The Chris Hedges Report: Cornel West

Cornel West at Calvin College 5

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Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

TheRealNews on Apr 15, 2022

Dr. Cornel West is the most important standard bearer for the Black prophetic tradition, the most important intellectual and spiritual movement in our history. Rooted in the experience of American racism, capitalist exploitation, and imperialism, this tradition has provided an ongoing critique of our economic, social, and political institutions and beliefs, as well as calling out the country’s spiritual bankruptcy.

In this premiere episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Dr. West joins Chris Hedges to discuss the decay of the American empire, the struggle to show international solidarity in the face of escalating militarism, and what it means to examine this historical moment through a moral and spiritual lens.

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From the archives:

George Galloway, Jill Stein, Chris Hedges and Scott Ritter: Crushing Dissent

Chris Hedges: How Kindness Saved My Life

U.S. Spends Billions on War in Ukraine and the Working Class Pays the Price, by Natalia Marques

Demanding a “No Fly Zone” Over Ukraine is Insane, by Kenn Orphan + Anti-Russian Hysteria in the US: Who Does It Serve? by Natalia Marques

Chris Hedges: War Profiteers Are Fueling This Crisis

No Human is Alien to Us, by Kenn Orphan

Chris Hedges and Cornel West: America’s Existential Crisis

Cornel West: The Black Prophetic Tradition, interviewed by Chris Hedges