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Reality Asserts Itself - Chris Hedges

Reality Asserts Itself - Chris Hedges

August 11, 2013:

 

Chris Hedges: Why I support The Real News Network  

 

  July 24, 13
 
Chris Hedges Answers Questions from Viewers - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt7  
Pt 7 of 7. On the final episode of Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges answers questions like: "Do you believe the US or Israel will attack Iran?" and "Is there any hope for Bradley Manning?"

 

  November 18, 13
 
As a Socialist, I Have No Voice in the Mainstream - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt6  
Pt 6 of 7. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges says an effective movement that defies power will have to be disciplined and articulate what a vision of socialism might look like

 

  November 18, 13
 
The Liberal Elite has Betrayed the People They Claim to Defend - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt5  
Pt 5 of 7. On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges says The Democratic Party used to watch out for the interests of labor and even for the poor. But that all changed under Bill Clinton. Although Clinton, like Obama, continues to speak in that feel-your-pain language of traditional liberalism, they've completely betrayed the very people that they purport to represent and defend.

 

  November 18, 13
 
"America is a Tinderbox" - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt4  
Pt 4 of 7. On Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay asks Chris Hedges if the American Left bears responsibility for the weakness of the mass movement; Hedges says the gravest mistake of the left is not articulating a viable vision of socialism

 

  November 18, 13
 
We Must Grasp Reality to Build Effective Resistance - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt3  
Pt 3 of 7. In the continuation of Paul Jay's Reality Asserts Itself interview with Chris Hedges, they discuss the fantasy that we can have everything we want and the reality of the grave dangers facing us

 

  November 18, 13
 
Journalism Should Be About Truth, Not Career - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt2  
Pt 2 of 7. On Reality Asserts Itself, Chris Hedges tells Paul Jay about his criticism of the Iraq War and the events that led to him leaving the New York Times - "great reporters care about truth more than they do about news"

 

  November 18, 13
 
Urban Poverty in America Made Me Question Everything - Chris Hedges on Reality Asserts Itself pt1  
Pt 1 of 7. Launching a new show "Reality Asserts Itself", Paul Jay interviews author, journalist and activist Chris Hedges about the formative experiences that shaped his world view

 

  November 18, 13
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