Unspeakable

In this collection of commentary, Chris Hedges shares candid opinions on subjects that mainstream news outlets seldom explore. He argues that the American political system is beyond repair and calls for a third party to lead a popular uprising. He also examines how hard it is to push back against the accepted narratives promoted by Washington's establishment and by the Israeli government.

Hedges draws a troubling comparison between present-day conditions in the United States and the descent of Balkan societies into fascist violence in the 1990s. Other chapters address the criminalization of poverty, and the way many of Black America's most promising young people are funneled from classrooms into prisons. He closes with an analysis of the pornography industry as a mirror of the most dehumanizing features of global capitalism.