Chris Hedges discusses his book “Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison.” “God ‘Caged’ in Jersey,” he declares.
Author: Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and television host. His books include War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction; Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (2009); Death of the Liberal Class (2010); Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (2012), written with cartoonist Joe Sacco, which was a New York Times best-seller; Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt (2015); and his most recent, America: The Farewell Tour (2018). He writes a regular original column for ScheerPost. Click here to sign up for email alerts.
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