Wages of Rebellion

A bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner offers a compelling case for the necessity of resistance in our turbulent times, and shows how rebellions—however quixotic or irrational they seem—are key to realizing a more ideal world

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller

In the face of modern conditions, revolution is inevitable. The social inequality, political stagnation, devastation of our environment by corporations, stripping away of our civil liberties, and creation of a monstrous surveillance system—all of these have combined to spark a profound revolutionary moment.

In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges explores what it takes to be a rebel and why rebellion has become a moral imperative. He tells the stories of radicals and dissenters from around the world and throughout history, from South African activists who dedicated their lives to ending apartheid, to contemporary anti-fracking protestors in Canada, to whistleblowers in pursuit of transparency. Along the way, Hedges is unflinching in showing the cost of a life dedicated to truth and justice.

• A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller
• “Polemical, poetic and encyclopedic . . . Equally eloquent and stunningly depressing . . . A thought-provoking, profound and inspiring book that deserves to be ready by anyone concerned about the future of our world.” 
  Winnipeg Free Press
• “Hedges delivers a lively, wholly accessible treatise that focuses on individuals—lawyers, activists and others—to demonstrate what goes into the resolve to fight for change.” 
  Now Toronto
• “So rich and layered.” 
  The Real News Network
• “A call for a new American revolution . . . Like early-twentieth-century muckraking journalists and, more recently, I.F. Stone, Hedges makes a boisterous, outspoken contribution to revolutionizing the national conversation.” 
  Kirkus