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Chris Hedges: Trump Will Crush Dissent With Even Greater Violence and Savagery

The tools of state repression that will end up in the hands of a Trump administration were built by both Republicans and Democrats, says the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist.

November 10, 2016
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Censorship

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Chris Hedges: The Surrender of the Liberal Left to Neoliberalism Gave Us Proto-fascism

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The demonization of third parties misses the fact that roots of our current situation are austerity, deindustrialization, and the impoverishment of half the nation, says journalist Chris Hedges.

November 10, 2016
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Category: Politics

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Ideological Debate

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Trump Foreign Policy Team will Target Iran

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In a wide ranging discussion, historian Gerald Horne and Paul Jay discuss why Trump won and what will likely come next.

November 11, 2016
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Why Did So Many Workers Join the Wealthy in Voting for Trump?

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Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Paul Jay discuss the role of trade unions, taxes, and white supremacy in the outcome of the 2016 election.

November 11, 2016
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2016 US Elections

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Another Election Loser: Corporate Media

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Liberals had a good laugh this summer when CNN’s Brianna Keilar (8/17/16) insisted to Donald Trump campaign lawyer Michael Cohen that his team was “down” in the race. “Says who?” he asked.

November 10, 2016
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What Now? Post-Election Special - Rob Richie, Cynthia Terrell, Patty Lovera, Deepa Kumar and Phyllis Bennis on what we do next after Trump's election

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This week on CounterSpin: Much can and will and should be said about the, yes, presidential election of, yes, Donald Trump—including about media’s role. On this first post-election show, we focus on the question of: What now? What now for electoral reform and congressional diversity? For the environment? For Muslim-Americans and others made vulnerable by the so-called “War on Terror” in its domestic and international fronts?