Chris Hedges: Mass politics must be rooted in class struggle
b'From the social upheaval embodied in Donald Trump\\u2019s presidency and the 2020 uprisings for racial justice to rampant corporate plunder and increasingly widespread labor unrest, the conditions for an organized mass political movement exist in the US. So, why hasn\\u2019t that movement come about yet? Is such a movement possible in the US today? If so, what role can the left play in mobilizing it?
As world-renowned journalist and activist Chris Hedges argues, \\u201cPart of the problem with the left [today] is that it\\u2019s too engaged in political theater, it\\u2019s not engaged enough in political organizing, and it often is not literate in the most important element before us, which is class.\\u201d In their latest interview for TRNN, co-hosts of THIS IS REVOLUTION Jason Myles and Pascal Robert speak with Hedges about the possibility of mass politics in our present moment, and about the hard work of building working-class solidarity. \\ufeffChris Hedges is the former Middle East bureau chief of the New York Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a columnist at ScheerPost. He formerly hosted the program Days of Revolt, produced by TRNN, and \\ufeff\\ufeffis the author of several books, including America: The Farewell Tour, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America, and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.\\ufeff
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/chris-hedges-mass-politics-must-be-rooted-in-class-struggle
Pre-Production/Studio: Jason Myles
Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
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