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Chris Hedges: We Have to Atone for Turning Our Backs on People of Color

Nov 16, 2013
After a talk on the collapse of complex societies, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges answers an audience question: "How should people of color respond to the dying of a civilization that has not been civil to them?"Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges answers an audience question: "How should people of color respond to the dying of a civilization that has not been civil to them?"

Is Homeland Security Preparing for the Next Wall Street Collapse?

Oct 7, 2013
An Associated Press article in February confirmed a purchase order by the Department of Homeland Security for 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition. That’s enough to sustain an Iraq-sized war for over twenty years. Someone in government seems to expect some serious civil unrest. Why?

Detroit’s Fiscal Emergency

Mar 2, 2013
The governor of Michigan said Friday that the city of Detroit was in a state of "financial emergency" and announced that an independent overseer would be appointed to save it from collapse. However, the proposed solutions, which appear to consist mainly of spending cuts, inevitably mean more pain and suffering for Detroiters.

Life Is Sacred

Sep 3, 2012
The giddy, money-drenched, choreographed carnival in Tampa and the one coming up in Charlotte divert us from the real world -- the one steadily collapsing around us.We, as a species, may be doomed. And this is a bitter, bitter fact for a father to digest.