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Christopher Hayes

Christopher Hayes is the Washington Editor of the Nation and a former senior editor of In These Times. Read more of his work at www.chrishayes.org.

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Since 2002, Christopher Hayes has gained recognition in the independent media for his in-depth reporting and essays examining current politics. Hayes regularly covers issues related to politics, labor, criminal justice, the environment and community development. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including In These Times, The Nation, The American Prospect, The New Republic, The Washington Monthly and the Chicago Reader. In These Times was pleased to add him to its roster of Contributing Editors in 2004 and a Senior Editor in 2005.

In between writing and reporting, Hayes has worked as an organizer for the League of Conservation Voters in the lead-up to the 2004 presidential election, as a writer and researcher for a national grassroots organizing group, and as an Adjunct Professor of English at St. Augustine College in Chicago. Hayes graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 2001 with a BA in Philosophy.

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- Features
- 09 Nov 07
The New Road to Serfdom

Over the course of 500 pages in The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein documents the moments of chaos and disruption that allow a small coterie of experts to swoop in and administer what's invariably called "bitter medicine," "painful reforms" or "shock therapy" more

vol. 31, iss. 12 books, corporations, theory
- Features
- 25 May 07
Who’s Afraid of Democracy?

Believing that "people are rational as consumers and irrational as voters," many conservatives would favor free markets without democracy more

vol. 31, iss. 06 economy, theory, voting
- Features
- 27 Nov 06
What We Learn When We Learn Economics

Is a little economics a dangerous thing? more

vol. 30, iss. 11 economy, education
- Views
- 19 Oct 06
The Abramoff Babies

Like the "Watergate Babies" of 1974, the new Democratic Congress will have to pick between sustanative or procedural reforms. more

vol. 30, iss. 10 elections, politics
- Features
- 08 Sep 06
The Good War on Terror

How the Greatest Generation helped pave the road to Baghdad more

vol. 30, iss. 09 911, politics, war
- Features
- 07 Aug 06
Economic Populism Proves Popular

To thwart legislation that put caps on payday lending rates, Republican lawmakers in Oregon had to pass it more

vol. 30, iss. 08 congress, economy, regulation