Tag Archives: Chris Hedges

War = Murder

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Murder Is Not an Anomaly in War by Chris Hedges/ TruthDig/ March 19, 2012 The war in Afghanistan—where the enemy is elusive and rarely seen, where the cultural and linguistic disconnect makes every trip outside the wire a visit to … Continue reading →

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Liberal Class

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Chris Hedges explains why the Democratic Party acts not all that much different than the other corporate party, and why their traditional allies are only to happy to go along for the ride…. “The media, the church, the university, the … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: “Our Elites Have Exposed Their Hand”

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

This Is What Revolution Looks Like by Chris Hedges in Truthdig.com/ Nov. 15, 2011 Welcome to the revolution. Our elites have exposed their hand. They have nothing to offer. They can destroy but they cannot build. They can repress but … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: OWS Is Showing How to “Bring Them Down”

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Recorded  (6:58) October 15, 2011 in Zuccotti Park Transcript at OpEdNews

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Chris Hedges: A Movement Too Big to Fail

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

There is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks and plazas across the nation in defiance of the corporate state will be co-opted by the Democratic Party or groups like MoveOn. The faux liberal reformers, whose abject failure … Continue reading →

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Panache! Why We Must Fight.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

by Chris Hedges AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Matthew Hinton My three-year-old son’s favorite book is Out of the Blue. It has large color photographs of sea animals, from plankton to clownfish to orcas. I often find my son, dressed in his pajamas, … Continue reading →

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The Trolls Are in Charge

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Election March of the Trolls http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_election_march_of_the_trolls_20110829/ Posted on Aug 29, 2011 on Truthdig By Chris Hedges We have begun the election march of the trolls. They have crawled out of the sewers of public relations firms, polling organizations, the commercial media, … Continue reading →

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9/11: “The Assholes, on Each Side, Won”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Even though we are all oversaturated by 9/11 coverage, this commentary by Chris Hedges is worth reading: A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe Posted on Sep 10, 2011 AP / Richard Drew A person falls from the north tower … Continue reading →

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