The making of a radical -- Central America: journalism as a mission -- Life at the New York Times -- The seductions of power -- Beyond electoral politics -- Revolution or fascism? -- The bankruptcy of the liberal elites -- How the pillars of power fall -- The isolation of the independent intellectual -- Crime and punishment -- The morality of capitalism, climate change, pornography, and meat -- Maintaining your humanity even while cruelty reigns.
Summary
"Hedges offers his unvarnished views on topics rarely aired by the corporate media, including the hopeless corruption of our political system and the urgent need for a third-party rebellion; the difficulty of challenging the prevailing story lines of the Washington elite and the Israeli government; the disturbing parallels between current US conditions and the collapse of Balkans society into fascist violence during the 1990s; the criminalization of poverty; how many of the best and brightest in black America are siphoned from school to prison; nd how the pornography industry reflects the most dehumanizing qualities of global capitalism."--Dust jacket flap.
