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The Heresy of White Christianity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 10, 2018 James H. Cone, the father of black liberation theology, understood that the privileged can never grasp religion's true essence. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Corpses of Souls

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 7, 2018 Walker Percy’s 1971 novel “Love in the Ruins” envisions a U.S. scuttled by moral degeneration, cruelty, violence and ignorance. It presciently describes society's spiritual and physical decay. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on the Life of a True Revolutionary (Video)

BLANK Jun 6, 2017 What does it take to resist? The Truthdig columnist explained at a Veterans for Peace anti-war demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Price of Resistance

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 18, 2017 To stand with the oppressed means being treated like the oppressed. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Where Is Our Martin Luther King Jr.?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 25, 2016 We need more humble prophets -- to remind the skeptical that religion, which can indeed be divisive, is also a moral prod and an intellectual spark. But such figures are hard to find in this election year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: ‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges, Student Activists on the Decline of the Liberal Church

Staff / Truthdig Feb 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 )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges: In Extreme Times, ‘Liberals Are a Dead Force’ (Part 1 of 3)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2015 On The Real News Network's "Reality Asserts Itself," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the significance of Thomas Paine, why we did not carry out an American "Revolution," and three reasons why liberals cannot "propel resistance forward." Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )