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Chris Hedges: Why I'm Suing Barack Obama

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. January 22, 2012.

With the latest National Defense Authorization Act, the military can indefinitely detain without trial any U.S. citizen deemed to be a terrorist or an accessory to terrorism.

Hedges: We Must Defy the Corporate Monsters Laying Waste to Our World

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 18, 2011.

Once we demand that a society serve the needs of citizens and the ecosystem that sustains life, rather than the needs of the marketplace, we make hope visible.

Is a Real Resistance Movement to the Big Banks Finally on the Rise?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 3, 2011.

There is no way to vote against the interests of Goldman Sachs. Civil Disobedience is the only tool we have left.

Hedges: Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand -- We Must Say, "NO!" to Wall St., the Kochs, and Our Cowardly Political Class

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 14, 2011.

If enough of us say "no," if enough of us refuse to cooperate, the despots are in trouble.

A Ground's Eye View of Palestine

Christopher Hayes, The Nation. October 18, 2010.

To see the West Bank is to understand just what occupation requires.

Hedges: A Needed Antidote to the Worst of Commodity Culture

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. July 5, 2010.

It is in solitude, contemplation and a connection with nature that we transcend our frenzied and desperate existence.

Hedges: The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 8, 2010.

Tens of millions of Americans, lumped into a diffuse and fractious movement known as the Christian right, are aiming for a theocracy.

Hedges: Is America Yearning for Fascism?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 31, 2010.

We can laugh at the desperate people who threaten violence against elected officials. But they are not the fools. We are.

Why Are We So Blind to the True Horrors of War?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. January 5, 2010.

If we really saw what war does to young minds and bodies, it would be harder to embrace the myths propagated by our warmongering government.

Are Liberals Pathetic?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. December 7, 2009.

Sterile posturing and cowardice have hollowed out the liberal cause.

Afghanistan Is Worse Off Than Ever, Thanks to the Sham Army We're Propping Up

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. November 11, 2009.

Cultural barriers and naked corruption have rendered the Afghan National Army completely inept.

Is the Water Supply for 8 Million People in New York City at Risk?

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. May 26, 2009.

A massive natural gas project could pollute fresh water supplies for New York, Philadelphia, Camden and Trenton, and other areas.

For the Christian Right, Gay-Hating Is Just the Start

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 19, 2007.

As the Christian right works hard to make gays and lesbians second-class citizens, society needs to make a stand -- or else the same tactics will soon be used against other "social deviants."