Chris Hedges – Death of the liberal class

An important talk by Chris Hedges, a cogent left-liberal and onetime establishmentarian who has gradually become more radical, and now even shows an appreciation for Marxian interpretations of history. While we do not see eye to eye with Hedges on a number of issues, including tactics, we recognise his contribution to the education of the public toward an anti-capitalist paradigm.

Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Published on Jun 1, 2012

According to Chris Hedges, liberal institutions are to blame for the downward spiral of the American political system. In his Big Thinkinglecture at Congress 2012, he argues that the liberal class—the press, universities, liberal religious institutions, labour unions and the Democratic Party—have forsaken their core values and sold out to corporate interests. Chris Hedges was a foreign correspondent for nearly two decades for The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitorand National Public Radio, and the author of such books as War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002), American Fascists (2007), I Don't Believe in Atheists (2008) and Empire of Illusion(2009). He is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute and has taught at Columbia University, New York University and Princeton University.