The Death of the Liberal Class
by:
Chris Hedges (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781568586441 (1568586442)
ASIN: 1568586442
Publish date: October 17th 2010
Publisher: Nation Books
Pages no: 248
Edition language: English
I found this to be a very worthwhile book to read because it really makes the reader think and question socioeconomic trends and norms that we often take for granted. Other reviewers have done a really strong job in critiquing the book's shortcomings - among them a lack of practical actions that the...
A liberal, by Hedges' reckoning, is part classical liberalism, which insists on basic human rights such as freedom speech and civil rights, combined with many of the social and economic ideas of Marxist socialism. The free market, capitalism and corporations are, by contrast, the source of most evil...
Updated - 11/8/11 - see bottomCSI: DemocracyThat piercing stench is the aroma of failure and betrayal lying in a dumpster outside a lobbyistâs condo. Chris Hedges, toting his kit, approaches the body and examines it for evidence of foul play. A uniform steps aside, giving Hedges room. He bends down ...