Chris Hedges Makes His Case for Revolt
American society has some serious issues. As Boston NPR affiliate station WBUR's Tom Ashbrook puts it on the latest episode of "On Point," our country's problems range "from a ruling oligarch corporate elite to looming environmental catastrophe to an alarming erosion of civil liberties." What's to be done?American society has some serious issues. As Boston NPR affiliate station WBUR’s Tom Ashbrook puts it on the latest episode of “On Point,” our country’s problems range “from a ruling oligarch corporate elite to looming environmental catastrophe to an alarming erosion of civil liberties.” What’s to be done?
Enter Chris Hedges, who has thought of a few things to say by way of an answer, given the subject of his new book, “Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt.” Hedges is Ashbrook’s featured guest on this week’s show. Have a listen below to hear his full response (via WBUR):
–Posted by Kasia Anderson
Rock Solid JournalismIn 2026, amid chaos and the nonstop flurry of headlines, Truthdig remains independent, fact-based and focused on exposing what power tries to hide.
Support Independent Journalism.
Editorial Cartoons
Scools and offices close as an estimated 10 to 20 inches of snow accumulate from Pennsylvania to Maine.
Pundits like Jonathan Chait tout the benefits of school privatization, but they ignore the financial strain it's placing on state budgets.
What does the location of the company's new offices have to do with the nation's political tumult? Quite a bit, it turns out.
In towns and cities across the country, American citizens take to the streets to remind their president that he is not above the law.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.