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The Trump movement is turning America fascist w/Jeff Sharlet | The Chris Hedges Report
Jeff Sharlet has spent two decades covering the intersection of extreme Christian nationalism and the far-right. In his new book, Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, he gives snapshots of a country rapidly devolving into a Christian fascism state. He captures the rage, the despair, the dislocation, the alienation, the aesthetic of violence, and the magical thinking that are the foundations of all fascist…
Chris Christie confronts fan at baseball game
“He started calling me a tough guy,” said Brad Joseph, the man Gov. Christie confronted.
America's trauma epidemic w/Dr. Judith Herman | The Chris Hedges Report
Violence is ubiquitous in American life, and so is the trauma that follows in its wake. From the domestic sphere to the public sphere, interpersonal violence, particularly of a sexual nature, is all-too-common in the US. How does the resulting trauma manifest, and how does this trauma shape everything from our personal relationships to our politics? Specialist Dr. Judith Lewis Herman joins The Chris Hedges…
Poverty in America is by design w/Matthew Desmond | The Chris Hedges Report
Some 50 million people in the United States live in poverty today—and over 108 million people survive on less than $55,000 a year. Despite having the largest economy on earth, poverty in the US is often grinding and brutal. From millions who live without running water or reliable power, to countless children who experience food insecurity and homelessness. The data on poverty only becomes exacerbated…
Transcript: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on "Face the Nation," June 11, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu that aired on “Face the Nation” on June 11, 2023.
Harriet Tubman and the battle for America's symbols w/Clarence Lusane | The Chris Hedges Report
The debate over America’s symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place…