There probably not even in the Dakotas.Ĭhris Hedges: Yeah, that’s very much, I think, what Wolin elucidates in his last book, Democracy Incorporated and he argues that we live in, he calls it, inverted totalitarianism. Is it fair to view those dogs as kind of the teeth of the corporate state while the actual rulers, the decision-makers, the ones calling those shots, they’re nowhere to be seen. The big banks are our funding the pipeline. ![]() With the case of the recent Dakota access pipeline protest, you know, there was the private security firm alongside the militarized police using dogs and pepper spray to protect basically the investment of the big banks. ![]() No, actually first I’d like to ask you, you’ve talked before about Sheldon Wolin’s idea that we live in corporate totalitarianism ruled by the anonymous corporate state. I hope that’s okay.Ĭhris Hedges: Yeah, that’s the primary focus of my work. Lee Camp: I have a lot of questions but most of them revolve around Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie’s divorce. It’s a harsh and hurtful critique and that’s why I want to respond to it.īut first here’s my talk earlier today with Chris Hedges. I talked with Chris earlier today while we did each other’s nails.Īnd in the second half of the show, I want to address the complaint that I don’t criticize Donald Trump enough. You filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration in 2012 challenging the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows our government to indefinitely detain people without a trial or charges, including journalists. He doesn’t just write about these tough topics, he also walks the walk. His latest book, Wages of Rebellion, explains why revolt is a moral imperative. On the show today I talk with Chris Hedges, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author who also hosts the show On Contact here on RT America. Lee Camp: Welcome to Redacted Tonight VIP.
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