with Chris Hedges
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August 30, 2012
Aug 28, 2012 by AgendaStevePaikin
Chris Hedges calls them “sacrifice zones,” huge pockets of impoverished America on the verge of cementing a permanent underclass. The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist has teamed up with cartoonist Joe Sacco in his latest project “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” to shed some light on this issue. He joins Piya Chattopadhyay for more on his warning.
Chris Hedges: Sacrifice Zones of America
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Aug 29, 2012 by AgendaStevePaikin
Chris Hedges on what he sees as the consequences of an uneven distribution of wealth: destruction, violence and revolt. He tells Piya Chattopadhyay what the Occupy movement should be about and how best to deal with these socioeconomic issues in the public discourse.
Chris Hedges: Hear the 99% Roar
Chris Hedges spent two decades as a foreign reporter covering wars in Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. His latest books are Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, Death of the Liberal Class, and The World as It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.
see
A World of Hillbilly Heroin by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges: We’ve Betrayed Our Neighbor + The Primacy of Justice + Rebellion Isn’t Going Away
Moyers and Company: Chris Hedges: Greed’s Path of Destruction
The Battle of Blair Mountain by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges: It’s Not Our Job To Take Power, It’s Our Job To Fight Power!
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Thanks for the great post! Hedges is superb, as usual.