“The idiots take over in the final days of crumbling civilizations.” – Chris Hedges
“Trump is the king of the idiots. We are his victims.” No 1950 Posted by fw, May 3, 2017 Instead of my usual opening passage, excerpted from a selected article, today … Continue reading
With Trump, you get an “ethics-free administration” – “they’re going to loot the country”
“The Christian right will fill Trump’s ideological vacuum, because he doesn’t really have an ideology…” No 1905 Posted by fw, March 7, 2017 UPDATE: March 9, 2017 – Thanks to The … Continue reading
With Trump, you get “the naked fist of a very frightening police state come down upon us,” warns Chris Hedges
“We have undergone a corporate coup d’état. The real centers of power are the military industrial complex, Wall Street, the security and surveillance state, and corporate power.” No 1822 Posted … Continue reading
Trudeau’s folly — PM buys into Obama-led NATO escalation with Russia, calculated to create new markets for US arms dealers
Obama-Trudeau pact may not be on a par with Bush-Blair’s 2003 Iraq WMD lies, nevertheless, it is based on lies on both sides. No 1719 Posted by fw, July 6, 2016 … Continue reading
Brexit – Chris Hedges predicts another massive bailout of the banks
Economist Michael Hudson’s grim forecast — “By the time Obama leaves office, the economy will probably be wrecked”. No 1711 Posted by fw, June 26, 2016 “Great Britain’s decision to leave … Continue reading
We’re on the edge of a cliff. It’s time for sustained acts of civil disobedience, says Jill Stein
US Green Party leader, Jill Stein, discusses solutions to America’s problems with Chris Hedges. No 1601 Posted by fw, February 25, 2016 “We do need sustained civil disobedience. And we need … Continue reading
What’s plaguing US politics?
How has the Democratic party kept the political system hostage to corporate power? No 1597 Posted by fw, February 18, 2016 “We’re going to explore in this segment the political landscape, … Continue reading
Paul Jay and Chris Hedges go toe-to-toe in a verbal battle over the significance of Bernie’s campaign
In terms of building a movement, Hedges sees Sanders as an obstructive force; Jay counters that no one else has millions of followers. No 1594 Posted by fw, February 12, 2016 … Continue reading
US now lives under a corporate dictatorship
American rituals and institutions are a façade for global corporate powers. No 1173 Posted by fw, October 25, 2014 “This devolution of the economic system has been accompanied by corporations’ … Continue reading
Power-packed panel calls for urgent action on climate change — VIDEO
Senator Bernie Sanders, McKibben, Klein, Hedges, Sawant talk climate change for almost 2 hours “Our strategy and tactics must be different…. We will have to speak the language of … … Continue reading
Political elites are sacrificing the most vulnerable among us, at home and abroad, for payoffs and political advantage
The ruling class has won. To reclaim power, citizens will have to mobilize, overthrow the corporate state No 1147 Posted by fw, September 16, 2014 So says Chris Hedges — … Continue reading
Chris Hedges’ scathing indictment of a venal, morally bankrupt oligarchic ruling class
“…they are creating systems…of exploitation…that, if left unchecked, will ensure the extinction of the human species” No 924 Posted by fw, December 07, 2013 “I think they know it’s going … Continue reading
Snowden debate pits legality against morality as regulators of conduct
Debates rarely change minds already firmly made up and this one between Chris Hedges and law scholar Geoffrey Stone is no exception No 776 Posted by fw, June 13, 2013 … Continue reading
Chris Hedge’s bleak picture of America, exhorts citizens to “Rise Up or Die”
“We are left defenseless against corporate power” No 754 Posted by fw, May 23, 2013 “It is time to build radical mass movements that defy all formal centers of power … Continue reading
What makes activist Chris Hedges resist and fight for life even when all the signs around us deny that possibility?
“Fighting for the sanctity of life is always worth it. Because you know, if we don’t fight, then we are finished.” No 531 Posted by fw, July 25, 2012 In … Continue reading
