
The enraged, polarized segments of the population are rapidly consolidating as the political center disintegrates.
Those, like environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who fight the corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable find the institutions of power unite to crucify them.
Regardless of the outcome, the U.S. election will not stop the rise of hyper-nationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire’s terminal decline, writes Chris Hedges.
Politically correct speech and symbols of inclusiveness, without a concerted assault on corporate power, will do nothing to change the system.
In 1990, Lawrence Bell was 14, orphaned & living in an abandoned house when three Camden cops pressured him to sign a confession of murder. Sunday, thanks to the dogged work of his laywer, he was freed, writes Chris Hedges.
Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria discussed the week’s events in London with Chris Hedges.
Assange and WikiLeaks allowed us to see the inner workings of empire — the most important role of a press — and for this they became empire’s prey, writes Chris Hedges of Truthdig.