for a country in crisis, ravaged…
There Was Nothing Corporate-Friendly About Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the anniversary of the civil rights hero's birth, it's worth recalling his words on corporate service, charity, and truth-telling action.
Hedges: Why They Hate Us
Book excerpt explores the rupturing of social bonds, despair and rage that come from being cast aside by the ruling elites and that define the deep animus of the radical…