Tag: Chris Hedges
Nice try, Chris Hedges, but neither Joyce, nor Ulysses offers a...
Where's proof behind Hedges' hyperbole that James Joyce is especially unique in railing against the "poisons of nationalism and idolatry"—or offers political urgency?
Chris Hedges: Rebellion is the only way to stop the ruling...
He shares the wisdom he has gained from his experiences watching governments fail to inform us about what to expect and how to build power.
To impeach or not to impeach? Chris Hedges & John Bonifaz...
House Democrats subpoenaed President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani Monday, seeking documents related to his work in Ukraine. Last week, Guliani admitted...
Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the US became an oligarchy...
Chris Hedges talks with Noam Chomsky on the state of affairs in America and hope for the future.
Chris Hedges and Wallace Shawn on politics, playwriting and power
The two discuss experiences working in other countries and how those experiences led them, as Hedges puts it, to “grapple with the reality of empire.”
Chris Hedges and Nikhil Goyal discuss how to save the American...
The American education system is “a system of social control.”
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
How Power Works
When the state decides to isolate, discredit and crush you it has innumerable ways to do so.
Trump: The Dress Rehearsal for Fascism
Our system of inverted totalitarianism has within it the seeds of an overt or classical fascism.
Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges...
Chris Hedges and Robert Reich discuss their thoughts on Bernie Sanders’ support of a Hillary presidency after his speech at the DNC.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.