CHRIS HEDGES
Award winning journalist and author
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Publications
- A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine (2025)
- Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (2010)
Social Media
- website: www.chrishedges.com
- Substack: The Chris Hedges Report
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ABOUT CHRIS HEDGES
Chris Hedges is a prominent cultural critic and author who gained recognition for his extensive work as a foreign correspondent. He spent nearly two decades reporting for major outlets like The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and National Public Radio, covering various conflicts and regions including Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans. He also served as The New York Times’ Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Hedges contributed to a team effort at The New York Times that earned a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of global terrorism. He is also a fellow at the Nation Institute and the author of several books, including “War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning”.