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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges

Keynote Speaker: Foreign Correspondent & Author

Chris Hedges Biography

Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a best-selling author, an activist, a Presbyterian minister, a university teacher and a television host. He has written 12 books, including the New York Times best-seller “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt” (2012), which he co-authored with the cartoonist Joe Sacco. His other books include “Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt” (2015), “Death of the Liberal Class” (2010), “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle” (2009), “I Don’t Believe in Atheists” (2008) and the best-selling “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America” (2008). His book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (2003) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and has sold more than 400,000 copies. He writes a weekly column for Truthdig and hosts an Emmy-nominated TV show, “On Contact,” on RT.

Hedges spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He has reported from more than 50 countries during his work for The Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, The Dallas Morning News and The New York Times, for which he was a foreign correspondent for 15 years.

He was part of a New York Times team of reporters awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for coverage of global terrorism. He also received the Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism in 2002.

Hedges speaks Arabic, French and Spanish and studied the classics, plus ancient Greek and Latin, as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

Hedges has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University and the University of Toronto. He currently teaches a class through Princeton University at a state prison in New Jersey.

Hedges holds a B.A. in English literature from Colgate University and a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, Calif.

On the basis of Hedges’ work in prisons, he was ordained in 2014. The theologian James Cone, considered the father of black liberation theology, preached the sermon at the ordination, held at the Second Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, N.J., and the activist and intellectual Cornel West spoke.

Hedges began his career reporting from Argentina on the Falkland war for National Public Radio. He went on to cover the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua for five years, first for The Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio and later The Dallas Morning News. After six years in Latin America, he took time off to study Arabic.

He spent seven years in the Middle East, most of them as the bureau chief for The New York Times. He left the Middle East in 1995 for Sarajevo to cover the war in Bosnia and later reported the war in Kosovo. Afterward, he was based in Paris as part of the team covering al-Qaida and global terrorism. He left the Times after receiving a formal reprimand from the newspaper for publicly denouncing the George W. Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq.

In 2012 Hedges successfully sued President Barack Obama over Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act, which gives the military the authority to indefinitely detain and deny due process to U.S. citizens who are branded as terrorists by the state. The decision was overturned on appeal by the Obama administration, and in 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the ruling, known as Hedges v. Obama.

Hedges, who was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., and grew up in a small farm town in upstate New York where his father was a Presbyterian minister, lives in Princeton, N.J. He is married to the Canadian actress Eunice Wong, with whom he has two children. He has two children from a previous marriage.

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Chris Hedges Speaking Topics

The Death of the Liberal Class

The Cultural Embrace of Illusion & the Society of Spectacle

The New Atheists as Secular Fundamentalists

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

American Fascists: The Christian Right & the War on America

Chris Hedges Videos

Stop Fascism: Chris Hedges in Portland, Oregon. A KBOO Benefit ...
Chris Hedges On The Fall Of America (June 16, 2015) - YouTube
Chris Hedges Delivers the Ultimate Trump Takedown - YouTube

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Chris Hedges is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Social Issues and Middle Eastern Heritage. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Hedges for virtual events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for live event fees. Chris Hedges generally travels from Princeton, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Roya Hakakian, Asra Nomani and Mariane Pearl. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Hedges for an upcoming event.

Chris Hedges Speaking Topics

  • The Death of the Liberal Class

  • The Cultural Embrace of Illusion & the Society of Spectacle

  • The New Atheists as Secular Fundamentalists

  • The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  • American Fascists: The Christian Right & the War on America

Chris Hedges Videos

Stop Fascism: Chris Hedges in Portland, Oregon. A KBOO Benefit ...
Chris Hedges On The Fall Of America (June 16, 2015) - YouTube
Chris Hedges Delivers the Ultimate Trump Takedown - YouTube

Chris Hedges News

How to book Chris Hedges?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Chris Hedges for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Chris Hedges, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Chris Hedges or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Chris Hedges?

Booking fees for Chris Hedges, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Chris Hedges, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Chris Hedges?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Chris Hedges for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Hedges for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Chris Hedges or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Chris Hedges or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Chris Hedges is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Social Issues and Middle Eastern Heritage. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Hedges for virtual events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for live event fees. Chris Hedges generally travels from Princeton, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Roya Hakakian, Asra Nomani and Mariane Pearl. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Hedges for an upcoming event.

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