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Unspeakable
Unspeakable | Chris Hedges
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Chris Hedges on the most taboo topics in America, with David Talbot. The War on Terror is a profitable crusade against convenient enemies. “Muslim rage” is an understandable response to US state terror. Rising oligarchy in America has made democracy a sham and turned the electoral process into an increasingly absurd circus. Police violence against minorities is part of a systematic effort to crush social discontent. Proliferating violence against women’s health clinics is part of the war on women’s bodies. Freedom of speech is an illusion, with government agencies and corporate media dictating acceptable boundaries of public discourse. America’s only hope is a revolution to create genuine structures of popular power. This kind of insight into America’s deeply troubled current state cannot be found on television, in the pages of leading newspapers, or on Google News. Many of our most important thinkers are relegated to the shadows because their ideas are deemed too radical—or true—for public consumption. Among these intellectual bomb throwers is Chris Hedges, who, after decades on the front lines, continues to confront power in America in the most incisive, challenging ways. Hedges’s unfettered conversation with Hot Books editorial director David Talbot— founder of Salon and author of New York Times bestseller, The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA and the Rise of America’s Secret Government—will be the first in a series for Hot Books called “Unspeakable,” featuring some of the most important – and censored – voices in the world today.
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keithmalek
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I was enjoying this, and then I came to the part where I learned that Hedges is a Jill Stein supporter, and doesn't think that Bernie Sanders is far enough to the left. What this means is that Hedges is not to be taken seriously, and I'm not going to waste any more time on this nonsense.

Suet624 Wow. I never would have guessed that he would think that. 4y
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Suet624 💕💕💕💕💕 Chris Hedges 4y
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Lit.Wit.Wine.Dine
Unspeakable | Chris Hedges
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A timely and provocative read. 4.5 stars. Read my full review at litwitwinedine.com (Ans enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card!)