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GUEST: Chris Hedges is the author of numerous bestselling books, including ‘Empire of Illusion; Death of the Liberal Class’; ‘War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning’; and ‘Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt’ which he co-wrote with Joe Sacco. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig.

This segment was originally broadcast on September 16, 2015.

Britain’s political landscape has just had a serious political shakeup that has revived that nation’s left. In party elections over the weekend, the Labour Party handed a victory over to Jeremy Corbyn, a staunch leftist leader. Corbyn, who proudly identifies as a socialist, won the party vote with a landslide 60%.

The New York Times described him as, “consistent and sincere, a professed man of the ‘hard left’ who believes that the Labour Party must return to its roots in the working class and fight inequality in all its forms. He is a sharp critic of American foreign policy and of Israel; he wants Britain to abandon its nuclear deterrent and has favored quitting NATO.”

Corbyn’s victory has energized the Labour Party, which, as its name suggests, is rooted in promoting the right of working class people. British Prime Minister David Cameron who leads the Conservative Party responded to Corbyn’s win saying, “Labour are now a serious risk to our nation’s security, our economy’s security and your family’s security.”

My guest Chris Hedges has asked ‘Where is our Jeremy Corbyn?’ to which many may reply, ‘We’ve got Bernie Sanders!’ Joining me to explain why he thinks Bernie Sanders is no Jeremy Corbyn is Chris Hedges himself.

Read Chris’ article ‘Where Is Our Jeremy Corbyn?’ here.