Chris 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...
Chris 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 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for The New York Times in 2002.
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 23, 2019
It wasn't about restoring the rule of law: The House ignored the more serious violations by Trump that had been normalized by Obama and Bush. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 15, 2019
Civil disobedience is the last tool we have to prevent corporate tyranny and save the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 9, 2019
The ruling elites have squandered their credibility through their betrayal of workers. And the impeachment won't help. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 2, 2019
The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 25, 2019
If the Democrats' impeachment action fails to address the "constitutional rot" that has occurred over decades, U.S. democracy may be doomed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 11, 2019
Once oligarchs seize power, they dismantle outside controls to create a corrupt economy and finally a corrupt state. Tyranny follows. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 4, 2019
The deep state, which is orchestrating the impeachment of Donald Trump, is the most ominous threat to democracy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 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. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 14, 2019
All life, including our own, has become expendable, sacrificed on the altar of profit in a culture of death. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigOct 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
David North / WSWSOct 8, 2017
The Truthdig columnist talks about the significance of the anti-Russia campaign in the media, among other subjects. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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