Russell Brand reveals why trade treaties lead to crappy food

The problem with some comedians (Dennis Miller, Jeff Foxworthy, and Jay Leno) is that they're really just right-wing hacks who never challenge the neoliberal status quo.

Not Russell Brand.

His YouTube channel runs daily segments Monday to Friday called the Trews, in which he skewers the conventional pablum peddled by most of the mainstream media.

In the two segments below, he's joined by new-economy researcher and author Helena Norberg-Hodge in a conversation about why international trade deals are undermining public health.

In light of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's eagerness to sign free-trade deals with countries around the world, Canadians would be well advised to watch these videos.