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Former NYT Reporter Chris Hedges on the Death of the Liberal Class

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Tags: Iraq, Afghanistan, labor unions, war, Balkans, Yugoslavia, middle class, working class, decline of American economy, tax cuts

Our guest today is Chris Hedges.

From his Wikipedia bio:

"Hedges is also known as the best-selling author of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2002). A quote from the book was used as the opening title quotation in the critically-acclaimed and Academy Award-winning 2009 film, The Hurt Locker. The quote reads: "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug."

"Chris Hedges is currently a senior fellow at The Nation Institute in New York City.[6] He ...