Chris Hedges
Former Truthdig ColumnistChris Hedges was a former weekly columnist at Truthdig (2006-2020) and a former foreign correspondent at The New York Times (1990-2005). He was responsible for co-writing one of the 10 stories that earned a...
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Hope Lies in the Streets
Dec 15, 2019 Civil disobedience is the last tool we have to prevent corporate tyranny and save the planet.
The Great American Shakedown
Dec 9, 2019 The ruling elites have squandered their credibility through their betrayal of workers. And the impeachment won't help.
The New ‘Black Codes’
Dec 2, 2019 The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America.
The End of the Rule of Law
Nov 25, 2019 If the Democrats' impeachment action fails to address the "constitutional rot" that has occurred over decades, U.S. democracy may be doomed.
How to Save the Planet and Ourselves
Nov 18, 2019 Roger Hallam, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, understands corporate power and knows how to fight it. It is up to us to act.
Death by Oligarchy
Nov 11, 2019 Once oligarchs seize power, they dismantle outside controls to create a corrupt economy and finally a corrupt state. Tyranny follows.
The Enemy Within
Nov 4, 2019 The deep state, which is orchestrating the impeachment of Donald Trump, is the most ominous threat to democracy.
Saying Goodbye to Sam
Oct 28, 2019 Samuel Hynes was a professor, a decorated Marine and an important writer on war and its horrors. But to me, most of all, he was a friend.
Pity the Kurds
Oct 21, 2019 Donald Trump’s betrayal of our allies in northern Syria is part of a pattern by nation-states that have used the Kurds and abandoned them.
The Age of Radical Evil
Oct 14, 2019 All life, including our own, has become expendable, sacrificed on the altar of profit in a culture of death.
Time to Rebel
Oct 7, 2019 Extinction Rebellion plans to “get in the room” with the elite and effect change on the climate crisis through well-planned street actions.