Death of the Liberal Class (CD-Audio)

from pranogajec

Chris Hedges has compiled a damning critique of the failure of liberalism. To echo another review here on LibraryThing, the book is a fiery philippic denouncing the timidity and hypocrisy of liberal elites. Though Hedges never defines liberalism or who exactly constitutes the "liberal class," it'...

from jcbrunner

Chris Hedges is still too young for this old man's rant about the present malaise of the United States of America. His disenchantment dates back to 2003 when his anti-Iraq War advocacy led to his separation from the warmongering New York Times. Prior to that Hedges had covered the Middle East and...

from lfcb

Great analysis; but seems to have been a little rushed. Better fact checking would have been useful. M Ignatief is not the leader of Canada's Labour Party.

from robrod1

This book describes that when the Liberal class no longer functions, we are in trouble. Chris Hedges details that the death of the liberal class removes an important check and balance against the powers that be. I can see what he is talking about all around me. The simple fact is, if things remai...

from kukulaj

This book covers the decay of liberalism from World War 1 through the rest of the 20th Century. Liberals started off championing the working class but degenerated into a lame "rising tide floats all boats" support for the rich and powerful. This shift was basically driven by a desire for liberals...