Chris Hedges: "Empire of Illusion and the Triumph of Spectacle"

Tom Hartmann interviews Chris Hedges author of Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Hardcover)



Chris Hedges argues that we now live in two societies: One, the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world, that can cope with complexity and can separate illusion from truth. The other, a growing majority, is retreating from a reality-based world into one of false certainty and magic. In this 'other society,' serious film and theater, as well as newspapers and books, are being pushed to the margins.---Buzzflash Reviews