prize winning journalist chris hedges stick around. world. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got this huge coverage. i've got a quote for you. it's pretty tough. stay with sob story. if this guy like you would smear that guy stead of working for the people both titian's the mainstream media are working for each other right prime station. they did rather it was. breaking the set recently took a trip to pine ridge reservation and south dakota pine ridge is one of the poorest counties in the us and the conditions there are comparable to developing countries this is partly why pulitzer prize winning journalist and social critic chris hedges has referred to places like kind rages capitalism sacrifice sounds however the systemic subjugation is as old as civilization itself earlier today chris joins me to talk about the roots of institutionalized inequality and the reasons behind the collapse of complex societies i first asked him why places like pine ridge are so susceptible to such extreme poverty.

prize winning journalist chris hedges stick around. and spar for so that. there are. six nations around the finish line out of marathon. that. was probably a good number for. breaking the set recently took a trip to pine ridge reservation in south dakota pine ridge is one of the poorest counties in the u.s. and the conditions there are comparable to developing countries this is partly why pulitzer prize winning journalist and social critic chris hedges has referred. the places like pine ridge is capitalism sacrifice zones however the systemic subjugation is as old as civilization itself earlier today chris joining me to talk about the roots of institutionalized inequality and the reasons behind the collapse of complex societies i first asked him why places like pine ridge are so susceptible to such extreme poverty. of places where unfettered. capitalist forces backed by force. behalf of the railroad companies timber merchants the the people who profited from decimating the buffalo herds. mining concerns came in and seized the land of native americans and killed most o

prize winning journalist chris hedges stick around. the. world. science technology innovation hall the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. at the tender age of ten facebook has by any estimation truly changed the world facebook also has demonstrated it can be used as a weapon for political change and this social network has shown itself to be a smart investment on the down side to their transparency issues and whether they can survive another decade. with creating these sustainable operations focused on making it and what you are advocating my term self-interest so i'm sure that is what you're talking about which is has always been the case and have. businesses for hundreds of years without using the label. but i think what got capitalism do was this notion that economists brought to it which was the idea of profit maximizing. breaking the set recently took a trip to pine ridge reservation in south dakota pine ridge is one of the poorest counties in the u.s. in the conditions there are comparable to developing countri

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yesterday i spoke with pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges about the notion of crisis cults in the collapse of complex societies but we also discuss the nature of the economic machine that's responsible for this collapse this system is fueled by profit and although its nature is so blatantly unsustainable humanity appears bound to it the insatiable greed that drives the gears the machine has never been more evident than today with global inequality at a record high it's a topic i was able to explore with hedges more in depth. talk about that new oxfam study that recently came out that shows how eighty five people control their quote in the bottom half of the world's wealth what's your response to people who say that we just have to remove those eighty five people. well it's a system of corporate power which is not necessarily driven by individuals so much as driven by corporate interests exxon mobil citibank goldman sachs so you can rest and imprison the head of goldman sachs lloyd blankfein which is where he belongs but somebody will take his place. what has to happen is th

that was polled surprise winning journalist chris hedges if you missed part one of that interview be sure to check it out online at youtube dot com slash break in the set . money can be exchanged for something as innocuous as a piece of gum to something a shady is a black market narcotics and recently we learned that the crypto currency bitcoin is also not immune to being used for nefarious purposes so last week charlie shrem c.e.o. of big corn exchange bit instant was arrested and charged with money laundering for providing over one million dollars in bitcoins the customers of silk road the now defunct cyber black market that sold everything from drugs to weapons while shrem feels the full weight of the u.s. justice system crushing down on him another far more culpable money laundering machine has gotten off scot free i'm talking about multinational bank h s b c you may remember how back in two thousand and twelve age s.b.c. was caught in a massive money laundering scheme for moving billions of dollars to the global financial system which pretty much ended up funding every internati

police officers is highly objectionable it's still occur pulitzer prize winning correspondent chris hedges says antigay sentences on just trancing progressives across the states they now compete out for each other and the most extreme a winning dick cheney's daughter liz believes only in quote traditional marriage despite the fact mairi is gay i also don't support amending the constitution on this issue i do believe in the traditional definition of marriage but politico knows voters deserted her forcing her out of the senate race when she backed at least some same sex rights she appears on image and the she to get against the marriage and support government benefits for gay. people who are arresting the gays of sochi of the foreign journalists admits julia your feet of the new republic members of russia's gay community told her this week of foreign journalists lining up in cables and. across the country trying to find a problem any problem the two countries standing by for the most journalists they know it's all remember britain the british broadcasting corporation has been to thought she'

yesterday i spoke with pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges about the notion of crisis coltan the collapse of complex societies but we also discuss the nature of the economic machine that's responsible for this collapse this system is fueled by.

you talk about weaponized in the world and it really does seem impenetrable at this point but as chris hedges said i don't fight fascists because i will when i fight fascists because they're fascists . year album is out it's been out for a while you're touring right now to tell people about where they can find your music and. then when i tunes will be cool will be touring in philadelphia new york and then across to the west coast all points west from my point so we're about halfway through right now and i'm having a blast it's one of the finest tourist i've been thank you so much thank you for being vocal is skinny puppy really appreciate it thank you very much that's our show you guys thanks for watching. this is obviously more for the latest because it's pink. women wanted to avoid rape they really need to buy guns and learn how to use them i'm. sure this is the one that i want to go with them once again it's the fear factor women are definitely a target of the gun lobby and you don't kill them when you killing money but if somebody would you would piss with her. i know to say more and more

in the world and it really does seem impenetrable at this point but as chris hedges said i don't fight fascists because i will when i fight fascists because they're fascists. your album is out it's been out for a while you're touring right now to tell people about where they can find your music and. when i too. will be will be touring in philadelphia new york and across to the west coast all points west so we're about halfway through right now and i'm having a blast it's one of the finest tourist i've been no thank you so much thank you for being vocal is skinny puppy really appreciate it thank you very much that's our show you guys thanks for watching. technology innovation. developments around russia. the future covered. i marinate joining me. for kinda impartial and financial reporting commentary can from news and much much. only on bombast and on. the shelves our forces at. least. six nations and the finish line of the marathon. coming up i. think. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show la

you talk about weaponized in the world and it really does seem impenetrable at this point but as chris hedges said i don't fight fascists because i will when i fight fascists because they're fascists. your album is out it's been out for a while you're touring right now to tell people about where they can find your music and toronto and i too. will be cut will be touring in philadelphia new york and across to the west coast and all points west from portland so we're about halfway through right now and i'm having a blast it's one of the finest tourist i've been there thank you so much thank you for being vocal is skinny puppy really appreciate it thank you very much that's our show you guys thanks for watching. to what extent being held down to fix that self the arab spring the people in that region on the arabs and to what extent it still depends on the big power brokers. pursued. that the influence of the outside powers face getting stronger now because of the absence of a major country like egypt. by america. in the absence of that. which is the out of work. there's a scene when you're in th

hedge fund managers. the ceo of solis asset management joins me now. chris, welcome. en people are criticizing hedge funds, you did outperform the market. how? >> the key is to find opportunities that are -- that have more upside than downside. you are taking some asymmetric risk. you are achieving results, as opposed to just finding undervalued assets. >> do you feel like it is played out? are there opportunities left? >> there are. some are in smaller cap companies. some of the larger distressed funds havestress created that. >> can you actually find liquidity? a smaller sized company in high-yield, can you find enough? >> you can. last year, and our top 10 performers, we had six that were equity, post bankruptcy equity. to that were distressed and two that were liquidations. you find opportunities. >> what about liquidity? were to turn and you are in midsized companies, can you get out? that makes me worry. everything sounded great in 2007. >> there are definitely lesser liquidity issues that we have learned lessons from. we are avoiding those. you do not have to ge

chris christie was their guy. as they watch him go down, the hedge fund, gop big-money people who thought he was their ticket, theyon't know what to do. >> they also wanted him to run last time around. they were pushing him. that was the main group of people pushing him to run. now they are absolutely afraid. one of the things i think people may or may not have noticed is you don't see a lot of the local new jersey republican politicians coming to chris christie's defense. >> there's no one. no one. literally. there are no surrogates. there is rudy giuliani and no one else. >> because he's antagonized so many of them, they felt he was all about himself, he did not help them raise money, did not support their candidacies. a lot of them are upset. you better believe behind closed doors, they are pushing to let this play out so they can be absolved, but that the result will still benefit them. >> there's that old saying, everyone you meet on your way up, you're going to meet on your way down. that is a profound life lesson that chris christie is learning. bob herbert from demos. strategist tara dowdell. >>> a new ana

chris christie is not saying. people like ken langon e says he has chance but that is an opinion of one. people that are hedgingheir bets like you had joe on, someone i spoke to before my story ran -- will admit that this is a very deep hole to dig out of. joe will tell you it's too early to tell. which it is. >> now it's widening, reports of other -- >> it's not like -- they had some e-mails beside some rabbi that didn't get along with christie, so one aide equips, let's screw up traffic in front of his house. i'm paraphrasing. one says delay flights from new york to tel aviv. when people are laughing about this stuff, then people sit there and say, okay, he hired incompetent, insane people, and they're take something cue -- maybe not a direct cue but the guy is a -- guy at the top sets the tone in the office. when people go on air sometimes they don't level with you. off the camera, talk to people. they'll tell you, and republicans will tell you that this guy, at this point, has no shot. ken langone -- >> we're not haters here. >> i'm just telling you. a guy that is kind of -- an excitable guy. >> hope you do

hedge. >> actually, i think that is -- you know? i think that is what a lot of chrishristie supporters and friends are saying. >> it's interesting. >> guess what? >> you put sarah palin up there -- >> hold on a second. >> i'm sorry. >> hold on. i need to say this. that's what mika and i have been saying. >> i agree with you. i agree with you and mika journalist should say that but i find for a senior governor to on not just say, i believe him, of course, he is telling the truth and struck me as a hedge and more damaging, i think, to the environment that governor christie than what sarah palin said. >> there are a lot of investigations going on right now, mark. none of us know how this is going to end. i don't know if chris christie knows how this is going to end. i mean, you know, they are going to look at every text he ever sent and every e-mail he has ever sent. on who knows where these investigations end up. i think scott walker -- i thought -- i don't know, donny deutsche, i thought scott walker was -- >> what all republicans are saying. >> everybody has to say th

today, bill brady who chris christie -- he's hoping to, should he get the nomination, get the support of the rga, he's sitting at about 20% of the polls. the other guy is a hedge fund guy or a venture capitalist, a very wealthy well heeled guy. 40% of the polls. way ahead. he did a private meeting with christie. he really had nothing to lose, but he's also way ahead. so it's actually safe for him to do it. the only one who kind of took a risk is the state senator who actually showed up at event. >> david corn, in the land of rob blagojevich, these politicians are not all -- they don't feel publicly safe in the company of chris christie. >> right. in chicago they're used to hanging with people who -- >> exactly. what could be the problem? >> but the thing is -- i wasn't surprised that christie finally seems in public to get back to the christie persona we' all come to know. what chris christie doesn't want is to go viral. unrelated matter, into sandy funds, that the policy of the and they go home to go do town and he can't do that anymore. so he has to find a way to get back to that sort of bold straight talking guy while saying things that don't make sense whi

today, bill brady who chris christie -- he's hoping to, should he get the nomination, get the support of the rga, he's sitting at about 20% of the polls. the other guy is a hedge fund guy or a venture capitalist, a very wealthy well heeled guy. 40% of the polls. way ahead. he did a private meeting with christie. he really had nothing to lose, but he's also way ahead. so it's actually safe for him to do it. the only one who kind of took a risk is the state senator who actually showed up at event. >> david corn, in the land of rob blagojevich, these politicians are not all -- they don't feel publicly safe in the company of chris christie. >> right. in chicago they're used to hanging with people who -- >> exactly. what could be the problem? what chris christie doesn't want is to go viral. his whole persona is based on the idea that he's beloved across party lines. that a democrat who stands up at a meeting would thank him for getting sandy aid. but the other problem of the narrative now is when you talk about every dollar of sandy aid helping people of new jersey, forget the scandal, what about the commercials? did those television commercials featuring the chris

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