Chris Hedges | Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt

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Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep this series available to everyone: https://support.freelibrary.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1860&mfc_pref=T&1860.donation=form1 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges is the author of 11 books, including the bestsellers War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Empire of Illusion, and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. For nearly two decades he was a foreign correspondent in some of the world’s most dangerous and impoverished places (including ones in America), earning wide acclaim for his eloquent and informative stories about the international war on terror, income inequality, and a host of other issues. A senior fellow at The Nation Institute in New York, Hedges currently writes a weekly column for Truthdig. His new book investigates the psychological and social factors that foment resistance against monolithic institutions. Recorded Jun 16, 2015 Facebook: https://facebook.com/authorevents Instagram: https://instagram.com/flpauthorevents Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorevents Podcast Archive: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/podcast The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees.