The IDF’s War Crimes Are a Perfect Reflection of Israeli Society
Miko Peled, author and former member of IDF Special Forces, explains how Israel indoctrinates its citizens in anti-Palestinian racism from the cradle to the grave.
Israel Cannot Be a Colonial Power and a Democracy
Israeli historian Ilan Pappé reframes ‘the only democracy in the Middle East’ as a colonizing force that is inherently undemocratic due to its necessary subjugation of Palestinians.
The Chris Hedges Report: The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will Be Used Against All of Us
As Antony Loewenstein explains, Palestine has been a testing ground for repressive technologies exported around the world, from spy software to killer drones.
The Chris Hedges Report: The War on Palestine Has Gone on for Over 100 Years
Historian Rashid Khalidi reframes the ‘Israel-Palestine Conflict’ in light of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and beyond, breaking down the myth of an ancient and eternal Jewish-Arab antagonism.
Chris Hedges Report: Zionist Anti-Palestine Censorship Is Surging w/ Dylan Saba
Dylan Saba, an attorney with Palestine Legal, on the censorship of those who defend Palestinian rights and condemn Israel's genocide in Gaza.
How Liberal Comedians Became Lap Dogs for the Establishment
By Chris Hedges / The Real News Network The fusion of politics, news, and entertainment has given prominence to comics like Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Bill Maher,…
The Chris Hedges Report: Remembering Staughton Lynd’s Life of Defiance
Alice Lynd and Luke Stewart recall the life of historian, lawyer, and activist Staughton Lynd, whose writings and speeches on the Vietnam War were recently published in a collection called…
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Twitter Files’ Journalist Matt Taibbi Claims IRS and FBI Retaliation
Ever since his ‘Twitter Files’ revelations exposed censorship collusion between social media giants and the FBI-led Foreign Influence Task Force, the journalist has found himself under IRS investigation.
Chris Hedges Report: The ‘Stop Cop City’ Domestic Terror Charges Echo Past Repression of Environmental Activists
The use of domestic terrorism charges against the environmental and animal liberation movements set important precedents for the repression Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ movement faces today.
Extinction Rebellion’s Roger Hallam: It’s not the climate, it’s the system | The Chris Hedges Report
By Chris Hedges / Real News Network Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a “final warning” to drastically cut…
The Chris Hedges Report: Photographer Lori Grinker’s Portraits Don’t Just Capture Her Subjects—They Capture History
From Iraq War veterans to a young Mike Tyson and her own brother’s battle with AIDS, Grinker’s photographs open a window from the personal into the political.
The Chris Hedges Report: COVID-19 Proved Workers, Not the Bosses, Make the World Run
Maximillian Alvarez discusses his most recent book on so-called ‘essential workers’ at the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ‘The Work of Living’, with Chris Hedges.
Shakespeare and the Politics of the 21st Century | The Chris Hedges Report
Nearly five centuries later, the social and political considerations of Shakespeare's oeuvre continue to offer insights pertinent to our times.
The Chris Hedges Report: Julian Assange and the US Government’s War on Whistleblowers
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to stand trial this year. His case is emblematic of how far the US government will go to hide the truth.
The Chris Hedges Report: Mickey Huff & Nolan Higden on the Disappearance of Democratic Debate and Dialogue in America
By Chris Hedges Democratic debate and dialogue have all but vanished in the United States. There is widespread censorship imposed by social media platforms, private corporations about which we know…