The seizure of political and economic power by corporations is unassailable. Who funds and manages our elections? Who writes our legislation and laws?

Chris Hedges: The Creeping Villainy of American Politics. The mounting attacks on Muslims, which will become a contagion when there is another catastrophic terrorist attack, are only the beginning.

In “Wages of Rebellion,” Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges—who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books “Empire of Illusion” and “Death of the Liberal Class”—investigates what social and psychological ...

The Denton Fire Department announced the addition of a sixth front line ambulance. The new addition to the fleet will be housed at fire Station 7, located at 4201 Vantage Parkway.

In his polemical book, Empire of Illusion: the End of Literacy and the Triumph of the Spectacle (2009), Chris Hedges stated bluntly, “To train someone to manage an account for Goldman Sachs is to educate him or her in a skill.

I sometimes quote Chris Hedges to the "foo-foo" naysayers: "We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success", defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and to challenge.

... capitalist co-option, and losing (or finding) your edge." Hedges was part of a group of New York Times journalists awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for the paper's coverage of global terrorism.

“Enron is an earnings-at-risk story,” says Chris Wolfe, the equity market strategist at J.P. Morgan's JPM -0.36% private bank, who despite his remark is an Enron fan.

The reception was held in the Silver Ballroom of the Read House. Bridesmaids for the wedding were Temple Smart, Mrs. Lewis Gholston, Frances McAfee, Betsy Chisholm, Charlotte Montague, Mrs. Theo Hutcheson and Mrs. Mertland Hedges III. Groomsmen were ...

Conor McGregor reacts to his victory over Jose Aldo of Brazil in their UFC featherweight championship bout during the UFC 194 event inside MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 12, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Created by Board Certified Entomologist and well-known industry consultant Stoy Hedges, the courses use photographs, video clips and reference materials to challenge users' knowledge, experience and problem-solving skills for a wide range of products ...

Chris Christie was more prepared to defer to climate scientists four years ago than he is now. After meeting with state climatologists in 2011, Christie said it was “time to defer to the experts.

That kind of “schizophrenia” is perfectly normal, especially in the USA. To use the expression coined by Chris Hedges, the USA is an “Empire of Illusion”.

From comedic clips about Edward Snowden and Donald Trump to illuminating interviews featuring Robert Scheer, Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges and Jimmy Carter, here are Truthdig readers' favorite audiovisual posts from 2015.

OK, so Jordan Jenkins, Leonard Floyd, Jake Ganus, Sterling Bailey and Chris Mayes are all gone. So what? Smart's a defensive ... And man, the running back talent is as good as when Todd Gurley was bouncing off tacklers between the hedges. Perhaps this ...

In spite of the dive in oil prices, some companies have positioned themselves well for capturing the upside through advantageous acquisitions, reliable takeaway capacity, attractive hedges and low-cost production. Or a combination of factors. ... “Our ...

They did not reach the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup final (remembered usually for Trevor Chappell's underarm ball).