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American Irrationalism

Oct 31, 2016
We are captive to images and forms of propaganda that make us the most self-deluded population on the planet. We are driven by manipulated emotions, not fact or reason. And this is why, even now, Donald Trump could become president.

How Swedish Socialism Failed

May 11, 2016
By the lights of its founding ideals, the Swedish model of socialism invoked by Bernie Sanders has been in decline since the 1970s, thanks to pressure from globalization and its original failure to concentrate ownership in the hands of workers.

VIDEO: Chris Hedges and John Ralston Saul Discuss Neoliberalism, False Populism and Donald Trump

Oct 27, 2015
“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully But when people come forward with rather simplistic truths -- you already know you’re in trouble when they say they’ve got the truth -- and they say: 'This is what must happen This is how things work This is what dominates society' That’s an ideology"“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully'".