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DEC 26, 2018 OPINION | TD ORIGINALS
The 10 Best Chris Hedges Columns of 2018
If only Chris Hedges weren’t so right all the time. The Truthdig columnist’s frequentdisplays of prescience have bordered on out-and-out clairvoyance at times, as he hasspotted developments such as the rise of hard-right populism (to name just one example)so far in advance.
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While that capacity makes him an especially capable and vital writer, one who not onlyregisters shifts but also shapes the cultural conversations around them, it frequentlymeans that readers had better strap in before taking in his latest essay.
Clearly, Truthdig readers were there for it all over the last year, tuning in weekly for thereality checks Hedges was uniquely able to provide in his pieces. He fixed his sights onwhat many others in the media treated as the most glaring problem with which the U.S., ifnot the international community, was faced: President Donald Trump. But for Hedges, thecurrent occupant of the Oval Office didn’t serve as a catch-all for the country’s politicalwoes, nor did Trump’s considerable presence obstruct Hedges’ view of many other criticalissues calling out for attention.
Below is an incomplete list of what we consider to be Hedges’ most exemplary work in2018. Only the top story was chosen according to more tangible metrics like traffic,number of comments, and other parameters commonly referred to under the generalheading of “analytics.” The rest we chose to highlight the impressive range of topicsHedges tackled — some that received, at best, passing attention from mainstream outletswhen they were given any airtime or column inches at all.
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The Coming CollapseBy Chris HedgesEvery day the foundations of our institutions decaymore, but American society is emotionally unableto grasp the mortal danger that approaches.
The Useful Idiocy of Donald TrumpBy Chris HedgesThe oligarchic and military elites have ahandmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t beousted as long as he serves their interests.
The ‘Gig Economy’ Is the New Term for SerfdomBy Chris HedgesThe capitalist elites want everyone else to be tempworkers trapped in demeaning, low-paying, part-time, service-sector jobs without job security orbenefits.
Scapegoating IranBy Chris HedgesThe wars in the Middle East are the worst strategicblunders in American history. But don’t expect U.S.politicians and generals to accept responsibility forthe mess when they can blame it on Iran.
Et Tu, Bernie?
By Chris HedgesSen. Bernie Sanders, once an independentmaverick, has been politically neutered by theDemocratic Party establishment and is becoming aparody of himself.
Saying Goodbye to Planet EarthBy Chris HedgesClimate change is not simply an environmentalproblem—it is a planetary transition. We willsurvive only if we rapidly evolve to create newforms of civilization.
The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Tyranny orRevolutionBy Chris HedgesTheir greed will crush society and the ecosystemunless they are driven from power.
Teaching ‘Les Misérables’ in PrisonBy Chris HedgesVictor Hugo’s epic novel about an ex-convict’s fightto find redemption gave my incarcerated studentsa lens to see their own lives and struggle fordignity in a society as heartless to the poor as 19th-century France.
Guns and Liberty
By Chris HedgesAmerican gun owners find a false sense of politicalpower in their firearms, and the controlling elitesare more than happy to let them keep theirdestructive illusions.
Thought Police for the 21st CenturyBy Chris HedgesGoogle, Facebook and other companies are“protecting” us by imposing a censorship thatdrains the remaining blood of democracy and freeexpression.
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This year's top Truthdig Original pieces include stark warnings from Chris Hedges, BillBoyarsky and several regular contributors, as well as a peek into the possible future of U.S.banking courtesy of Ellen Brown and a debunking of an American myth by Jacob Bacharach.Click on the headline to read the full story.
Banks Are Becoming Obsolete in China—Could the U.S. Be Next?By Ellen BrownBig banks on this side of the Pacific are watching with trepidation as developments inChina’s mobile system could presage significant shifts.
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Truthdiggers: Original SinBy Maj. Danny SjursenOur society descended from colonial Virginia's sinister caste system, in which race, class,labor and slavery were inextricably linked.
The Coming CollapseBy Chris HedgesEvery day the foundations of our institutions decaymore, but American society is emotionally unableto grasp the mortal danger that approaches.
Chapo Trap House Imagines the Most PerverseOutcome of Trump’s PresidencyBy Jacob SugarmanPodcaster-cum-author Matt Christman on thefailures of liberalism, his hatred of Megan McArdleand the need for the left to grab hold of our“economic death engine.”
Will 2018 Be the Year Americans Finally Face Up
Will 2018 Be the Year Americans Finally Face Upto Climate Change?By Natasha Hakimi ZapataTwo 2018 studies paint a new, somewhat hopefulpicture of Americans' thoughts on climate change,and the change of heart is long overdue.
Rapture-Ready:How U.S.PolicyMeshesWith
ArmageddonBy Sandy TolanBecause of the zealous efforts of the Trump administration, we are enabling the footsoldiers in a new Middle East holy war.
How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays ofPatriotismBy Emma NilesPro football players didn't appear on the field forthe national anthem until 2009, when the DefenseDepartment's "paid patriotism" began.
The Pentagon Can't Account for $21 Trillion
The Pentagon Can't Account for $21 Trillion(That's Not a Typo)By Lee CampThis amount of money could solve the entireplanet's miseries, but the government blames itsmystery spending on a "failure to correct systemdeficiencies."
Telling Nobel Winner Nadia Murad’s StoryWithout Trading on Her PainBy Kasia AndersonDirector Alexandria Bombach tells Truthdig howshe avoided exploiting her subject's traumatic pastin making her new documentary, “On HerShoulders.”
5 Reasons Trump Won’t Fire MuellerBy Bill BlumDespite talk about presidential authority to firemembers of the executive branch, the specialcounsel isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
The Fed Boosts Wall Street, Not Main StreetBy Nomi PrinsToday's central bank collusion is nothing morethan a massive “trickle down” subsidy for thefinancial system—and promises for the masses.
The Egregious Lie Americans Tell Themselves
The Egregious Lie Americans Tell ThemselvesBy Jacob BacharachWe choose to believe we’re living in the richestcountry in the world. Yet all available evidencesuggests our wealth is largely an abstraction.
The#MeTooMovementIs Here toStayBy SonaliKolhatkar
Owing in great part to the ongoing efforts of women of color and allied groups, themovement is going strong more than a year after it began.
The Chomsky Challenge for AmericansBy Paul StreetMonstrous U.S. war crimes since the early 1950shave gone down George Orwell's "memory hole."Now, we have no concept of empathy—or reality.
Truth and Ethics Are Under Siege in Pakistan’sMediaBy Zubeida MustafaAlthough the government’s grip on media outletshas loosened in recent years, dangerousconstraints, plus lowered standards ofprofessionalism, are causing deep concern.
Poor People's Campaign Remains Rich in Hope:
Poor People's Campaign Remains Rich in Hope:Profiles of the OptimisticBy Michael NigroThis movement, which Truthdig followed throughsix weeks of action, has nothing to do with left orright, Democrat or Republican, conservative orliberal. It's all about right and wrong.
Tackling Opioid Addiction in Indian CountryBy Chelsey LugerPharmaceutical companies should be heldaccountable for their role in further damagingNative peoples’ well-being, but that’s only thebeginning.
The Human Cost of Getting Used to TrumpBy Bill BoyarskyIn the detention centers and the separation ofimmigrant families, we can see how theConstitution and the ideals of our nation areendangered by a reckless president.
VoicesFrom a‘ShitholeCountry’ByGbemisolaOlujobiA Nigerian
writer collects reactions from fellow citizens about the Trump slur, and those reactionsaren't always what you might expect.
The Nauseating Spectacle of George H.W. Bush’s
The Nauseating Spectacle of George H.W. Bush’sFuneralBy Dan O'SullivanPundits and politicians have transformed the 41stpresident into a paragon of virtue. All it took was awillful ignorance of history.
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#chapo traphouse #chinese mobile banking #chris hedges #climate change #congress
#ellen brown #george hw bush #immigration #israel #jacob bacharach #jacob sugarman
#kasia anderson #lee camp #michael nigro #mueller probe #nadia murad
#natasha hakimi zapata #noam chomsky #opioid crisis #opioids indian country #paul street
#pentagon #politics #poor people's campaign #racism #sonali kolhatkar #trump presidency
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