MixedThe New York Times Book ReviewIn his current book, Hedges raises provocative questions. Has the destructive aspect of capitalism reached a tipping point? ... Hedges’ answer consists of a grim doubling down ... Traditional institutions of liberalism, including the Democratic Party, are, in Hedges’ view, hopelessly corrupted ... Insofar as Hedges holds out any hope, it is through local community organizing and groups like Black Lives Matter. For the most part, however, the prospects for the country are bleak ... Both righteous and self-righteous, Hedges is addicted to fire and brimstone. A Jeremiah preaching eternal damnation, he is adding to the already crowded shelf of American narratives of decline.
