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Description: Journalist Chris Hedges remembers covering the fall of the Soviet Union and events leading to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while commenting on the difficulty of reporting on historical context in today's polarized mainstream media environment. "Refitting Soviet bloc countries with NATO military equipment was a multi-billion dollar bonanza... But try and provide that kind of historical context within the mainstream media and of course you're shut out because it is, you're right, it's all emotionally driven, it's about self-adulation... I just want to be clear, I condemned at the inception the invasion of Ukraine." - Chris Hedges This is a clip from S12 E15 of Economic Update: "Ukraine & An Empire's Decline" Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/DTMLvTYlg20 You can also listen to this show on our website or as a podcast on your favorite podcast player. ______________________________________________________________________________________ We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Become an EU patron on Patreon: patreon.com/economicupdate Become a monthly donor via our website: democracyatwork.info/donate _______________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! democracyatwork.info/books “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatwork _________________________________________________________________________________________ Want to help us translate and transcribe our videos? Learn about joining our translation team: bit.ly/2J2uIHH Jump right in: bit.ly/2J3bEZR Follow us ONLINE: Patreon: patreon.com/economicupdate Websites: democracyatwork.info/economicupdate rdwolff.com DailyMotion: dailymotion.com/democracyatwrk Facebook: facebook.com/RichardDWolff facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Twitter: twitter.com/profwolff twitter.com/democracyatwrk Instagram: instagram.com/democracyatwrk Subscribe to our podcast: economicupdate.libsyn.com Shop our Store: bit.ly/2JkxIfy