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Chris Hedges, whose column is published Mondays on Truthdig, spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East,...

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Occupying Beyond Divisions: Anarchy, Black Bloc and Protests

By Chris Hedges

February 15, 2012

A panel with Chris Hedges, Margaret Flowers, Zevin Zeese, Georgia Sagri and two others from Occupy Wall Street to discuss anarchist philosophy, Black Bloc, and Occupy.

Posted on Feb 15, 2012

Chris Hedges on KPFA’s Letters and Politics

By Chris Hedges

February 8, 2012

Chris Hedges and Kristof Lopaur of Occupy Oakland debate black bloc, militancy and tactics.

Posted on Feb 8, 2012

Chris Hedges on Uprising Radio

By Chris Hedges

January 18, 2012

Veteran journalist, foreign correspondent and best-selling author, Chris Hedges, discussed why he has filed a federal suit against the Obama Administration for provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that allows indefinite detention of American citizens on Uprising Radio.

Posted on Jan 18, 2012

Democracy Now: Journalist Chris Hedges Sues Obama

By Chris Hedges

January 17, 2012

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges has filed suit against President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to challenge the legality of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes controversial provisions authorizing the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world, without charge or trial.

Posted on Jan 17, 2012

In Depth with Chris Hedges on C-Span

By Chris Hedges

January 1, 2012

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges talked about his life and work and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. A foreign correspondent with a master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School, he discussed topics such as terrorism, religion, and politics.

Posted on Jan 1, 2012

Interview With Satellite Magazine

By Chris Hedges

July 2011

Satellite magazine’s Steven Garbas interviews author Chris Hedges about media, the economy and more.

Posted on Aug 2, 2011

Chris Hedges’ Hope Speech

By Chris Hedges

December 16, 2010

Chris Hedges speaks in Lafayette Park before getting arrested in front of the White House.

Posted on Aug 1, 2011

Chris Hedges on the Myth of Human Progress

By Chris Hedges

June 7, 2011

Chris Hedges speaks about his new book, “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress,” on the program “Making Contact,” produced by the National Radio Project.

Posted on Jun 17, 2011

Endgame Strategy

By Chris Hedges

June 16, 2011

Why the revolution must start in America.

Posted on Jun 16, 2011

Chris Hedges on Corporatist America

By Chris Hedges

April 15, 2011

Chris Hedges discusses the state of corporatist America on The Alyona Show.

Posted on Jun 6, 2011

Chris Hedges on bin Laden’s Murder

By Chris Hedges

May 6, 2011

On “In the Arena,” war correspondent and divinity scholar Chris Hedges, Yale Law School professor Stephen L. Carter and host Eliot Spitzer debated the morality of killing Osama bin Laden.

Posted on May 9, 2011

Rockford Commencement Speech

By Chris Hedges

May 2003

Chris Hedges delivers an anti-war speech in May 2003 as a commencement address at Rockford College in Rockford, Ill. Hedges is booed by the audience throughout his speech and is ultimately escorted off campus by security officials.

Posted on Mar 5, 2011

Anti-War Radio With Scott Horton and Charles Goyette

By Chris Hedges

Scott Horton Interviews Chris Hedges
http://antiwar.com/radio/2011/02/14/chris-hedges-8/

Posted on Feb 15, 2011

Chris Hedges “Death of the Liberal Class” at The Sanctuary for Independent Media

By Chris Hedges

http://www.mediasanctuary.org/movie/1953

Chris Hedges’ book “Death of the Liberal Class” (Perseus) came out the day of this presentation.

Posted on Jan 28, 2011

NPR: Hedges Laments The ‘Death Of The Liberal Class’

By Chris Hedges

Listen to the story on Talk of the Nation:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131166027

Posted on Jan 27, 2011

Hedges, Shiva and Scheer on Liberalism, the Economy and Corporate Domination

By Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges, along with Robert Scheer and Vandana Shiva, participated in KPFK’s fund drive.

Posted on Nov 1, 2010

Chris Hedges Speaks at Tabernacle Church Fundraiser

By Chris Hedges

Sept. 10, 2010

Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges speaking at Tabernacle Church fundraiser for www.ustogaza.org, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 2010. Video by Cheryl Biren.

Posted on Oct 8, 2010

Speech: How Corporations Destroyed American Democracy

By Chris Hedges

June, 17-20 2010

“How Corporations Destroyed American Democracy” - Chris Hedges.
Filmed at Socialism 2010 in Chicago by Paul Hubbard

Posted on Aug 27, 2010

Article: At center of 20th century’s storms

By Chris Hedges

June 13, 2010
Chris Hedges reviews Michael Scammell’s book “Koestler” for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Posted on Jul 1, 2010

Article: Was it torture or suicide?

By Chris Hedges

Jan. 31, 2010
In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chris Hedges discusses revelations by Harper’s Magazine about the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.

Posted on Jul 1, 2010

Lecture: The College of New Jersey

By Chris Hedges

March 1, 2010
Chris Hedges Issues Dire Warning About America’s Impending Demise

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

Article: Adbusters

By Chris Hedges

Feb. 8, 2010
Chris Hedges: Zero Point of Systemic Collapse

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

Interview: Russia Today

By Chris Hedges

January 2010
Russia Today’s Marina Portnaya interviews Chris Hedges on “Fighting the Corporate Rape of the U.S.”

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

Lecture: The New School

By Chris Hedges

Dec. 8, 2009
Chris Hedges discusses his book “Empire of Illusion.”

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

Interview: Thom Hartmann Program, Dec. 7, 2009

By Chris Hedges

Dec. 7, 2009
Thom Hartmann talks to Chris Hedges about how liberals are a useless lot.

Posted on Jun 18, 2010

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