On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges discusses building successful non-violent mass movements with Bill Ayers, author of “Demand the Impossible”. Ayers reflects on his experience as one of the co-founders of the Weather Underground, a communist revolutionary group from the late 1960s that was dedicated to the violent overthrow of the U.S. government. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the rise and demise of the Weather Underground.
The Daily Beast, a pseudo-journalism outlet owned by IAC (a company in which Chelsea Clinton is a board member of) attempted to smear Jill Stein, and it backfired horribly for them. Jill Stein responded to their pathetic attempt to frame her as a hypocrite by pointing out their own hypocrisy, and undisclosed conflict-of-interest to Clinton’s campaign.
Anthony Scaramucci is no angel, but he does choose his words carefully.
Malcolm X, speaking about Barry Goldwater, made an incredible point about how a Goldwater Presidency would have woken people up to the injustices inherent in the establishment.
Proposition 64 contains many provisions and rules that will accompany legalization. Most make sense but there are some nuances that should be considered.
A Catholic Priest with a DUI is against marijuana legalization in California because, he warns, it’s bad for kids. Far worse for kids? Priests.
Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) interviews Academy Award winning actress, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and longtime progressive activist Susan Sarandon. Susan recently returned from North Dakota where she joined with native groups, as well as TYT Politics host Jordan Chariton, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Michael Moore tweeted, “No women ever invented an atomic bomb, built a smoke stack, initiated a Holocaust, melted the polar ice caps or organized a school shooting,” and was immediately and powerfully corrected by screenwriter Jessica Ellis.
Always Question Authority 