Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2016
Hedges and the Green Party presidential candidate explore the problems plaguing American politics, including the essential dysfunction of a two-party system, the staged hypocrisy of the presidential debates and the lack of difference between Republicans and Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 3, 2016
"If you look at how [Union Theological Seminary] treats its professors of color, its students of color, its neighbors of color, it doesn’t add up.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 16, 2015
In Tuesday's episode of "Days of Revolt," host and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and author Vijay Prashad (pictured) trace the acceleration of US militarism since the collapse of the Soviet Union and discuss the nature and consequences of U domination over global affairs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 9, 2015
“People think we have a fracking problem,” Thomas Linzey of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund says. “It’s not. It’s a democracy problem." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 2, 2015
In this episode of teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges explores the conflicted and malignant relationship many self-identified leftists have with prostitution on both the ideological and practical levels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 26, 2015
In this episode of his new show "Days of Revolt," Chris Hedges discusses the militarization of higher education institutions with journalist Alexa O’Brien. Uncovering the trail of money and influence from the national security state to college programs, they identify the ways in which this apparatus has long been in effect, and what it could mean for the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 11, 2015
"If he doesn’t go electorally in a serious way to win, then [Bernie Sanders] is setting up millions of Americans, and young Americans, for a huge morale collapse," Nader explains. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 3, 2015
“All you gotta do in politics is say the right thing, even though your whole record is contrary, and you’re on your way," Nader says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 28, 2015
Noted socialist sourpuss Chris Hedges has a new show on teleSUR and it's pretty awesome. In his most recent interview, Hedges and Canadian intellectual John Ralston Saul discuss the nature of "neoliberalism" as an organizing ideology and its pernicious effect on foreign policy. Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2015
“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully But when people come forward with rather simplistic truths -- you already know you’re in trouble when they say they’ve got the truth -- and they say: 'This is what must happen This is how things work This is what dominates society' That’s an ideology"“I think that the word 'ideology' has to be used very carefully'". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2015
In an interview on teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Chris Hedges and Max Blumenthal discuss the brutal tactics used by the Israeli state in its ongoing effort to suppress Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2015
In this first episode of a two-part series for his TeleSUR show "Days of Revolt," Chris Hedges and professor Sabah Alnasseri trace the roots of Islamic State to their origins and explore comparisons to the 20th-century genesis of Israel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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