Chris Hedges: Public Libraries are the Heart of Any Functioning Civilized City

with Chris Hedges
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June 24, 2012

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Jun 22, 2012 by wworldp

Chris Hedges explains why a print based culture is important. Corporate interests promote mindless celebrity trivia instead of real news, vaporize our heritage, and use the media to turn minds into mush. This shifts attention from their take over of government as well as destruction of the environment and society. Remarks were made at Free Library of Philadelphia event for his book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt”.

The War on Gays by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
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Truthdig
May 28, 2012

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The sentencing of Dharun Ravi for the hateful abuse that may have driven his gay roommate at Rutgers, Tyler Clementi, to commit suicide, or Barack Obama’s public acceptance of gay marriage, prevents many of us from seeing that life for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people is getting worse—much worse.

No one understands this better than the gay activist and pastor Mel White. White, along with his husband and partner of 30 years, Gary Nixon, founded Soulforce, an organization committed to using nonviolent resistance to end religion-based oppression.

Chris Hedges: All Hope Is In the Street + A conversation on totalitarian political structures

by Chris Hedges
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May 16, 2012

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May 16, 2012 by TheBigPictureRT

Chris Hedges, Truthdig/Author, “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.” Right now the tip of the spear fighting back against austerity here in the United States is the Occupy Movement. So what will victory look like – and how will it finally be achieved?

Chris Hedges: Calling All Rebels

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by Chris Hedges
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Truthdig
May 4, 2012

Chris Hedges joins Doug Bennett, host of “Unspun,” an experiment in truth telling, on KKRN community radio to discuss his “Calling All Rebels” speech

Occupying Beyond Divisions: Anarchy, Black Bloc and Protests + Denial of Service Attack Against Panel

with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
Feb. 19, 2012

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RevolutionTruthOrg on Feb 18, 2012

On February 15, 2012, RevolutionTruth hosted a live panel discussion with Chris Hedges, Kevin Zeese, Dr. Margaret Flowers, Lucas Vasquez, Georgia Sagri, and Cari Machet to discuss anarchist philosophy, Black Bloc, and Occupy.

Chris Hedges’ Truthdig column, “The Cancer in Occupy” was a searing condemnation of Black Bloc as part of the Occupy movement.

Chris Hedges and David Zucchino On War Reporting

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with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
Feb. 15, 2012

uncjschool on Feb 15, 2012

War correspondents Chris Hedges and David Zucchino, a 1973 graduate of the UNC journalism school, had a discussion with UNC J-school students on Feb. 13, 2012, in Carroll Hall.

Hedges spoke later that evening as part of the PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Vision Series.

Norman Finkelstein in conversation with Chris Hedges: Israel and Palestine

with Chris Hedges
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Dec. 14, 2011

Note: replaced the videos July 22, 2012.

“There’s room for everyone at the rendezvous of victory.” — Aimè Cèsaire, Caribbean poet

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Recorded at the James A. Little Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico on December 6, 2011.

Norman Finkelstein spoke about the occupation of Palestine in the context of the Arab Spring and developments regarding Palestine’s prospects for statehood and peace,

Hedges on Hitchens + Christopher Hitchens and Chris Hedges Debate (2007)

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Updated: Jan. 14, 2012; added full debate

with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
Truthdig
Dec. 16, 2011

Though he gives credit to Christopher Hitchens’ exceptional talent, Chris Hedges remembers the newly departed writer differently from the way others might in this clip from CBC Radio. In an unflinching appraisal, Hedges recalls what Hitchens got wrong about religion, his biggest intellectual failing and what it was like to engage him in a debate.

Where Were You When They Crucified My Movement? by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
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Truthdig
Dec. 5, 2011

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[Note: See video of Chris Hedges' speech in Liberty Square on Dec. 3, 2011. ~ DS]

Chris Hedges gave an abbreviated version of this talk Saturday morning in Liberty Square in New York City as part of an appeal to Trinity Church to turn over to the Occupy Wall Street movement an empty lot, known as Duarte Square, that the church owns at Canal Street and 6th Avenue. Occupy Wall Street protesters, following the call, began a hunger strike at the gates of the church-owned property. Three of the demonstrators were arrested Sunday on charges of trespassing, and three others took their places.

Chris Hedges addresses Occupy Harvard: In the 17th Century, speculators were hung

by Chris Hedges
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Nov. 29, 2011

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges takes questions from the students of Occupy Harvard outside the gated Harvard Yard encampment in Cambridge, MA. 5:15 pm. Monday November 28, 2011.

Chris Hedges: What’s Next for the Occupy Movement?

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Nov. 27, 2011

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uprisingradio.org
Nov. 23, 2011

It has been over two months since Adbusters, a Canadian magazine, sent out a call to protest the inequality of our financial system by physically occupying Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. With a rallying cry of “We are the 99 Percent,” protestors set up camp on September 17th to articulate the deep frustration felt by those who have been affected by an economic crisis manufactured by financial institutions. The protest has since expanded from that single gathering in New York’s financial district to a global movement which has seen over 1000 encampments.

Chris Hedges: Immokalee Workers vs. Publix

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Nov. 16, 2011

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kombatrock on Nov 14, 2011

On Sunday, Nov 13th at 3 PM, a few dozen tomato pickers from Immokalee will join scores of Sarasota allies to picket outside the Publix that opened this week at 2031 Bay St. Protestors are calling on Publix to take part in the CIW’s Fair Food accords, hailed by the New York Times this summer as “possibly the most successful labor action in the U.S. in 20 years.”

Finding Freedom in Handcuffs by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
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Truthdig
Nov. 7, 2011

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Editor’s note: Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, an activist, an author and a member of a reporting team that won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize, wrote this article after he was released from custody following his arrest last Thursday. He and about 15 other participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement were detained as they protested outside the global headquarters of Goldman Sachs in lower Manhattan.

Chris Hedges’ Teach-In at Occupy Wall Street: Don’t Compromise!

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Part 2: Chris Hedges’ Teach-In at Occupy Wall Street Q&A: Nonviolence is your best weapon

with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
Oct. 17, 2011

munderlarkst on Oct 17, 2011

Chris Hedges is great talking to the people on the sidewalk in NY’s Occupy Wall Street protest — 10/9/11.

Chris Hedges at Occupy DC: Either you are a rebel or a slave

with Chris Hedges
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Dandelion Salad
Oct. 9, 2011

guybjorn on Oct 6, 2011