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WGBH Forum Network; Who Are the American Fascists?
02/14/2007
Who Are the American Fascists? Chris Hedges, reporter, 2002 Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges explores the rise of the Christian right in America, drawing parallels with the rise of fascism in Europe prior to the Second World War. How does the vision of the United States as a Christian nation relate to our Bill of Rights? Why does Hedges identify the increasing political power of Christian fundamentalism as a war against America? This program is supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities.
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- Who Are the American Fascists?
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3345
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The WGBH Forum Network is an audio and video streaming Website dedicated to curating and serving live and on-demand lectures given by some of the world's foremost scholars, authors, artists, scientists, policy makers and community leaders. These events are hosted by world-class cultural and educational organizations in the Greater Boston area. Through this online service thousands of interested people across the world partake of these lectures from the comfort of their home or office at any time they choose. We are proud of the role we serve in our community, of protecting and projecting the public voice; and of informing and inspiring that public voice to foster deeper understanding of and civic engagement in important issues.
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WHO ARE THE AMERICAN FASCISTS? CHRIS HEDGES, REPORTER, 2002 PULITZER PRIZE
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST CHRIS HEDGES EXPLORES THE RISE OF THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT IN AMERICA, DRAWING PARALLELS WITH THE RISE OF FASCISM IN EUROPE PRIOR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR. HOW DOES THE VISION OF THE UNITED STATES AS A CHRISTIAN NATION RELATE TO OUR BILL OF RIGHTS? WHY DOES HEDGES IDENTIFY THE INCREASING POLITICAL POWER OF CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISM AS A WAR AGAINST AMERICA?
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES.
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- APA: WGBH Forum Network; Who Are the American Fascists?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C272729A35E649BB80F357364D5094A4