Saturday on This is Hell!
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9:10 - Sociologist Linsey McGoey explains how capitalism profits from corporate philanthropy.
Linsey is author of No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy from Verso Books.
10:05 - Journalist Steve Horn reports on the details of a joint Obama-Exxon pipeline bill.
Steve posted the DeSmog Blog article During Paris Climate Summit, Obama Signed Exxon-, Koch-Backed Bill Expediting Pipeline Permits.
10:35 - The Radical Pessimist, Kevan Harris examines the domestic politics behind the Iran-Saudi Arabia feud.
Kevin will be working from his own research, plus that of several Middle East scholars he's boozed with.
11:05 - Cultural critic Henry Giroux explores the fear and violence at the heart of current American politics.
Henry is author of the new book America’s Addiction to Terrorism from Monthly Review.
12:05 - Journalist Shubhanga Pandey profiles the conflicts and contradictions facing Nepal's left.
Shubhanga wrote the Jacobin article The Next Nepali Revolution.
12:45 - Jeff Dorchen visits the Oregon militia standoff and finds something much dumber than white privilege.
Jeff will actually be responding to the lack of response, which we've all responded about enough already.