Chris Hedges on Poverty, Incarceration and Social Inequality

„Poor people, especially those of color, are worth nothing to corporations and private contractors if they are on the street. In jail and prisons, however, they can each generate corporate revenues of ?,000 to ?,000 a year.“

Chris HedgesChris Hedges criticizes the economic exploitation of poverty, incarceration and social inequality.
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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and professor known for his critical analyses of politics and society.

The quote criticizes the economic exploitation of poverty and incarceration and points to structural social inequality.


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Chris Hedges quote about poverty, incarceration, and social inequality

Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and academic. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for major media outlets including the New York Times and extensively addresses the effects of power, war, and media on society. Hedges is known for his sharp socio-political commentary and books such as "Empire of Illusion."

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"We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, kill, and lie to make money. They throw poor people out of homes, let the uninsured die, wage useless wars for profit, poison and pollute the ecosystem, slash social assistance programs, gut public education, trash the global economy, plunder the U.S. Treasury and crush all popular movements that seek justice for working men and women. They worship money and power." Chris Hedges
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