Days of Revolt — Season 1, Episode 2: The Betrayal by the Black Elite
Documentary, Talk, War & Politics • 45 min • 2 seasons, 37 episodes
Episode synopsis
In this episode of Days of Revolt host Chris Hedges continues his conversation with Dr. Cornel West to discuss the way in which the black prophetic tradition has been supplanted by black elitism and individualism.
About Days of Revolt
A platform to dissidents and rebels, both within the United States and abroad, who offer critiques of power not heard within mainstream society or permitted by the corporate press. Host Chris Hedges and his guests lay bare the mechanisms that uphold systems of power, including the role of the military and the internal security apparatus, as well as the elaborate forms of propaganda and corporate-controlled media.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Black Prophetic Tradition
- E3The Long Distance Revolutionary
- E4State Violence and Counter-Violence
- E5The Revolutionary, Caged
- E6The Making of Global Capitalism
- E7We're All Greeks Now
- E8Israel's War on Children
- E9ISIS, the New Israel
- E10The Revolutionary Age
- E11The 51-Day War
- E12Prostitution
- E13Neoliberalism as Utopianism