The best-selling author of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (2003) introduces the themes of his forthcoming book, Death of the Liberal Class.  Chris 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 and has worked 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.

The event is co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.