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| 2025 | Upcoming publication of 'A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine'. |
| 2025 | Named recipient of a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in the non-fiction category. |
| 2024 | Appeared as a guest on the Mark Steiner Show to discuss the Israeli–Palestinian War, criticizing U.S. government and media support for Israel. |
| June 13 2024 | Won the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction for her book 'Doppelganger'. |
| May 2024 | The Real News Network (TRNN) announced an amicable end to their production partnership for The Chris Hedges Report, with the show continuing through Hedges's Substack. |
| April 23 2024 | Klein spoke at a 'Seder in the Streets' event near Senator Chuck Schumer's residence, drawing parallels between the Exodus story and her critique of Zionism, describing it as a 'false idol' used for 'colonial land theft'. |
| March 2024 | Hedges publicly commented on his previous resignation from PEN America, describing the organization as having become a 'propaganda arm of the state' a decade after his departure. |
| January 2024 | Continued lectures and dedicated episodes of The Chris Hedges Report to discussing the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, arguing that Israel is pursuing genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. |
| 2023 | 'Doppelganger' was featured in The Guardian's Best Ideas Books of 2023. |
| November 2023 | Chris Hedges began giving lectures on the Israeli–Palestinian War in the Gaza Strip, focusing on critiquing Israel's actions and Zionist ideology. |
| October 2023 | Klein wrote commentary in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. |
| September 2023 | Released her memoir and social critique 'Doppelganger', which explores her experiences being chronically confused with Naomi Wolf and examines societal political fractures. |
| March 2023 | Harris-Perry publicly announced WNYC's decision to cancel The Takeaway, criticizing the station's management on Twitter. The show was set to end on June 2, 2023. |
| 2022 | Published 'The Greatest Evil is War'. |
| October 7 2022 | Naomi Klein published an article titled 'COP27 Summit in Egypt's Police State Creates Moral Crisis for Climate Movement' in The Intercept, critiquing the political context of the climate conference. |
| May 2022 | Hedges criticized the $40 billion US aid package to Ukraine, arguing that it demonstrates the United States' unchecked militarism and inability to address domestic social issues. |
| April 2022 | Chris Hedges began production of The Chris Hedges Report in collaboration with The Real News Network (TRNN). |
| March 2022 | Chris Hedges publicly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, criticizing it as a criminal act while simultaneously critiquing NATO's expansion as a provocative strategy that baited Russia into conflict. |
| March 30 2022 | Received an honorary degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp in recognition of her expertise in race, gender, literature & law, and her contributions to legal and ethical debates. |
| March 7 2022 | Hedges wrote a Scheerpost column (reprinted by Salon) discussing his reprimand from The New York Times for Iraq War opposition and his perspective on potentially losing his job at RT America due to comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| March 3 2022 | RT America ceased operations following the widespread deplatforming of Russian-sponsored media caused by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, effectively ending the run of On Contact. |
| 2021 | Published the book 'Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison', drawing from his decade-long experience teaching writing in New Jersey prisons. |
| 2021 | Joined the University of British Columbia as a Professor in Climate Justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice. |
| 2021 | Received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. |
| October 2021 | Nominated by President Joe Biden to serve a six-year term on the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| October 18 2021 | Harris-Perry was announced as the permanent host and managing editor of The Takeaway. |
| July 23 2021 | Melissa Harris-Perry was named interim host of The Takeaway radio show following Tanzina Vega's departure. |
| February 2021 | Made final appearance on 'The Argument' podcast with conservative columnist Ross Douthat, reflecting on their ideological debates and mutual influences. |
| October 17 2020 | Wrote a column titled 'Trump's Misogyny Might Finally Catch Up With Him', criticizing Donald Trump's presidency and its impact on women. |
| September 2020 | Spoke at the Movement for a People's Party convention. |
| July 17 2020 | Wrote a New York Times column about progressives and free speech, discussing the impact of the George Floyd uprising on mainstream discourse and left-wing political dynamics. |
| May 27 2020 | Announced candidacy for the Green Party in New Jersey's 12th congressional district, but withdrew the next day due to potential FCC fairness doctrine conflicts with his RT America television show. |
| March 2020 | Hedges and the editorial staff at Truthdig went on strike to protest attempts to fire Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and demand fair labor practices and union formation rights. |
| March 2020 | Hedges was fired from Truthdig along with the entire editorial staff. |
| 2019 | Elected as a Member of the American Philosophical Society. |
| 2019 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. |
| November 2019 | Signed a letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn and endorsing him in the 2019 UK general election, describing him as 'a beacon of hope' against far-right nationalism. |
| September 17 2019 | Klein's book 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal' was published, discussing climate change and featuring her meeting with Greta Thunberg. |
| April 2019 | Simon & Schuster announced the publication of Naomi Klein's seventh book, 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal', a collection of essays focusing on climate change. |
| 2018 | Published 'America: The Farewell Tour'. |
| 2018 | Began appearing on the weekly podcast 'The Argument', where she debates national issues with other New York Times columnists. |
| October 2018 | Began her appointment as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, a position she held for 3 years. |
| September 2018 | Completed her term on the board of directors of 350.org at the end of the fiscal year. |
| June 2018 | Naomi Klein published 'The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists', a paperback and e-book examining Puerto Rico's post-Hurricane Maria humanitarian crisis and critiquing disaster capitalism. |
| 2017 | On Contact was nominated for an Emmy Award, marking RT America's first significant award nomination, though the award was ultimately won by Steve. |
| 2017 | 'No Is Not Enough' is longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in the US. |
| 2017 | Appeared on the British radio show Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4. |
| 2017 | Klein was criticized by conservative writers Mark Milke and James Kirchick for her previous support of Hugo Chávez. |
| 2017 | 'No Logo' ranked Number 3 on The Guardian's list of the Top 100 Non Fiction books of all-time. |
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