Chris Hedges: Liberals are a Dead Force, Part 1

"Stop Bitching - Start a Revolution"

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Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

TheRealNews on Jul 6, 2015

On Reality Asserts Itself, Chris Hedges discusses his new book with Paul Jay. In part one, they focus on the revolutionary significance of the life of Tom Paine, a man who understood the moral imperative of revolt and was willing to pay the price.

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Noam Chomsky: The US Empire: “We Own The World”

THE FACE OF IMPERIALISM

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Dandelion Salad

with Noam Chomsky

Brave New Films on Jul 6, 2015

Many Americans are not accustomed to the idea that America sits atop a global empire, but with military bases and forces spread out across the world, interventions in dozens of countries – there’s simply no other way to describe our “empire.” Expansion is the path to security, and to achieve security you have to control everything of value. This is the blueprint that has guided US leaders for decades, but is this empire worth building – and at what cost?

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