The Intellectuals We Abandon

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 5, 2016 The late political philosopher Sheldon Wolin explicated the mechanisms of control and manipulation used by the powerful But those who most need to read his work have been left in darkness by an academy that has turned its back on the oppressed and caters to the elites (Pictured, Wolin and James Baldwin, right) The late political philosopher Sheldon Wolin explicated the mechanisms of control and manipulation used by the powerful). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

My Teacher

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 The Rev. Coleman Brown, who had the most profound impact of all my teachers on my education, died in December. He taught me how to think. And in being taught how to think, I was taught how to be free. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

KPFT Houston, 45 Years After Domestic Terrorist Bombings, Plays On

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 14, 2015 "Pacifica Station Bombed Off Air," read the Houston Chronicle's banner headline on May 13, 1970. KPFT, Houston's fledgling community radio station, had been on the air for just two months when its transmitter was blown to smithereens. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Killing Ragheads for Jesus

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 26, 2015 The movie “American Sniper” lionizes the most despicable aspects of U.S. society -- including the belief that Christians are called upon to exterminate “lesser breeds.” Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Ordained to Write

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 13, 2014 Three decades ago Chris Hedges sought to become a minister and report the war in El Salvador A church committee refused to see his work as a journalist as a valid call to the ministry On Oct 5 his ordination -- marked by addresses from James Cone (above) and Cornel West -- finally took place Three decades ago Chris Hedges sought to become a minister and report the war in El Salvador A church committee refused to see his work as a valid call to the ministry 5 his ordination finally took place (Above, ordination speaker James Cone). Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Thomas Paine, Our Contemporary

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 26, 2014 Paine did for the American Revolution what we must do for our present-day revolution against the corporate state: He created a political language that exposed the realities of despotic power and demanded a rational response. Paine did for the American Revolution what we must do for our revolution against the corporate state: He created a political language that exposed the realities of despotic power and demanded a rational response. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Power of Imagination

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 12, 2014 Amid the psychoses of modern times, we are suicidally exploiting the earth and our neighbors If we are to survive, we must reclaim the reverence for life made possible by the human imagination Amid the psychoses of modern times, we are suicidally exploiting the earth and our neighbors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama and Urban Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2010 James Harris and Harry Edwards discuss President Obama and the myth of post-racial society, James Baldwin's "The Fire Next Time" and why now is the time to repair the black community in urban cities such as Oakland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )