Posted on in Video 49

Filmed February 7, 2012. A talk by Chris Hedges tying together the collapse of the liberal establishment (free press, church, unions, public education, culture) with the rise of the corporate state, and the Occupy Movement; Q+A follows. In regards to occupy wall street, Hedges reiterates his point that for Occupy to remain "mainstream" and non-threatening and welcoming to main street America, the movement has to remain smart, organized, disciplined, and above all nonviolent. 0:05 Intro by David Robb 3:18 Chris Hedges on James Luther Adams 7:33 Chris Hedges 43:35 Chris Hedges on Occupy Wall St 54:04 Question 57:07 Question and answer on George Orwell. 1:10:19 Question 1:14:55 Question 1:17:54 Question Part of All Souls Church Lifelines program. closed captioned, english subtitles.

  1. jdrefahl
    Though I don't agree with his latest critique of OWS with his "The Cancer of Occupy" piece which was grossly misinformed, inaccurate and at times simply misunderstood "black bloc" tactics and "anarchists". His representation of what is happening within
    February 17, 2012
  2. blite13
    Nazi's didn't lose, they just moved...to Israel and America. Operation Paperclip...Prescott Bush helps finance Hitler. Hitler signs agreement with Euro jews, 1933, to start shipping them to what is now israel. American zionists knew that israel was go
    February 16, 2012
  3. stelfyelfy
    A man who knows his history and a real gentleman!
    February 16, 2012
  4. swang129
    Lets consider a wealth cap/ maximum wage. it could pull this country out of the hole we are in. Even 4 million a year. if someone argues that number they are seriously insane. I hate to name call but damn people. In this country money is power, lets no
    February 16, 2012
  5. mistersparklecakez
    how did i get here from a cod video?
    February 16, 2012
  6. NewYorkRawVideos
    it's a long one, but the video has now been closed captioned/subtitled.
    February 15, 2012
  7. not2tees
    Hedges is an American hero, out and out. And America is well worth fighting for, despite amoral political bootlickers like Bush and Obama.
    February 13, 2012
  8. LiberaLib
    @AndrewMann552 Given the state of things it seems appropriate.
    February 13, 2012
  9. DirtDickDylinger402
    RESURRECT THE KHMER ROUGE. with slight adjustments, of course.
    February 9, 2012
  10. AndrewMann552
    One big problem rarely discussed is how postmodern thinking has weakened many current popular movements before they even grow. No alternatives are being formed and you only get cringing when people point to either the revolutionary/socialist movements
    February 9, 2012
  11. AndrewMann552
    Love the shot at the beginning of people hitting the bottle right before the lecture! LOL
    February 9, 2012