Global Discontents
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Global Discontents

Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy

  1. 229 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Global Discontents

Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy

About this book

In this compelling set of interviews, the intellectual discusses contemporary threats to democracy, from economic inequality to the Trump presidency.
In wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider "the world we are leaving to our grandchildren": one imperiled by climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current system is incapable of dealing with these threats, he argues, it's up to us to radically change it.
The twelve interviews in Global Discontents examine the recent global developments: the rise of ISIS, the reach of state surveillance, growing anger over economic inequality, conflicts in the Middle East, and the presidency of Donald Trump. In personal reflections on his Philadelphia childhood, Chomsky also describes his own intellectual journey and the development of his uncompromising stance as America's premier dissident intellectual.
"Well-informed salvos to please or enrage, depending on one's politics." — Kirkus Reviews

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. 1. State Spying and Democracy
  5. 2. A Tour of the Middle East
  6. 3. Power Systems Do Not Give Gifts
  7. 4. ISIS, the Kurds, and Turkey
  8. 5. Living Memory
  9. 6. Fearmongering
  10. 7. Alliances and Control
  11. 8. The Roots of Conflicts
  12. 9. Toward a Better Society
  13. 10. Elections and Voting
  14. 11. Crises and Organizing
  15. 12. The Trump Presidency
  16. Notes
  17. Index
  18. Also by Noam Chomsky
  19. About the Authors
  20. The American Empire Project
  21. Newsletter Sign-up
  22. Contents
  23. Copyright