'If We Burn': The Limits Of Mass Protest With Author Vincent Bevins | The Chris Hedges Report
What sparked the past decade of mass protest? Why didn't it result in political transformation?
(Editor’s Note: Hmm, how ‘bout that. As inspiring and admirable as it is to have mass protests and marches and rallies with snappy banners, turns out that is not enough to challenge the corporate death blob. Could it be there needs to be more? What is the left missing? Some answers are to be found in this great interview. We need to understand the history we are living through … and soon. Time is running out. — Mark Taylor)
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The 2010s were a decade of revolt. From Athens to Atlanta, Santiago to Seoul, a global wave of protest brought masses of people into confrontation with the status quo, demanding an end to neoliberalism, racism, climate change, and more. Yet despite this upswell of grassroots political activity, little lasting, positive change followed. What sparked the past decade of mass protest? Why didn't it result in political transformation?
Vincent Bevins, author of 'If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution', joins The Chris Hedges Report for a retrospective on the decade that set the world on fire, and how to adapt its lessons for the challenges ahead.
58-minute video
I look forward to watching the video, and hope we can get on with the political transformation we need.
What the Left is missing is the Right. You can’t fly on one wing!