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Chris Hedges: Harvard Feeds the Plutocracy
Truthdig / Truthdig
Published: Wednesday 30 November 2011
Chris Hedges talks about the role Harvard University played in the economic collapse.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges answers questions from the students of Occupy Harvard outside the gated Harvard Yard encampment in Cambridge, Monday November 28, 2011.
This article was originally posted on Truthdig.
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ABOUT Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges is a weekly Truthdig columnist and a fellow at The Nation Institute. His newest book is “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.”
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8 comments on "Chris Hedges: Harvard Feeds the Plutocracy"
December 02, 2011 7:14pm
Finally, sorry to hog the blog, but the observation that human progress towards a utopia is unrealistic has been documented by Mr. Hedges in War is a Force that Gives us Meaning, when he explains that throughout history, and into the future, economic collapse has, and will always inevitably lead to the emesis of villains such as Milosevic, Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Tudjman, Viola and Galtieri.
December 02, 2011 6:47pm
Regarding the comment that there will never be change, there was change when Slobodan Milosevic was brought down in Yugoslavia, there was change when Adolf Hitler was brought down in Germany, there was change after the death of Joseph Stalin, there was change after the fall of the juntas in Argentina, and there will be change after the rise and fall of the American christian fascist movement that will follow the complete economic collapse of America.
Please read War is a Force that Gives us Meaning, or for that matter, all of Chris Hedges works.
December 02, 2011 6:11pm
Regarding the comment that Mr. Hedges should be OWS leader, the structure of OWS is one where individuals rotate through roles of leadership, thus creating a structure that is very difficult to influence and infiltrate, which is what Mr. Hedges believes sets OWS apart from other movements and protests. I believe Mr. Hedges' role is to speak to the people and share his vast knowledge and progressive thought patterns. Inspiring progressive thought leads to progressive actions.
Please view Chris Hedges: "This one could bring them all down."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj8UlxhfJLw
Mr. Hedges is brought to tears as he thanks a gentleman at OWS.
Also, please read Death of the Liberal Class, and for that matter, all of Mr. Hedges works.
Begin the economic boycott, free yourself from consumerism and material goods, and prepare for the impending collapse by becoming self sufficient and educated.
November 30, 2011 4:51pm
Chris is a terrific writer and thinker and observer, but rolling around in the back of his mind but not ever reaching his fingertips and the computer has to be the observation that human progress is a myth because of the simple, observable fact that the good guys, JFK, Martin Luther KIng, RFK, are all shot by the bad guys! From our revolution, to Russia's, China's, Cuba's it was clear they were not, as Mao said, tea parties; so, until the good guys, as Hamlet pondered, 'take up arms against a sea of troubles,' and physically get to the very obvious bad guys first, we will all find, as Obama sadly did, that there will NEVER BE CHANGE!
November 30, 2011 3:34pm
This guy should be OWS leader!
December 02, 2011 6:06pm
Regarding the comment that Mr. Hedges should be OWS leader, the structure of OWS is one where individuals rotate through roles of leadership, thus creating a structure that is very difficult to influence and infiltrate, which is what Mr. Hedges believes sets OWS apart from other movements and protests. I believe Mr. Hedges' role is to speak to the people and share his vast knowledge and progressive thought patterns. Inspiring progressive thought leads to progressive actions.
Please view Chris Hedges: "This one could bring them all down."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj8UlxhfJLw
Mr. Hedges is brought to tears as he thanks a gentleman at OWS.
Also, please read Death of the Liberal Class, and for that matter, all of Mr. Hedges works.
Begin the economic boycott, free yourself from consumerism and material goods, and prepare for the impending collapse by becoming self sufficient and educated.
November 30, 2011 3:00pm
Do you think Harvard is corrupt because it is particularly different -- more rich, more prestigious, better-endowed -- than others in higher ed?
Or is it corrupt because it shares the same habits, only more famously so, as the rest of corporate academe?
November 30, 2011 12:06pm
It seems pointless to continue pleading with reps that have their campaigns paid by special interests.
Little of consequence will happen until influence peddling is removed from the election process. It's all well and good to comment about an issue that needs the attention of citizens. It's even more important to ACTUALLY DO something significant that will allow necessary changes to be made to improve our country.
*Real Change* will not happen without effective grassroots effort.
Here is a link that will interest many of you.
http://signon.org/sign/public-funding-of-elected