Author Chris Hedges also teaches college-level courses for New Jersey state prison inmates. His new book, "Our Class," explains what happened when Hedges taught a dramatic-literature course to inmates, then helped them write a play of their own -- "Caged" -- based on their personal life events. As well, the inmates' stories illustrate the many cruelties of life in an American prison. Chris Hedges spoke at a KPFA/Project Censored Zoom event on November 18, 2021; this week's program presents excerpts from that talk. Hedges is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist with a long career as a war correspondent around the world. He hosted the program "On Contact" for RT Television, and writes online at www.scheerpost.com. His previous books include "War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning," "Death of the Liberal Class," and "America: The Farewell Tour."