empire of illusion

Chris Hedges on the ‘Disintegrated’ Media, Cultural Illiteracy

BLANK Mar 17, 2011 In case it wasn't clear from his columns, Chris Hedges is not optimistic about the state of American media and chagrined by the future of a culture in which "people don't read anymore," as he notes in this interview with Media Roots. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on ‘Illusion,’ Corporatism and Inverted Totalitarianism

BLANK Feb 4, 2010 In this interview with Vermont Public Radio's Neal Charnoff, "Empire of Illusion" author and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges emphasizes what makes his book's argument different from that of the stereotypical elder who disapproves of emerging artistic and cultural forms: "I'm not attacking culture, I'm attacking corporatism," he tells Charnoff. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Obama, Michael Jackson, ‘Empire of Illusion’

BLANK Jan 8, 2010 Never one to shrink from a strong debate, "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle" author and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges comes out swinging in this lecture recorded last month, giving his audience at the New School in New York City more than a few big ideas to grapple with about our current president, the state of our democracy and the cancer of celebrity culture in contemporary American society. Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges comes out swinging in this lecture about the state of our democracy and the cancer of celebrity culture in American society. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges and Friends Debate Illusion, Conservatism and 9/11

BLANK Nov 19, 2009 Chris Hedges, George Packer and Sam Tanenhaus mix it up on this Miami Book Fair panel about the fascinating times in which we live. Don't miss Hedges take on the charge that his lingo is limited to the Harvard set. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Victims of Pornography

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 Pornography does not promote sex It promotes masturbation It promotes the solitary auto-arousal that precludes intimacy and love Pornography is about getting yourself off at someone else's expensePornography is an assault on intimacy and love. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Talks ‘Illusion’ and Morality on GRITtv

BLANK Aug 1, 2009 Is the unflagging popularity of reality television a sign of the entertainment industry's relentless reliance on producing fodder for the lowest common denominator -- or a symptom, as Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges argues in this clip from "GRITtv With Laura Flanders," of a society in serious moral decline? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )