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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Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling Elites
Sep 23, 2019 The protests against carbon emissions have been huge failures. If we don't free ourselves from the elites' chokehold, our species is doomed.
Our Invisible Government
Sep 16, 2019 American intelligence agencies are the nation’s enemy from within and the Praetorian Guard of sinister forces.
The Capitalists Are Afraid
Sep 9, 2019 A Business Roundtable statement about the purpose of corporations shows that ruling elites fear their crimes are coming back to haunt them.
The Last Act of the Human Comedy
Sep 2, 2019 The pattern of collapsing civilizations is not new. What is new is that this time there is no way out.
The Curse of Moral Purity
Aug 26, 2019 The empty moral crusades championed by the left and the right are stoking the fires of fanaticism.
The World According to George Galloway
Aug 19, 2019 The outspoken socialist and icon of the British left looks at Boris Johnson, Trump, Brexit, Islamophobia, political chaos and more.
Fear vs. Fear
Aug 12, 2019 Trump seeks to hold on to power by stoking hate, but the tactics of his Democratic foes are as insidious.
The Artist as Prophet
Aug 5, 2019 Artists who tell the truth are the mortal enemies of despots, who seek to distort the past, the present and the future.
The Great Flood
Jul 29, 2019 Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.”
Scapegoating Iran
Jul 22, 2019 Don’t expect U.S. politicians and generals to accept responsibility for the Mideast mess when they can blame it on Iran.
Worshipping the Electronic Image
Jul 15, 2019 Our post-literate culture has crippled us intellectually and produced a president whose babble replicates the nonsensical diatribes of the age.