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Bad Faith

Episode 283 - Hedges Bets on West (w/ Chris Hedges)

Bad Faith

Bad Faith

News, Comedy, Politics

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges returns to the podcast to talk about his relationship with the Cornel West 2024 campaign, ballot access, electoral strategy, RFK Jr. & more. Also discussed are the nurses and teachers unions' endorsement of Joe Biden, the problem of business unionism, & whether RFK Jr. is accurately representing his family legacy.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

Transcript

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You were not going to build an alternative political movement in an election cycle.

0:05.2

And this was Bernie's great failing.

0:06.9

Bernie raised quite a bit of money for his political revolution.

0:10.9

And then at the end, heard people back into the embrace of the corporate Democrats.

0:16.4

So you go back, it took Sarasa 10 years to take power in Greece.

0:20.5

And their first election, I think they pulled 4%.

0:23.5

And we have to think in a long term.

0:25.2

As I know, Cornelot.

0:30.0

It's my pleasure to welcome back to bad faith podcasts, Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize

0:57.0

winning journalist author and one of the truest voices most widely respected on the left

1:03.5

today.

1:04.5

Welcome back, Chris.

1:05.5

Thanks, Brianna.

1:06.5

Now, you and I made a little news last week.

1:08.5

Oh, you made news.

1:09.5

You were the journalist.

1:10.5

You asked the right question at the right time.

1:13.0

I've been there.

1:14.0

Don't blame it on me.

1:15.0

Well, I will say, I mean, I was softly, it was softly suggested to me that I not make

1:20.7

the whole worker strike back.

1:23.0

New York launch a referendum on Cornel West having just thrown his hat into the 2024 presidential

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