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  • The Triumph of Death

    Chris Hedges - Jun 19th 2022 1:04pm EDT

    The Four Horsemen — by Mr. Fish Subscribe now It is hard to be sanguine about the future. The breakdown of the ecosystem is well documented. So is the refusal of the global ruling elite to pursue measures that might mitigate the devastation. We accelerate the extraction of fossil fuels, wallow in profligate consumption, including […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Vijay Prashad Featuring Bonus Content

    Chris Hedges - Jun 17th 2022 3:35pm EDT

    Subscribe now The rise of neofascist movements across the globe differs from the fascist movements of the 20th century. Fascism in the last century arose to break radical worker’s movements, many organized by the Communist Party. That was the point of Mussolini and Hitler. But the current neofascists, figures such as Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Vijay Prashad

    Chris Hedges - Jun 15th 2022 4:56pm EDT

    Subscribe now The rise of neofascist movements across the globe differs from the fascist movements of the 20th century. Fascism in the last century arose to break radical worker’s movements, many organized by the Communist Party. That was the point of Mussolini and Hitler. But the current neofascists, figures such as Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil […]

  • Watch: “America’s Gun Fetish”

    Chris Hedges - Jun 14th 2022 6:27pm EDT

    Subscribe now A video created by Sustainable Human and Chris Hedges. Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. Like many boys in rural America, I was fascinated by guns, although I disliked hunting. Two decades as a reporter in war zones, however, resulted in a deep aversion to weapons. I saw what they did […]

  • Listen to this article: “Society of Spectacle”

    Chris Hedges - Jun 14th 2022 5:22pm EDT

    Narrated by Eunice Wong Text originally published 06/12/2002 Subscribe now The Puppet Master – Mr. Fish The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, whose first of six televised hearings began last Thursday, is spectacle replacing politics. There is nothing substantially new in the accusations. The committee lacks prosecutorial power. […]

  • Society of Spectacle

    Chris Hedges - Jun 12th 2022 3:29pm EDT

    The Puppet Master – Mr. Fish Subscribe now The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, whose first of six televised hearings began last Thursday, is spectacle replacing politics. There is nothing substantially new in the accusations. The committee lacks prosecutorial power. No charges have been filed by Attorney General […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Show: The Long Road Home, Part 2

    Chris Hedges - Jun 10th 2022 2:06pm EDT

    Subscribe now Welcome to the Chris Hedges Report. Today in Part Two of The Long Road Home we look at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem and setting goals and the difficult process of even being granted parole. We begin […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podast: The Long Road Home, Part 2

    Chris Hedges - Jun 8th 2022 8:30pm EDT

    Subscribe now Welcome to the Chris Hedges Report. Today in Part Two of The Long Road Home we look at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem and setting goals and the difficult process of even being granted parole. We begin […]

  • Listen to this Article: “America’s Gun Fetish”

    Chris Hedges - Jun 5th 2022 7:34pm EDT

    Narrated by Eunice Wong Text originally published 06/05/2022 Subscribe now “White Light/White Heat” – Mr. Fish Subscribe now Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had been a master sergeant in the army, had a small arsenal in his house in Mechanic Falls, Maine. He gave me a 2020 bolt action […]

  • America’s Gun Fetish

    Chris Hedges - Jun 5th 2022 1:43pm EDT

    “White Light/White Heat” – by Mr. Fish Subscribe now Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had been a master sergeant in the army, had a small arsenal in his house in Mechanic Falls, Maine. He gave me a 2020 bolt action Springfield rifle when I was 7. By the time […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Show: The Long Road Home, Part 1

    Chris Hedges - Jun 3rd 2022 5:00pm EDT

    Subscribe now Welcome to the Chris Hedges Report. The United States has 25 percent of the world’s prison population, some 2.3 million people, most of whom are poor, although it represents less than 5 percent of the global population. Its prisons are notorious for their violence, overcrowding and human rights abuses, including the widespread use […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podast: A Long Road Home, Part 1

    Chris Hedges - Jun 1st 2022 4:44pm EDT

    Subscribe now Welcome to the Chris Hedges Report. The United States has 25 percent of the world’s prison population, some 2.3 million people, most of whom are poor, although it represents less than 5 percent of the global population. Its prisons are notorious for their violence, overcrowding and human rights abuses, including the widespread use […]

  • How to Defeat the Billionaire Class

    Chris Hedges - May 29th 2022 3:35pm EDT

    How to Defeat the Billionaire Class – Mr. Fish Subscribe now Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and the Socialist Alternative (SA) party have, for nearly a decade, waged one of the most effective battles against the city’s moneyed elites. She and the SA have adopted a series of unorthodox methods to fight the ruling oligarchs […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Kshama Sawant Featuring Bonus Content

    Chris Hedges - May 27th 2022 2:41pm EDT

    In December Socialist Alternative leader and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeated a well-funded campaign by the city’s business community to remove her in a recall vote. Since being elected to office in 2013 Sawant and her socialist party have been locked in a bitter battle against the city’s moneyed elites, which has poured hundreds […]

  • Listen to This Article: “No Way Out But War”

    Chris Hedges - May 26th 2022 8:51am EDT

    Subscribe now Narrated by Eunice Wong Text originally published 05/22/2022 No Guts No Glory – by Mr. Fish The United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine illustrates, is trapped in the death spiral of unchecked militarism. No high speed trains. No universal health care. No viable […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Kshama Sawant

    Chris Hedges - May 25th 2022 4:36pm EDT

    In December Socialist Alternative leader and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeated a well-funded campaign by the city’s business community to remove her in a recall vote. Since being elected to office in 2013 Sawant and her socialist party have been locked in a bitter battle against the city’s moneyed elites, which has poured hundreds […]

  • No Way Out but War

    Chris Hedges - May 22nd 2022 4:08pm EDT

    “No Guts No Glory” by Mr. Fish Subscribe now The United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine illustrates, is trapped in the death spiral of unchecked militarism. No high speed trains. No universal health care. No viable Covid relief program. No respite from 8.3 percent inflation. […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with V (formerly known as Eve Ensler) Featuring Bonus Content

    Chris Hedges - May 21st 2022 7:53pm EDT

    TRANSCRIPT Chris Hedges: The leaked majority draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health which suggests the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, returning the question of abortion to the States, is part of a broader assault against women. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an estimated 30% increase in violent attacks against […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Tony-award winning playwright, author, and activist, V, formerly known as Eve Ensler

    Chris Hedges - May 18th 2022 10:15am EDT

    Subscribe now The leaked majority draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which suggests the Supreme Court is be poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, returning the question of abortion to the states, is part of a broader assault against women. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen an estimated 30 percent increase in violent attacks […]

  • Listen to This Article: “The Israeli Execution of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh”

    Chris Hedges - May 16th 2022 7:04pm EDT

    Narrated by Eunice Wong Text originally published 05/15/2022 Subscribe now Shireen Abu Akleh, the Al Jazeera reporter with more than two decades of experience covering armed conflicts, knew the protocol. She and other reporters remained last Wednesday in the open, clearly visible to Israeli snipers about 650 feet away in a building. Her flak jacket […]

  • The Israeli Execution of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

    Chris Hedges - May 15th 2022 4:25pm EDT

    Subscribe now Shireen Abu Akleh, the Al Jazeera reporter with more than two decades of experience covering armed conflicts, knew the protocol. She and other reporters remained last Wednesday in the open, clearly visible to Israeli snipers about 650 feet away in a building. Her flak jacket and helmet were emblazoned with the word “PRESS.” […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Andrew Bacevich Featuring Bonus Content

    Chris Hedges - May 13th 2022 7:28pm EDT

    Subscribe now The war in Ukraine, stoked in part by NATO expansion beyond the borders of a unified German, violating promises made to Moscow at the end of the Cold War, now looks set to become a lengthy war of attrition, one funded and backed by an increasingly bellicose United States. Secretary of Defense Lloyd […]

  • The Chris Hedges Report Podcast with Andrew Bacevich

    Chris Hedges - May 12th 2022 4:03pm EDT

    Subscribe now The war in Ukraine, stoked in part by NATO expansion beyond the borders of a unified German, violating promises made to Moscow at the end of the Cold War, now looks set to become a lengthy war of attrition, one funded and backed by an increasingly bellicose United States. Secretary of Defense Lloyd […]

  • Listen to this Article: “Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism”

    Chris Hedges - May 9th 2022 4:48pm EDT

    “With this Ring” – by Mr. Fish Subscribe now Narrated by Eunice Wong Text originally published 05/8/2022 The Democratic Party – which had 50 years to write Roe v Wade into law with Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in full control of the White House and Congress at the inception of their presidencies […]

  • Jesus, Endless War, and the Rise of American Fascism

    Chris Hedges - May 8th 2022 1:34pm EDT

    Mr. Fish — “With this Ring” Subscribe now The Democratic Party – which had 50 years to write Roe v Wade into law with Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama in full control of the White House and Congress at the inception of their presidencies – is banking its electoral strategy around the expected […]