Renowned author Chris Hedges paints a bleak picture of our world today, in rapid economic, environmental, and religious decline.  He says we have a chance to turn things around—but only if we stand up for our rights, and stop holding out hope that political parties, or other global leaders will act in our interests.  On this edition, Chris Hedges speaks about his new book, The World as it is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress. 

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Chris Hedges:

http://www.truthdig.com/chris_hedges#bio

Truthdig

http://www.truthdig.com/

The Nation Institute

http://www.nationinstitute.org/

New York Times articles by Chris Hedges

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch?query=chris+hedges&more=date_all

Daniel Berrigan

http://www.webster.edu/~barrettb/berrigan.htm

Chris Hedges on War is a Force that Gives us Meaning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2SaM8RJ30c

Chris Hedges on the death of Osama bin Laden:

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/chris_hedges_speaks_on_osama_bin_ladens_death_20110502/

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