Chris Hayes

Broadcast Journalist and author Chris Hayes appeared at The Progressive Forum to discuss his #1 New York Times bestseller, The Siren's Call: How Attention Became the Worlds More Endangered Resource. The event took place at congregation Emanu El, Houston, Texas on February 24, 2025.
SHORT: We can’t outrun our own minds. Smart phones replicate human desire for connection but can’t live up to in-person community. (4:49)

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SHORT: Reasons for hope in Trump’s America: Trump’s margin of victory was narrow. Democracy is popular. The American people won’t stand for a president that wants to be a king. (3:48)
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Background

Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award-winning host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, as well as podcast host of Why Is This Happening? He’s The New York Times bestselling author of A Colony in a Nation and Twilight of the Elites. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and children.

Generously sponsored by Jenny and Mike Blocher, Robin and Mike Bullington, Poppi Georges-Massey, and Ann Hamilton.

 

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