Chris Hedges: Corporate Totalitarianism: The End Game

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Ed Mays

Published on Oct 9, 2018

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Pirate TV welcomes back Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges for the 6th time. In his current book, America: The Farewell Tour, Hedges, takes a close look at the array of pathologies that have arisen out of a profound malaise of hopelessness as the society disintegrates due to the "slow moving [corporate] Coup d'état" instituted by the ruling classes in the '70s in reaction to the activist movements and reforms of the '60s. This disintegration has resulted in an epidemic of diseases of despair and a civil society that has ceased to function. Hedges asserts that the opioid crisis, the rise of magical thinking, the celebration of sadism, and a host of other ills are the physical manifestations of a society ravaged by corporate pillage and a failed democracy. Join Hedges for a sobering discussion of the changing landscape of our country—and a poignant cry from communities across America that seeks to jolt us out of complacency while there is still time. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig out of Los Angeles and is host of the Emmy Award­–winning RT America show “On Contact.” He is the author of the bestsellers American Fascists, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. Thanks to Town Hall Seattle, Seattle University & Third Place Books Recorded 10/8/18 Pirate TV is a 58 minute weekly TV show that provides the book talk and lecture content for Free Speech TV. Pirate TV challenges the Media Blockade, bringing you independent voices, information and programming unavailable on the Corporate Sponsor-Ship. These posts are for YouTube and are usually longer than the broadcast versions. You will notice that I don't monetize my videos. I'm irritated by constant interruptions as I'm sure are you. If you would like to pitch in to support this work, consider a donation: http://www.edmaysproductions.net/pira...

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Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)k w k w 3 months ago Media is owned by corporations, and government is owned by corporations. We are a corporatocracy. 207 REPLY View 27 replies Hank Stalica Hank Stalica 3 months ago "I don't fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists." 496 REPLY View 85 replies Janet Lynch Janet Lynch 3 months ago (edited) Thank you, Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, and Richard Wolffe...the few voices of reason. 267 REPLY View 41 replies B A B A 3 months ago Where I'm at, almost no one interacts with each other.. 99.99% of people are habitually-addicted to distractions and nonsense. 146 REPLY View 20 replies Vegematic Vegematic 3 months ago We need a dozen more like Mr.Hedges. Revolt is the only option. 327 REPLY View 31 replies thethikboy thethikboy 3 months ago Chris' best protection from system retaliation is that he is an intellectual. The dumbed down American culture doesn't see him as a threat - incapable of any intelligent discourse. 208 REPLY View 54 replies nancy boeije nancy boeije 2 months ago I am an American who has been living in Europe for the last 45 years. For the last 15 years I have been traveling to the States twice a year to visit family. Certainly for the last 10 years I am so disturbed by what I have been seeing in the US. I don't think that people here in the Netherlands understand what I mean when I say when I return from my US visits, " That country is sick to the core." It runs on slave labor, the only thing anyone seems to be thinking about is endless consumption, and ridiculous amounts of money are being spent on the military while infrastructure is mantained at the level of a third world country. The fact that health care is a cash cow instead of a basic right. My middle class parents could send me to an Ivy League. college, and still have enough money to have a middle class life. I had no student debt when I graduated. I could go on and on. It is so radically different here in the Netherlands - and that is also a quite capitalist country ! Read more 33 REPLY View 8 replies Texas Faggot Texas Faggot 3 months ago He touches the real issue; Military. Unfortunately it´s way too big of a monster to be killed just like that. We don´t even know how big amount of federal spending actually is consumed by military-industrial-healthcare-complex. VA is not under military section of spending bill to begin with and same goes on in trucking, oil, docking, harbors, roads, bridges etc. you name it; Many of them would not be operational without military. Just take railroad network: all tracks critical to some branch of military complex are in order and work fine meanwhile rest of the network is crumbing and delivers accident reports for the evening news. Read more 50 REPLY View 19 replies nole 89 nole 89 3 months ago (edited) I hope that Chris has some apprentices because his message needs to spread. I want so much for more people to hear this message. 56 REPLY View 8 replies jonniecypher jonniecypher 3 months ago The prison industrial complex is Neo-slavery, as Mr Hedges says, but because it's hidden from view we tend to ignore it. If not condone it. I don't hold out much hope for us. 108 REPLY View 7 replies Keya Spc97 Keya Spc97 3 months ago I was fortunate to attend this in person and had the honor to shake his hand. Mr. Hedges is brilliant!!! 41 REPLY View 2 replies lordoftheflings lordoftheflings 3 months ago Love Hedges. Brilliant guy. 98 REPLY View 6 replies Cheryl Brandon Cheryl Brandon 3 months ago Thanks ever so much! Chris Hedges! 78 REPLY B A B A 3 months ago (edited) We need fewer tanks and bombs, and more parks and more drinking water-fountains in those parks if we want to have a stable society where people can raise families, sensible livable wages, relax now and then and not be ground into dust working multiple jobs. 56 REPLY View 7 replies John Schreadley John Schreadley 3 months ago Tomorrow I'll put my britches on the same way I did this morning and I'll go about my day with so much going on right under my nose of which I do not have the time or the capacity to manage. Thank you Chris for being a student of human civilizations and showing us how Americanism is in its final hours. 46 REPLY View 2 replies Free Live Free Free Live Free 3 months ago The Christian I once was loves a good sermon by Mr. Hedges, and I'm grateful for you, and your work. 93 REPLY View 9 replies Steven McEnnery Steven McEnnery 3 months ago (edited) One of America's best but never seen on any of the MSM's fake corporate news or media. 46 REPLY View reply Scott Lawder Scott Lawder 3 months ago Making money off sick kids, ecocide for profit. It is despicable. Someone like Hedges comes along once in a generation. 32 REPLY View 2 replies B A B A 3 months ago Riveting Damn. There should be newsreels again and this should be on every movie screen. 39 REPLY View reply TheCarin12 TheCarin12 3 months ago (edited) Imagine if Iran had murdered a US resident. More than "we are monitoring the situation' would be said.