Unfettered capitalism is a revolutionary force that consumes greater and greater numbers of human lives until it finally consumes itself.
Chris HedgesA society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.
Chris HedgesEconomics dominates politics - and with that domination comes different forms of ruthlessness.
Chris HedgesLegitimate rage on the part of working men and women is directed not only towards government but, I think quite correctly, towards liberals, who speak in a very hypocritical language about caring for their interests and yet support institutions that carry out an assault against working men and women.
Chris HedgesIt's the willingness on the part of people who seek personal enrichment to destroy other human beingsโฆ And because the mechanisms of governance can no longer control them, there is nothing now within the formal mechanisms of power to stop them from the creating, essentially, a corporate oligarchic state.
Chris Hedges