Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 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 )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
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