America: The Farewell Tour - Chris Hedges at The Unitarian Church of All Souls

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks on the issues addressed in his recent book, America: The Farewell Tour. We are, he asserts, a nation in decline, brutalized by the corporate state and convulsed by the array of pathologies that have arisen out of the resulting hopelessness and despair. Profound and provocative, Hedges' vision was shaped by a careful investigation of families, individuals and communities across America whom he interviewed and studied in an extensive tour of the country. Publicity for his book calls it "a poignant cry reported from communities across America, that seeks to jolt us out of our complacency while there is still time."

Chris Hedges was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years with The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Chief for the paper. He writes a weekly column for the on-line magazine Truthdig, and is the host of the Emmy Award-winning RT America show On Contact. Hedges earned his Divinity degree from Harvard University and is the author of several best-selling non-fiction books, including American Fascists, and Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. He was also a National Book Critics Circle finalist for his War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University and the University of Toronto, and currently teaches college credit courses in the New Jersey prison system.

The event was at The Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City December 9, 2018 and was co-sponsored by their Peace and Justice Task Force and All Souls Lifelines Program.

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