Articles Tagged ‘ bestseller ’

Empires of Illusion, Empires of Torture

October 6th, 2009

Journalist Chris Hedges talks about EMPIRE OF ILLUSION: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. He says Americans are in thrall to a culture of narcissism, revenge, and fake “happiness” that is destroying our democracy — and our power to connect genuinely with others. And former Army intelligence officer and constitutional scholar Chris Pyle says the Bush Administration is GETTING AWAY WITH TORTURE. He tells us about secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law.

The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power

August 12th, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon talks with journalist Jeff Sharlet about his bestselling new book, . It’s about the real “New World Order” of elite fundamentalism that threatens our democracy.

Web Extra: Elizabeth Strout reads from OLIVE KITTREDGE

May 8th, 2008

Elizabeth Strout reads from her latest novel, OLIVE KITTERIDGE.