The Play’s the Thing

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 16, 2013 Maximum-security prisoners in my classroom wrote a visceral and raw drama about life on the streets and inside prison The bitter truth they told is their song And now it is my job to make that song heardA visceral and raw drama is the song of the prisoners who wrote it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Cornel West and the Fight to Save the Black Prophetic Tradition

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 Verbal attacks largely by black supporters of President Obama are attempts not only to silence the activist but destroy a historical movement that exposes the president as an ideological heir of the "accommodationist" Booker T. Washington.Some black supporters of President Obama are attacking the activist and acting to weaken a crucial historical movement. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Hedges, West Speak Out for Bradley Manning

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2013 Flanked by posters that read "Free Bradley Manning," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and academic and activist Dr. Cornel West discussed the numerous implications of the Army private's historic court-martial while also speaking out in support of the whistle-blower at a rally over the weekend in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cornel West: ‘President Obama Has Very Little Moral Authority’ on Martin Case

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2013 Dr. Cornel West, professor at Union Theological Seminary and African-American author and activist, Monday examined the remarks President Obama had made Friday when he compared himself to Trayvon Martin, the black teen gunned down in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The People v. Goldman Sachs

BLANK Nov 8, 2011 Last Thursday, Chris Hedges, Cornel West and others held a mock trial of Goldman Sachs in Zuccotti Park. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team Cain Counters With ‘High-Tech Lynching’ Ad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 You know what liberals do? They hit below the belt. That's the explanation given for the race-based treatment that the mainstream media are giving "beautiful man" Herman Cain, according to this exercise in crisis management produced by Cain's camp. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupiers Have to Convince the Other 99 Percent

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 24, 2011 The occupation movement’s greatest challenge will be overcoming the deep distrust of white liberals by the poor and the working class, especially people of color. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Cornel West Arrested at OWS in Harlem

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2011 Princeton University professor Cornel West was among a few dozen protesters arrested at a solidarity march in New York on Friday as OWS activists locked arms with members of progressive groups in front of a Harlem police station. The crowd of a couple of hundred was protesting the practice of "stop-and-frisk," which allows officers to stop and search city residents on the street. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cornel West Recalls the Attica Prison Rebellion

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 Princeton University professor Dr. Cornel West spoke to a crowd of almost 3,000 people at the Riverside Church in New York City on Friday during an evening of remembrance for another sort of 9/11. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Ron Thomas

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2011 A former Marine and sheriff's deputy, Ron Thomas, this week's Truthdigger of the Week, believes there was no excuse for the use of police force that led to the death of his mentally ill son, and he has vowed to seek justice.Ron Thomas, a former sheriff's deputy and father of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill homeless man who died after a violent encounter with police in Fullerton, Calif., is our Truthdigger of the Week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Liberal Sellouts Attack Prophets Like Cornel West

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 23, 2011 The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege to justice, truth and confrontation.The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit Cornel West, prefers comfort and privilege to justice, truth and confrontation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Barack and Bibi, DSK and Arnold; Cornel West’s Broadside

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2011 What an action-packed week it was -- how will "Left, Right & Center" regulars Robert Scheer, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley and guest panelist Chrystia Freeland possibly cover it all in 30 minutes? But they do -- and they also manage to slip a little Newt-talk in there, too. Listen and learn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )