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November 8, 2010
A Recipe For Fascism
American politics, as the midterm elections demonstrated, have descended into the irrational.
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October 31, 2010
The Phantom Left
The American left is a phantom. It is conjured up by the right wing to tag Barack Obama as a socialist and used by the liberal class to justify its complacency and lethargy.
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October 28, 2010
'Death of the Liberal Class'
In a traditional democracy, the liberal class functions as a safety valve. It makes piecemeal and incremental reform possible. It offers hope for change and proposes gradual steps toward greater equality. But the assault by the corporate state on the democratic state has claimed the liberal class as one of its victims.
October 26, 2010 Hedges Discusses, Debates 'Death of the Liberal Class'
October 25, 2010 The World Liberal Opportunists Made
October 26, 2010
Hedges Discusses, Debates 'Death of the Liberal Class'
Author and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges recently made an appearance on Canadian television's "The Agenda With Steve Paikin" to make his case about how the American liberal class and its institutions have spectacularly failed those whom they supposedly aimed to serve ... (continued)
October 27, 2010 Dems Propping Up Tea Party Candidates
October 26, 2010 The Shifting Balance of Power
October 25, 2010
The World Liberal Opportunists Made
The lunatic fringe of the Republican Party, which looks set to make sweeping gains in the midterm elections, is the direct result of a collapse of liberalism.
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October 18, 2010
Chris Hedges on 'The Death of the Liberal Class'
Chris Hedges talks about his new book, how he came to write it, and what we can expect from the collapse of the liberal establishment.
October 18, 2010 Heroes for the Beaten, Foreclosed on, Imprisoned Masses
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Heroes for the Beaten, Foreclosed on, Imprisoned Masses
Staughton Lynd and his wife, Alice, also a lawyer, are soldiering on in the economic and social ruins of Youngstown, Ohio, where the only growth industry is locking people away.
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October 11, 2010
How Democracy Dies: Lessons from a Master
The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes spent his life battling the assault on democracy by tyrants. It is disheartening to be reminded that he lost.
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How Democracy Dies: Lessons From a Master
The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes spent his life battling the assault on democracy by tyrants. It is disheartening to be reminded that he lost.
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October 10, 2010 The Shadow Class War of 2010
October 10, 2010 Karzai to Take His Talents to Minneapolis
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October 8, 2010 If I Had a Hammer
October 8, 2010 The Sun King
October 10, 2010
How Democracy Dies: Lessons From a Master
The ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes spent his life battling the assault on democracy by tyrants. It is disheartening to be reminded that he lost.
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