Capitalism Is Voluntary: An Evening with Hasan Piker

Join political commentator, journalist, and activist —one of the most viewed streamers on the Twitch platform, where he has 2.6 million followers—for a livestream at USC. With an in-house audience, Piker will dive into a wide array of topics ranging from politics and the presidential election to his unique career path, breaking down capitalism, the manosphere, and more. The program will feature interaction with USC students and a Q&A.
Piker’s commentary on the 2020 U.S. presidential election was in the top six most-watched sources of coverage online, and his coverage of the January 6 attack on the Capitol reached a concurrent viewership of 231,000 viewers. In October 2020, he streamed himself playing video games with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar in support of the Get Out the Vote initiative.

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Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by The Reclaim Project with Tara McPherson (Cinematic Arts, Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study) and Ines Novacic (Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study).

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