In the first episode of ‘On Contact’, host Chris Hedges discusses the global revolt against corporate capitalism with radical intellectual and author Tariq Ali. Ali talks about how the world banking system got Greece and other European countries in trouble, and how big capital may be behind the impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil joins the show with a report on global inequality.
Thom talks about the Zika virus, and considers whether the illness will restart the Roe v. Wade debate in America.
Chris Hedges joins us in the Hawk’s Nest to promote the new RT show “On Contact.”
Did the mainstream media jump the gun when they declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee the day before six states held primary elections? Chris Hedges, host of the new show ‘On Contact’ joins RT’s Alex Mihailovich and says that the announcement had a “negative effect on the democratic process” and it was an attempt by the mainstream media to “marginalize and ridicule” the Bernie Sanders campaign.
There have been too many discrepancies between exit polls and voting results, some of which have been more than 10% off from one another. These exit polls are actually very reliable and they’re used to determine the validity of elections. For more on this, let’s go to Lee Camp, the host of Redacted Tonight on RT America – Lee has been covering the issue of election integrity and has uncovered some pretty shocking information.
The other night I watched The Greatest Cable News Program That Absolutely Ever Was. The host was extolling the virtues of capitalism, repeating the claims you can read in The Economist or Wall Street Journal; that capitalism has lifted many millions out of poverty worldwide.
The same broadcast also reported that most Americans “could not lay their hands on $1,000” in an emergency. That figure may be on the high side. Other published reports put it at $400, including what may be available on a credit card.
The program host missed the contradiction. You can’t be a capitalist without capital. The overwhelming majority of Americans don’t have any, and are completely excluded from the “benefits” of the capitalist system he extolled.
Capitalism is not a form of government. It is a system of wealth management. It does not create wealth, but only allocates it. It is indifferent to the welfare of people. It has no social purpose. Private profit is everything.
Seth Andrews took a camera to the 2016 Reason Rally. This short video contains a few moments from the event, and it also features some great photos taken by some of the attendees. Enjoy.
“I’d rather vote for what I want and not get it,
than for what I don’t want and get it.”
~ Eugene V. Debs
Always Question Authority 