Chris Hedges and Cartoonist Joe Sacco on Religious Extremism and Hate Crimes in the U.S. (Video)

BLANK Jun 11, 2017 The Truthdig columnist and the Portland-based illustrator and journalist discussed hate crimes, religious extremism and opposition to fascism, as well as Hedges' "CAGED" project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Laura Flanders on Drones and Civil Disobedience

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 5, 2014 Truthdig columnist, author and activist Chris Hedges paid a visit this week to "The Laura Flanders Show" to discuss U.S. foreign policy, civil disobedience, resistance to empire and the corporate state, as well as a host of other topics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Sacco: A Bomb in Every Comic

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 3, 2014 Joe Sacco’s satirical “Bumf” is a radical, savage and sidesplitting look at America’s species of corporate totalitarianism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Veterans Day, 95 Years On

By Adam Hochschild; Illustrations by Joe Sacco, TomDispatch Nov 11, 2013 In a country that uses every possible occasion to celebrate its “warriors,” many have forgotten that Monday's holiday originally marked a peace agreement. Veterans Day in the United States originally was called Armistice Day and commemorated the cease-fire that, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, ended the First World War. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Rise Up or Die

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 20, 2013 We must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species We have been stripped of the power to express dissent or effect change Rebellion is the only way to remain fully human. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Union Showdown in Chicago

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 11, 2012 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges stopped by “Democracy Now!” to talk about the Chicago public school teachers’ strike, “arguably one of the most important labor actions in probably decades," which "illustrates the bankruptcy of both traditional labor and the Democratic Party." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Sits Down With Bill Moyers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2012 In one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about Chris Hedges' life and work yet, Bill Moyers speaks with the journalist after the release of “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt,” the book Hedges co-authored with fellow reporter and artist Joe Sacco. Bill Moyers speaks with Chris Hedges in one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about the journalist's life and work yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Joe Sacco

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2012 Joe Sacco was 30 years old when he tossed his ambitions to be a hard-news writer aside and wandered into the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to write a comic book with a social purpose.Joe Sacco tossed his ambitions to be a hard-news writer aside and wandered into the Gaza Strip and the West Bank to write a comic book with a social purpose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why We Fight

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 25, 2012 The men and women in despair who rise up against the corporate onslaught don't do it to save themselves. They do it because it is right. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Eunice Wong on ‘Footnotes in Gaza’

BLANK Jan 8, 2010 Joe Sacco’s graphic treatment of the 1956 massacres of Palestinians by invading Israeli soldiers melds tough-minded journalism with philosophical reflection into a gut-wrenching banquet of a comic book.In treating the 1956 massacres of Palestinians, Joe Sacco melds tough-minded journalism and philosophical reflection into a gut-wrenching comic book. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )