Chris Hedges: ‘Death of the Liberal Class’ on Book TV
Author, journalist and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges takes his bracing argument from his latest book, "Death of the Liberal Class," about the takeover of U.S. liberal organizations and institutions by the corporate state, to Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., in this Book TV clip.Author, journalist and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges takes his bracing argument from his latest book, “Death of the Liberal Class,” about the takeover of U.S. liberal organizations and institutions by the corporate state, to Powell’s Books in Portland, Ore., in this Book TV clip. –KA
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