‘Illusion,’ Corporatism and Inverted Totalitarianism
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Chris Hedges - Audio
“I’m not attacking culture, I’m attacking corporatism,”
In this interview with Vermont Public Radio’s Neal Charnoff, “Empire of Illusion” author and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges emphasizes what makes his book’s argument different from that of the stereotypical elder who disapproves of emerging artistic and cultural forms: “I’m not attacking culture, I’m attacking corporatism,” he tells Charnoff.
Hedges also describes the difference between totalitarianism and inverted totalitarianism (“economics trumps politics”) and what’s wrong with the education provided these days by such vaunted Ivy League institutions as Harvard, Princeton and Yale.
Full Story Chris Hedges on ‘Illusion,’ Corporatism and Inverted Totalitarianism – Truthdig.
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The oligarchs openly talking about a coup d'état in America?
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