Bad Faith Episode 550 Promo - Epstein, Chomsky, & The Politics of Betrayal (w/ Chris Hedges)
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Feb 16, 2026 Chris Hedges, Pulitzer-winning journalist and theologian known for hard-hitting critique of empire, joins to debate urgent resistance strategies. They discuss immediate organizing vs preparedness. He talks about sustaining civil disobedience, building visible street movements, and his work with communities confronting state power. The conversation also touches on Epstein, Noam Chomsky, and tensions in left strategy.
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Show How Street Resistance Works
- Do document and show street tactics so people learn how to organize effective public resistance.
- Chris Hedges filmed organizers and plans to publish to teach practical street organizing.
Resistance As Moral Obligation
- Frame resistance as a moral imperative rather than only a strategy for success.
- Hedges argues standing with oppressed people matters even if success is uncertain.
Long History Of Being Marginalized
- Hedges recounts being routinely deplatformed for opposing Israeli policy over decades.
- He paid his own way to London to cover Julian Assange's case because mainstream coverage was inadequate.
