Days of Revolt

2015

Seasons & Episodes

  • 2
  • 1

EP1 America's Death Squads Jan 04, 2016

Chris Hedges and investigative journalist Allan Nairn break down the mechanics of U.S. intervention across the globe, and the consequences still unraveling today.

EP2 The New Black Militants Jan 11, 2016

Chris Hedges sits down with two activists from Ferguson’s Hands Up United, Rika Tyler and T-Dubb-O, to discuss the oppression of Black people in and around Ferguson, and the importance of international solidarity in the fight for racial justice.

EP3 All Life is Sacred Jan 17, 2016

Chris Hedges sits down with legal scholar, animal rights activist and longtime vegan, Gary Francione. Francione begins by unpacking criticisms of the vegan movement, specifically addressing the structures of power that control the means of food production and access. He defends veganism from a moral standpoint, and explains how violence against animals is merely one form of violence inflicted by humans.

EP4 The Death of the American City Jan 24, 2016

Chris Hedges speaks with two esteemed labor activists from Detroit about the desperation caused by industrial decline and deregulation, especially amongst Black people, and attest to the necessity and inevitability of revolt under such conditions.

EP5 The Suicide of the Liberal Church Jan 31, 2016

Chris Hedges speaks with two Union Theological Seminary student-activists about their fight against the school's plans to sell property to luxury condo developers and further gentrify Harlem.

EP6 Company Town Feb 05, 2016

Chris Hedges discusses the corporate takeover of Salinas, CA by a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, and the ways in which a radical city councilman and a civil rights attorney have been able to fight against it.

EP7 The Problem Feb 16, 2016

Chris Hedges and Green Party candidate Jill Stein diagnose the problems plaguing US politics, highlighting the dysfunction of a two-party system dominated by corporate interests.

EP8 The Solution Feb 22, 2016

Chris Hedges and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein lay out the solutions to issues like economic inequality and climate change, and explain the need for sustained civil disobedience and a unified grassroots movement.

EP9 Sacrifice Zones Feb 29, 2016

Chris Hedges and two Native American activists discuss the violation of land and lives of Indigenous peoples, particularly the decades of open-pit uranium mining that is responsible for spreading nuclear contaminants across the continent today.

EP10 The New Mexican Revolution Mar 08, 2016

Chris Hedges interviews two activists from Mexico who explain the effects of US-imposed neoliberalism on Mexico, and their demands for a new constitution.

EP11 Mr. Fish Mar 14, 2016

Chris Hedges and political cartoonist Dwayne “Mr. Fish” Booth discuss the use of art to speak truth to systems of power in an age of corporate domination of information.

EP12 How We Got to Junk Economics Mar 21, 2016

Chris Hedges interviews Michael Hudson, UMKC economics professor and author of Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy. In the first half of their conversation, Hedges and Hudson trace the history of classical economics and explore Marx’s interpretation of capitalism as exploitation.

EP13 Junk Economics and the Future Mar 28, 2016

Chris Hedges continues his discussion with UMKC economics professor Michael Hudson on his new book Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy. Hedges and Hudson expose the liberal class’ allegiance to the predatory creditors on Wall Street and their indifference to real economic justice.

EP14 Why the Brutalized Become Brutal Apr 04, 2016

Chris Hedges interviews two veterans of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They lament the brutality of the American military presence, which they say creates the conditions for terrorism and fuels attacks in places like Brussels. They also speak out about the painful struggle of coping with PTSD, and the alienation faced by many soldiers when they come home.

EP15 Letting Go of the World Apr 18, 2016

Chris Hedges interviews documentary filmmaker Josh Fox, who directed the new film “How to Let Go of the World”. The two discuss the catastrophe of climate change, and the role of art and culture in helping us embrace what climate can’t change.

EP16 Coping with Reality Apr 24, 2016

Chris Hedges interviews climate change activist Tim DeChristopher about the deadly failure of industrial world to confront the effects of climate change. The two discuss how climate change has, and continues to trigger social tension and injustice, and the necessary ethical response on the part of humanity as a whole.

EP17 The Assault of the Animal Agriculture Industry May 03, 2016

In this episode of Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges interviews co-directors Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn on their film “Conspiracy: The Sustainability Secret”. Together they discuss the extraordinary impact that the animal agriculture industry has on accelerating climate change and environmental degradation, and explain the surprising silence on the part of environmental groups.
0| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 03 August 2015 Returning Series
Producted By:
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/section/programs/programs.html?prog=days-of-revolt
Synopsis

A platform to dissidents and rebels, both within the United States and abroad, who offer critiques of power not heard within mainstream society or permitted by the corporate press. Host Chris Hedges and his guests lay bare the mechanisms that uphold systems of power, including the role of the military and the internal security apparatus, as well as the elaborate forms of propaganda and corporate-controlled media.

... View More
Stream Online

The movie is currently not available onine

Cast

Director

Producted By

AD
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime. Watch Now

Trailers & Images

  • Top Credited Cast
  • | Crew