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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges is the former Middle East bureau chief of the New York Times, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a columnist at ScheerPost. He is the author of several books, including “America: The Farewell Tour,” “American Fascists” and “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.”

A member of the Ukrainian special forces is seen in silhouette as he stands while a gas station burns after Russian attacks in the city of Kharkiv on March 30, 2022, during Russia's invasion launched on Ukraine. (FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

They lied about Afghanistan. They lied about Iraq. Now they’re lying about Ukraine

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Sammy Quiles (left) at his college graduation, with the author. (Photo courtesy of Chris Hedges)

Sammy goes to school: After 30 years of incarceration, graduation

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Military budget, concept (Getty Images/Dmytro Lastovych)

The intoxication of war

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Rutgers students and faculty participate in a strike at the university's main campus in New Brunswick. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Strikes on campus: A chance to take back college from the corporations

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Donald Trump and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Yes, Donald Trump has committed many crimes — but that’s not why he faces prosecution

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Demonstrators march through downtown protesting the death of Tyre Nichols on January 28, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. Tyre Nichols died on January 10th, three days after being severely beaten by five Memphis police officers. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Diversity, “wokeness” and violent oppression: Lessons of the Tyre Nichols case

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A M1A2 Abrams battle tank of the US army that will be used for military exercises by the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, is unloaded at the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia on December 3, 2022. (MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t believe the hype: Ukraine is rapidly becoming another war gone wrong

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Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

America’s theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival

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Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How the Democrats became the party of endless war

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Israel's ex-premier and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, after the end of voting for national elections. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

In Israel, Netanyahu’s extremist new government rips off the mask

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Power Couple (Illustration by Mr. Fish)

Rail strike bill: Both sides do it — wage relentless war against the working class, that is

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French writer Marcel Proust | Russian servicemen march as they take part in a rehearsal of the Victory Day military parade, in central Moscow on May 4, 2022 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Reading Proust in wartime: A portrait of racism, nationalism and profound loss

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A member of the Ukrainian special forces is seen in silhouette as he stands while a gas station burns after Russian attacks in the city of Kharkiv on March 30, 2022, during Russia's invasion launched on Ukraine. (FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Why I write about war — and why I can’t escape it

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Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Stop worrying and love the bomb: Proxy war with Russia is sliding toward apocalypse

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A student holds up a sign against banning CRT as members of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board meet in Placentia, California, on March 23, 2022. (Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom

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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court in a security van after being sentenced on May 1, 2019 in London, England. (Getty/Jack Taylor)

Fake justice from the puppet-masters: The persecution of Julian Assange

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"The Bankruptcy of the Liberal Ass" (Mr. Fish/original to ScheerPost)

The return of fascism: Fueled by widening inequality and the bankruptcy of liberalism

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Full-length image of a group of strikers from the Construction Workers Union holding signs while picketing for higher wages. (Lambert/Getty Images)

On strike for a better world: Labor conflict is coming — and the ruling class will fight back hard

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Off With Her Head (Mr. Fish/Original to ScheerPost)

Quit fawning over the royals: The British monarchy is a tool of class war and white supremacy

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US President Joe Biden speaks about the soul of the nation, outside of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 1, 2022. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Can we stop pretending that America is a functioning democracy?

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A woman holds a sign as she joins demonstrators gathering at the White House to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. | US troops deploy to Germany to reassure NATO allies, deter Russian aggression, and be prepared to support a range of other requirements in the region on March 2, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Melissa Sue Gerrits/Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times)

Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war

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The end of America (Getty Images/Davide Zanin)

We won’t be the first civilization to collapse — but we may well be the last

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Whistleblower paper cut-out concept (Getty Images/wildpixel)

When whistleblowers go to prison, we’re on the road to tyranny

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Dry soil of the partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine is pictured in Dusseldorf, western Germany, on July 25, 2022, as Europe experiences a heatwave. (INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Dawn of the apocalypse: Existential crisis for our species is right here, right now

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