The Silent Singing Bird of Flamboyant Plumage
Silence. Without it, we are bereft of meaningful words and end up talking repetitive gibberish, small talk.
How ‘Paradise Lost’ Revolutionized the World (w/ Orlando Reade) | The Chris Hedges Report
Professor Orlando Reade joins Chris Hedges to to examine the influence of 'Paradise Lost’ on revolutionary thinkers, and to grapple with the moral grey area that exists in revolutions.
Chris and Eiren Caffall Discuss Moby Dick, Greed and Death
Chris Hedges and novelist Eiren Caffall discuss the importance of Moby Dick, and American culture's reluctance to face death and resist greed.
Banned in the USA: Banned Books Week Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
It’s time to unequivocally condemn censorship.
Hedges: Alice Walker and the Price of Conscience
Alice Walker was disinvited to the Bay Area Book Festival after Zionist groups threatened to carry out protests. The public and presenters are complicit in her blacklisting if they attend.
What Simon & Schuster’s Acquisition Would Mean for American Publishing
If past experience is a useful guide to the future, we need not overly fear such imperial mergers and acquisitions.
Steve Wasserman: The Future of Books
Heyday Books' Steve Wasserman talks with "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert Scheer about why books are more important now than ever.