There was once a wing of the Democratic Party that stood up to the war industry. J. William Fulbright, George McGovern, Gene McCarthy, Mike Gravel, William Proxmire, and, of course, Dennis Kucinich. But that was largely decades ago. The new Democrats, especially with the presidency of Bill Clinton, became shills not only for corporate America, but the arms industry. The massive military budget, $858 billion in military spending allocated for fiscal year 2023, is an increase of $45 billion over the Biden administration’s budget request, and nearly $80 billion more than the amount appropriated by Congress for the current fiscal year.
What happened to the Democratic Party? Why has it become impossible to question war and the massive expenditures on arms? Why is such questioning political suicide? Why can’t a Democrat ask, especially at a time of economic hardship and huge deficits, how much we are going to divert to the war in Ukraine, which has already consumed some $60 billion? Former presidential candidate and eight-term Congressperson Dennis Kucinich joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the past half century of the Democrats, and how the war machine conquered the party.
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No War !
TWO SHILLS TALKING – TEDIOUS
Imagine being these two thinking biden will only support one war and that's all we need to cover for. Sorry they both voted for this 100%
And now DK has left the RFK j campaign, likely because he still holds fast to his anti-war principles. I just wish someone could talk some sense into literally anyone running for President.
Great interview, so much respect for the both of you.
Folks should understand –
The powers that be determined that national security depends on world domination.
Globalization was the investment that set the stage for pulling the rug out.
How many proxy wars can we get away with starting?
I suspect not many more.
I'm a big fan of Dennis.
The problem is called guns and butter but it didn't start with LBJ.
I place the blame at FDR.
None of it was happenstance.
In April 1982, I attended a Conference of the Democrat Party Congressional Campaign Committee in Portland, Oregon. At the very beginning of the Conference, the DCCC representative stood up and asked, "Who is the Party of big business?" Most everyone responded, the Republicans, and were were immediately corrected that the Party of big business in 1982 was the Democrat Party. I and many other left the Conference during the coffee break because we were shocked at this 180 degree turn by the leadership of the Democrat Party.
This segment is aging very well – with Kucinich walking away from the RFK campaign here in Oct 2023. Mr. Kucinich is a constant force.
I can’t see my dear departed parents ( democrats) being in that party these days.
My uncle said we would be in a war if Biden was elected and here we are
Why does YouTube throw videos that I've already watched (and "Thumbed-Up"/"Liked") into my present feed? YouTube algorithm really isn't that intelligent after all.
He said gazalo wrong
Was it an attack or defense from being attacked, is it a war or is it genocide, are all Palestinians terrorists or is it just Hamas, do you blow up all of Palestine to kill Hamas? sounds like a war on Palestinians
Another Vote Blue no mater who scumbag
He knows what he is talking about
One of the greatest journalists of our time talks with one of our greatest leaders. This is a historical record of how things might have been.
Shame on Kucinich for trying to get a most virulent Zionist into the US Presidency.
Peace.
Cornell West 2024
The military industrial infotainment complex
Stay away from RFK (likudnic)