Chris Hedges
23 workspublishing since 1899
Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author and Presbyterian minister, born on 18 September 1956 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. For two decades he was a foreign correspondent, fifteen years of them for The New York Times, covering wars in Central America, the Middle East and the Balkans; he shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. His books include “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (2002), “American Fascists” (2007), “Empire of Illusion” (2009), “Death of the Liberal Class” (2010), “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” (2012, with Joe Sacco), “Our Class” (2021), drawn from his teaching in prison, and “A Genocide Foretold” (2025).
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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author and Presbyterian minister, born on 18 September 1956 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. For two decades he was a foreign correspondent, fifteen years of them for The New York Times, covering wars in Central America, the Middle East and the Balkans; he shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. His books include “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (2002), “American Fascists” (2007), “Empire of Illusion” (2009), “Death of the Liberal Class” (2010), “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” (2012, with Joe Sacco), “Our Class” (2021), drawn from his teaching in prison, and “A Genocide Foretold” (2025).
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1 release- Resistance is a Moral ImperativePaperback · Seven Stories PressUpcomingMay 11, 2027
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22 works · 1899–20262026