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Chris Hedges in Freedom Plaza
11 January 12
n Monday, January 9th, Chris Hedges spoke at Occupy Washington DC (Freedom Plaza) about his book, "Death of the Liberal Class." Hedges, who has become a vocal leader of the Occupy movement, compared the World War I-era crackdown on dissent to what is happening in America today.
Hedges spoke for just under 30 minutes, here is the audio of his remarks.
Scott Galindez attended Syracuse University, where he first became politically active. The writings of El Salvador's slain archbishop Oscar Romero and the on-campus South Africa divestment movement converted him from a Reagan supporter to an activist for Peace and Justice. Over the years he has been influenced by the likes of Philip Berrigan, William Thomas, Mitch Snyder, Don White, Lisa Fithian, and Paul Wellstone. Scott met Marc Ash while organizing counterinaugural events after George W. Bush's first stolen election. Scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election from Iowa.
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