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An audience member at a Q&A recently asked me why I'm so apocalyptic. The genocide in Gaza, beyond being a tragedy, marks an irreversible shift in the global world order. Before the genocide, the imperialist ambitions of the Western oligarchic class were partially constrained by the utopian ideal of the rules-based order. Now that ideal is gone, and unrestrained barbarity will characterize the methodology of the war-making ruling class. In other words — our future is an apocalyptic one.

An audience member at a Q&A recently asked me why I'm so apocalyptic. The genocide in Gaza, beyond being a tragedy, marks an irreversible shift in the global world order. Before the genocide, the imperialist ambitions of the Western oligarchic class were partially constrained by the utopian ideal of the rules-based order. Now that ideal is gone, and unrestrained barbarity will characterize the methodology of the war-making ruling class. In other words — our future is an apocalyptic one.

157,218 views • 4 days ago

One of the main problems Americans face as the Empire declines is that we are ruled by grifters and idiots. When the British Empire fell, it slowly disengaged with its more imperialist impulses. The American Empire, on the other hand, has both of its political parties ramping up the nation's militarism, and as a result is inflicting massive suffering on the global populace as it falls.

One of the main problems Americans face as the Empire declines is that we are ruled by grifters and idiots. When the British Empire fell, it slowly disengaged with its more imperialist impulses. The American Empire, on the other hand, has both of its political parties ramping up the nation's militarism, and as a result is inflicting massive suffering on the global populace as it falls.

76,391 views • 5 days ago

The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America’s role as a gangster state.

The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America’s role as a gangster state.

423,520 views • 5 months ago

With little hope of the genocide in Gaza subsiding, dock workers in major Italian port cities have organized strikes and large demonstrations to halt arms shipments to Israel. These actions are a direct response to the refusal of international institutions and governments around the world to confront the carnage. Though the genocide continues, the dockworkers’ industrial disruption offer us a model of resistance. Will the Italian way spread to the imperial core — and can it end the genocide? Our documentary, Resistance 101: Forging a New Movement for Palestine In Italy, premieres on The Chris Hedges YouTube channel tomorrow morning. We will have a Livestream Q&A to discuss the film and its subject matter at 3pm ET.

With little hope of the genocide in Gaza subsiding, dock workers in major Italian port cities have organized strikes and large demonstrations to halt arms shipments to Israel. These actions are a direct response to the refusal of international institutions and governments around the world to confront the carnage. Though the genocide continues, the dockworkers’ industrial disruption offer us a model of resistance. Will the Italian way spread to the imperial core — and can it end the genocide? Our documentary, Resistance 101: Forging a New Movement for Palestine In Italy, premieres on The Chris Hedges YouTube channel tomorrow morning. We will have a Livestream Q&A to discuss the film and its subject matter at 3pm ET.

199,962 views • 3 months ago

Why I’m not a Marxist.

Why I’m not a Marxist.

634,804 views • 1 year ago

Thiel and Vance will not be able to replace Trump's cult-like hold on his followers, but this won't matter. The government is destroying all the mechanisms we have to fight back. When Trump is gone, it'll likely be too late.

Thiel and Vance will not be able to replace Trump's cult-like hold on his followers, but this won't matter. The government is destroying all the mechanisms we have to fight back. When Trump is gone, it'll likely be too late.

129,557 views • 4 months ago

A commenter recently asked me how we build a new left in the face of increasing fascist repression within the U.S. and abroad. I answered that this new movement, were it to form, would need to be characterized by two guiding principles — anti-capitalism and and anti-imperialism.

A commenter recently asked me how we build a new left in the face of increasing fascist repression within the U.S. and abroad. I answered that this new movement, were it to form, would need to be characterized by two guiding principles — anti-capitalism and and anti-imperialism.

26,144 views • 26 days ago

.Norman Finkelstein has recently taken issue with the characterization by figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens of the Trump-Israeli relationship primarily being driven by "blackmail." On my last Q&A, I briefly broke down the complexities of how Israel exerts influence on the American political system, primarily via legalized bribery (but still including blackmail).

.Norman Finkelstein has recently taken issue with the characterization by figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens of the Trump-Israeli relationship primarily being driven by "blackmail." On my last Q&A, I briefly broke down the complexities of how Israel exerts influence on the American political system, primarily via legalized bribery (but still including blackmail).

39,013 views • 1 month ago

What we are witnessing with ICE slaughtering citizens in the streets of Minneapolis is what Aimé Césaire called the "imperial boomerang."

What we are witnessing with ICE slaughtering citizens in the streets of Minneapolis is what Aimé Césaire called the "imperial boomerang."

97,970 views • 4 months ago

Trump is a cult leader — one that will not be easily replaced. But that doesn't mean that the GOP will lose power once he is gone. There is the very real consideration that, in order to cling to the power Trump cultivated for them, we will see a much more nakedly fascist system take his place.

Trump is a cult leader — one that will not be easily replaced. But that doesn't mean that the GOP will lose power once he is gone. There is the very real consideration that, in order to cling to the power Trump cultivated for them, we will see a much more nakedly fascist system take his place.

22,397 views • 25 days ago

A commenter recently asked me why the political class is so willing to let everything be destroyed, when all they'd be ruling over are the ashes of the Empire. For them, however, it's not the ashes. As courtiers of the ruling class, they are protected members of society that not only get saved from the destruction, but profit from it as well.

A commenter recently asked me why the political class is so willing to let everything be destroyed, when all they'd be ruling over are the ashes of the Empire. For them, however, it's not the ashes. As courtiers of the ruling class, they are protected members of society that not only get saved from the destruction, but profit from it as well.

89,716 views • 4 months ago

We must demand that the courageous hunger strikers with Palestine Action be released from jail on bail, and that we repeal the acts and laws that criminalize dissidence. Prisoners For Palestine

We must demand that the courageous hunger strikers with Palestine Action be released from jail on bail, and that we repeal the acts and laws that criminalize dissidence. Prisoners For Palestine

122,321 views • 6 months ago

.Max Blumenthal breaks down how in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Right has fully embraced cancel culture. Yet, unlike the left — they’re in it to win.

.Max Blumenthal breaks down how in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the Right has fully embraced cancel culture. Yet, unlike the left — they’re in it to win.

166,392 views • 8 months ago

Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke says that America was not prepared for Iran's sophisticated military response. They did not think this through, and the subsequent strategic blunder demonstrates this. Watch my full conversation with Alastair at the link below.

Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke says that America was not prepared for Iran's sophisticated military response. They did not think this through, and the subsequent strategic blunder demonstrates this. Watch my full conversation with Alastair at the link below.

62,245 views • 3 months ago

The unilateral style of Trump's foreign policy — the way in which his administration wages war and interventionist campaigns without congressional approval, or even a manufactured pretext — is enabled by the groundwork that was laid by neocons during the War on Terror, says Matt Kennard.

The unilateral style of Trump's foreign policy — the way in which his administration wages war and interventionist campaigns without congressional approval, or even a manufactured pretext — is enabled by the groundwork that was laid by neocons during the War on Terror, says Matt Kennard.

10,297 views • 12 days ago

A Palestinian-American Princeton University student tells the heartbreaking story of her two little cousins, and delivers a message to Naftali Bennett (who that day was coming to speak at Princeton University).

A Palestinian-American Princeton University student tells the heartbreaking story of her two little cousins, and delivers a message to Naftali Bennett (who that day was coming to speak at Princeton University).

198,485 views • 1 year ago

.Max Blumenthal explains the real purpose of Trump's ICE. "ICE isn't just about immigration. It's about normalizing secret police in our society...The kidnapping of Latinos who are suspected of being undocumented migrants is a pilot program for a larger agenda."

.Max Blumenthal explains the real purpose of Trump's ICE. "ICE isn't just about immigration. It's about normalizing secret police in our society...The kidnapping of Latinos who are suspected of being undocumented migrants is a pilot program for a larger agenda."

131,450 views • 8 months ago

The real death count in Gaza is likely extraordinarily higher than the official figures. People trapped under the rubble aren't counted — only those that died in hospitals, which are now practically nonexistent. Anecdotally, my friends have disappeared. People I've had contact with have stopped replying.

The real death count in Gaza is likely extraordinarily higher than the official figures. People trapped under the rubble aren't counted — only those that died in hospitals, which are now practically nonexistent. Anecdotally, my friends have disappeared. People I've had contact with have stopped replying.

54,505 views • 3 months ago

Alastair Crooke breaks down the global success of Iran — inspiring people not only in the region, but in Russia and China as well.

Alastair Crooke breaks down the global success of Iran — inspiring people not only in the region, but in Russia and China as well.

31,485 views • 1 month ago

.Seth Harp details the role that CIA asset and U.S. Special Forces soldier, Ali Mohamed, played in training Al Qaeda in tactics eerily similar to the 9/11 attacks. While the canonical accounts of 9/11 acknowledge the role that the 1980s U.S.-backing of the Mujahideen played in leading to the attacks, they never account for this close relationship between an active U.S. Special Forces soldier and the top brass of Al Qaeda.

.Seth Harp details the role that CIA asset and U.S. Special Forces soldier, Ali Mohamed, played in training Al Qaeda in tactics eerily similar to the 9/11 attacks. While the canonical accounts of 9/11 acknowledge the role that the 1980s U.S.-backing of the Mujahideen played in leading to the attacks, they never account for this close relationship between an active U.S. Special Forces soldier and the top brass of Al Qaeda.

90,782 views • 7 months ago