Chris Hedges: Rise Up or Die

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11. Yeah, I know him. He supported Jill Stein in 2012.& was tossed from the NY Times

I wasn't going to bother, but since you asked, well it would behoove me to say indeed I know who he is and what his angle is. And it's no secret.
I will rise up to the media and altmedia 20%.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hedges

Hedges is a critic of Israel's policies towards Palestinians, and was also an early critic of the Iraq War. In May 2003, Hedges delivered a commencement address at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, saying: "We are embarking on an occupation that, if history is any guide, will be as damaging to our souls as it will be to our prestige and power and security."[8]

His newspaper, The New York Times, criticized his statements and issued him a formal reprimand for "public remarks that could undermine public trust in the paper's impartiality."[9] Shortly after the incident, Hedges left The New York Times to become a senior fellow at The Nation Institute, and a columnist at Truthdig, in addition to writing books and teaching inmates at a New Jersey correctional institution.[9][10]

In his December 29, 2008, column for Truthdig, Hedges identified himself as a "socialist" in contrast to what he sees as "ruthless totalitarian capitalism."[11] On November 4 2011, Hedges was arrested with others in New York as part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration.[12][13] Hedges has appeared on the syndicated Democracy Now! television program.[14] [15] and George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. [16]

In October of 2012, Hedges publicly supported Jill Stein, the candidate of the Green Party of the United States, in the 2012 United States presidential election.[17] On April 7, 2013, Hedges delivered the keynote address at the Green Party of New Jersey state convention