Born 1956 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, son of a Presbyterian minister
Education BA in English, master of divinity from Harvard Divinity School
Journalism
1980s and 90s:
• Six years covering Latin America
• Studies Arabic and heads to the Mideast becomes bureau chief there for the New York Times
• Leaves for Sarajevo in 1995 to report on the war in Bosnia and later Kosovo
Wins
2002: part of a team of New York Times investigative reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of global terrorism
• Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism
Farewell to the Times
2003: reprimanded by the paper for speaking out against the Iraq war, Hedges resigns, giving up a 15-year career as a journalist and foreign correspondent.
Political commentator
2002: publishes bestselling first book, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning
2000s: publishes 11 more, including I Don’t Believe In Atheists, Collateral Damage and Death Of The Liberal Class
2008: Film The Hurt Locker opens with a quote from War Is A Force
Activist
2010: arrested in front of the White House with Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg during a protest against the war in Afghanistan and Iraq
2011: becomes chief commentator on and booster of Occupy
• Arrested in front of the headquarters of Goldman Sachs with Occupy, following a “people’s trial.”