Chris Hedges: Coveting the Holocaust
The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" takes a hard look at the political capital of suffering.
Chris Hedges: Mutually Assured Destruction in the Middle East
The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" argues in this Truthdig column that the bloodshed now engulfing Lebanon and Israel will only worsen as long as extremists on both sides continue to indulge in "collective necrophilia."
