Death of the Liberal Class

Chris Hedges

Oct 2010 · Sold by Bold Type Books

About this ebook

For decades the liberal class was a defense against the worst excesses of power. But the pillars of the liberal class -- the press, universities, the labor movement, the Democratic Party, and liberal religious institutions -- have collapsed. In its absence, the poor, the working class, and even the middle class no longer have a champion.

In this searing polemic Chris Hedges indicts liberal institutions, including his former employer, the New York Times, who have distorted their basic beliefs in order to support unfettered capitalism, the national security state, globalization, and staggering income inequalities. Hedges argues that the death of the liberal class created a profound vacuum at the heart of American political life. And now speculators, war profiteers, and demagogues -- from militias to the Tea Party -- are filling the void.

Ratings and reviews

A scholarly take on the travesties of two generations of inaction by liberals, and how they've been complicit in corraling us here. Hedges analyses frightening trends in society from the varied perspectives of economics, politics, law, journalism, arts, national security... Culminating in a call to action rarely heard in other media. Dry in places, but a good book to get an overview of the big moves in play to take away the remainder of our wealth and freedoms. Well researched and serves as a springboard to other great writing. Highly recommended, bring a dictionary.

In defining the assault on the liberal class you see how a middle ground has lost it's relevancy

About the author

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He spent nearly two decades as a correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans, with fifteen years at the New York Times. He is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Empire of Illusion; Death of the Liberal Class; War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning; and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, which he co-wrote with Joe Sacco. He writes a weekly column for the online magazine Truthdig. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.