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Noam Chomsky is the author of Who Rules the World?, Hegemony or Survival, Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President, Manufacturing Consent (1988).

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Who Rules the World?

by: Noam Chomsky
Who Rules the World?

The world's leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and the perils of valuing power above democracy and human rights

In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international situation, Noam Chomsky argues that the United States, through its military-first policies and its unstinting devotion to maintaining a world-spanning empire, is both risking catastrophe and wrecking the global commons. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from the expanding drone assassination program to the threat of nuclear warfare, as well as the flashpoints of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine, he offers unexpected and nuanced insights into the workings of imperial power on our increasingly chaotic planet.

In the process, Chomsky provides a brilliant anatomy of just how U.S. elites have grown ever more insulated from any democratic constraints on their power. While the broader population is lulled into apathy―diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable―the corporations and the rich have increasingly been allowed to do as they please.

Fierce, unsparing, and meticulously documented, Who Rules the World? delivers the indispensable understanding of the central conflicts and dangers of our time that we have come to expect from Chomsky.

Hegemony or Survival

by: Noam Chomsky
Hegemony or Survival
From the world's foremost intellectual activist, here is an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe, but the last unarmed spot in our neighbourhood - the skies - as a militarized sphere of influence. Our earth and its skies are, for the Bush administration, the final frontiers of imperial control. In Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky explains how we came to this moment, what kind of peril we find ourselves in, and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species. In our era, Chomsky argues, empire is a recipe for an earthly wasteland.

Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power

by: Noam Chomsky, Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks
Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
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"During the Great Depression, which I'm old enough to remember, it was bad–much worse subjectively than today. But there was a sense that we'll get out of this somehow, an expectation that things were going to get better . . ." —from Requiem for the American Dream

In his first major book on the subject of income inequality, Noam Chomsky skewers the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism and casts a clear, cold, patient eye on the economic facts of life. What are the ten principles of concentration of wealth and power at work in America today? They're simple enough: reduce democracy, shape ideology, redesign the economy, shift the burden onto the poor and middle classes, attack the solidarity of the people, let special interests run the regulators, engineer election results, use fear and the power of the state to keep the rabble in line, manufacture consent, marginalize the population. In Requiem for the American Dream, Chomsky devotes a chapter to each of these ten principles, and adds readings from some of the core texts that have influenced his thinking to bolster his argument.

To create Requiem for the American Dream, Chomsky and his editors, the filmmakers Peter Hutchison, Kelly Nyks, and Jared P. Scott, spent countless hours together over the course of five years, from 2011 to 2016. Chomsky considers these to be his final, long-form interviews. After the release of the film version, Chomsky and the editors returned to the many hours of tape and transcript and created a document that included three times as much text as was used in the film. The book that has resulted is nonetheless arguably the most succint and tightly woven of Chomsky's long career, a beautiful vessel in which to carry Chomsky's bold and uncompromising vision, his perspective on the economic reality and its impact on our political and moral well-being as a nation.

The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

by: Bandy X. Lee, Robert Jay Lifton, Gail Sheehy
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President

The New York Times bestseller! More than two dozen psychiatrists and psychologists offer their consensus view that Trump's mental state presents a clear and present danger to our nation and individual well-being.

This is not normal.

Since the start of Donald Trump's presidential run, one question has quietly but urgently permeated the observations of concerned citizens: What is wrong with him? Constrained by the American Psychiatric Association's “Goldwater rule,” which inhibits mental health professionals from diagnosing public figures they have not personally examined, many of those qualified to answer this question have shied away from discussing the issue at all. The public has thus been left to wonder whether he is mad, bad, or both.

In THE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP, twenty-seven psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health experts argue that, in Mr. Trump's case, their moral and civic “duty to warn” America supersedes professional neutrality. They then explore Trump's symptoms and potentially relevant diagnoses to find a complex, if also dangerously mad, man.

Philip Zimbardo and Rosemary Sword, for instance, explain Trump's impulsivity in terms of “unbridled and extreme present hedonism.” Craig Malkin writes on pathological narcissism and politics as a lethal mix. Gail Sheehy, on a lack of trust that exceeds paranoia. Lance Dodes, on sociopathy. Robert Jay Lifton, on the “malignant normality” that can set in everyday life if psychiatrists do not speak up.

His madness is catching, too. From the trauma people have experienced under the Trump administration to the cult-like characteristics of his followers, he has created unprecedented mental health consequences across our nation and beyond.

It's not all in our heads. It's in his.

"There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump...profound, illuminating and discomforting" ―Bill Moyers

Manufacturing Consent

by: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 1988
Manufacturing Consent
First published in 1988 and never out of print, this seminal analysis of how the media serve corporations that control and finance them is being reissued with a new Introduction by the authors. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

On Nature and Language

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Oct 10, 2002
On Nature and Language
In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind, and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. Following a lucid introduction is a penetrating interview with Chomsky, in which he provides the clearest and most elegant introduction to current theory available. It makes his Minimalist Program accessible to all. The volume concludes with an essay on the role of intellectuals in society and government. A significant landmark in the development of linguistic theory, On Nature and Language will be welcomed by students and researchers in theoretical linguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive science and politics, as well as anyone interested in the development of Chomsky''s thought. Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Chomsky has written and lectured extensively on philosophy, intellectual history, and international affairs. His works include The Architecture of Language, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; Cartesian Linguistics; Language and Mind; American Power and the New Mandarins; At War with Asia; For Reasons of State; Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Language; Rules and Representations; The Culture of Terrorism; Rethinking Camelot; JFKm the Vietnam War and US Political Culture; World Orders, Old and New and The Common Good.

For Reasons of State

by: Noam Chomsky
For Reasons of State
An essential record of Chomsky''s political and social thought as it was sharpened during the upheavals in domestic and international affairs of the early 1970s, For Reasons of State includes articles on the war in Vietnam and the wider war in Laos and Cambodia, an extensive dissection of the Pentagon Papers, reflections on the role of force in international affairs, essays on civil disobedience and the use of the university, and a now-classic introduction to anarchism. These essays reveal very different facets of Chomsky''s power as a thinker, from his uncanny ability to join abstract philosophical considerations with the concrete political realities of his time, to his singular capacity to mount withering, fact-based critiques of American foreign policy. Following the recent release of American Power and the New Mandarins, For Reasons of State is a major addition to the intellectual history of the Vietnam era.

Deterring Democracy

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 1991
Deterring Democracy
"From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global politics that came about with the dismantling of the Eastern bloc have left the United States unchallenged as the preeminent military power, but American economic might has declined drastically in the face of competition, first from Germany and Japan ad more recently from newly prosperous countries elsewhere. In Deterring Democracy, the impassioned dissident intellectual Noam Chomsky points to the potentially catastrophic consequences of this new imbalance. Chomsky reveals a world in which the United States exploits its advantage ruthlessly to enforce its national interests--and in the process destroys weaker nations. The new world order (in which the New World give the orders) has arrived."--Publisher''s description.

Power and Terror

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2003
Power and Terror
The hotly anticipated follow-up to 9-11, with over 250,000 copies sold, Power and Terror draws from a series of public talks that Chomsky gave in the spring of 2002, as well as a lengthy previously unpublished interview. Presenting Chomsky''s latest thinking on terrorism, U.S. foreign policy and alternatives to violence as solutions to the world''s problems, while also challenging the U.S. to apply the moral standards it demands of others its own actions, this book follows Chomsky''s highly publicised visit to the U.K. and the release of his acclaimed eponymous documentary.

The Myth of American Idealism

by: Noam Chomsky, Nathan J. Robinson
release date: Oct 15, 2024
The Myth of American Idealism
“For anyone wanting to find out more about the world we live in . . . there is one simple answer: read Noam Chomsky.” —The New Statesman A sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it, and an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity’s future The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky one of the most widely known public intellectuals of all time. Surveying the history of U.S. military and economic activity around the world, Chomsky and coauthor Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country. Chomsky and Robinson offer penetrating accounts of Washington’s relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policymakers. The same myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now imperiling humanity’s future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country’s unchecked power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, The Myth of American Idealism offers a highly readable entry to a lifetime of thought and activism.

Failed States

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Apr 04, 2006
Failed States
Offers a comprehensive analysis of the foreign and domestic policies of the United States, a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis.

New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Apr 13, 2000
New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind
New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind is an outstanding contribution to the philosophical study of language and mind, by one of the most influential thinkers of our time. In a series of penetrating essays, Chomsky cuts through the confusion and prejudice which has infected the study of language and mind, bringing new solutions to traditional philosophical puzzles and fresh perspectives on issues of general interest, ranging from the mind-body problem to the unification of science. Using a range of imaginative and deceptively simple linguistic analyses, Chomsky defends the view that knowledge of language is internal to the human mind. He argues that a proper study of language must deal with this mental construct. According to Chomsky, therefore, human language is a ¨Ibiological object¨I and should be analyzed using the methodology of the sciences. His examples and analyses come together in New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind to give a unique and compelling perspective on language and the mind.

The Common Good

by: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
release date: Jan 01, 1998
The Common Good
"How adroitly he cuts through the crap and really says something", describes "The Village Voice" of world-famous political writer and lecturer Noam Chomsky. In his latest report on the state of the world, Chomsky discusses a breathtaking variety of topics, ranging from Japan''s trade policies to the "war" on drugs, corporate welfare, and much more.

World Orders, Old and New

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 1996
World Orders, Old and New
"Impressively researched and written with the linguist''s precision and flair for language, World Orders Old and New offers a stimulating, fresh perspective from which to view an intellectual culture defined by such dubious political critics as Rush Limbaugh and Dan Quayle."--Jacket.

Chomsky on Democracy & Education

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2003
Chomsky on Democracy & Education
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory

by: Noam Chomsky
The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory

Imperial Ambitions

by: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
release date: Feb 06, 2024
Imperial Ambitions
In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial new questions of U.S. foreign policy. Timely, urgent, and powerfully elucidating, this important volume of previously unpublished interviews conducted by award-winning radio journalist David Barsamian features Noam Chomsky discussing America''s policies in an increasingly unstable world. With his famous insight, lucidity, and redoubtable grasp of history, Chomsky offers his views on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the doctrine of "preemptive" strikes against so-called rogue states, and the prospects of the second Bush administration, warning of the growing threat to international peace posed by the U.S. drive for domination. In his inimitable style, Chomsky also dissects the propaganda system that fabricates a mythic past and airbrushes inconvenient facts out of history. Barsamian, recipient of the ACLU''s Upton Sinclair Award for independent journalism, has conducted more interviews and radio broadcasts with Chomsky than has any other journalist. Enriched by their unique rapport, Imperial Ambitions explores topics Chomsky has never before discussed, among them the 2004 presidential campaign and election, the future of Social Security, and the increasing threat, including devastating weather patterns, of global warming. The result is an illuminating dialogue with one of the leading thinkers of our time—and a startling picture of the turbulent times in which we live.

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax

by: Noam Chomsky
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Chomsky proposes a reformulation of the theory of transformational generative grammar that takes recent developments in the descriptive analysis of particular languages into account. Beginning in the mid-fifties and emanating largely form MIT, an approach was developed to linguistic theory and to the study of the structure of particular languages that diverges in many respects from modern linguistics. Although this approach is connected to the traditional study of languages, it differs enough in its specific conclusions about the structure and in its specific conclusions about the structure of language to warrant a name, "generative grammar." Various deficiencies have been discovered in the first attempts to formulate a theory of transformational generative grammar and in the descriptive analysis of particular languages that motivated these formulations. At the same time, it has become apparent that these formulations can be extended and deepened.The major purpose of this book is to review these developments and to propose a reformulation of the theory of transformational generative grammar that takes them into account. The emphasis in this study is syntax; semantic and phonological aspects of the language structure are discussed only insofar as they bear on syntactic theory.

Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2003
Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship
This classic analysis is Chomsky''s powerful indictment of a liberal intelligentsia that provided self-serving arguments for war in Vietnam--legitimizing United States commitment to autocratic rule and intervention in Asia as the tasks of "pacification theory."

Language and Mind

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 12, 2006
Language and Mind
This is the third edition of Chomsky''s outstanding collection of essays on language and mind, first published in 2006. The first six chapters, originally published in the 1960s, made a groundbreaking contribution to linguistic theory. This edition complements them with an additional chapter and a new preface, bringing Chomsky''s influential approach into the twenty-first century. Chapters 1-6 present Chomsky''s early work on the nature and acquisition of language as a genetically endowed, biological system (Universal Grammar), through the rules and principles of which we acquire an internalized knowledge (I-language). Over the past fifty years, this framework has sparked an explosion of inquiry into a wide range of languages, and has yielded some major theoretical questions. The final chapter revisits the key issues, reviewing the ''biolinguistic'' approach that has guided Chomsky''s work from its origins to the present day, and raising some novel and exciting challenges for the study of language and mind.

New Generation Draws the Line

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2025
New Generation Draws the Line

Surviving the 21st Century

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2025
Surviving the 21st Century

Responsibility of Intellectuals

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2025
Responsibility of Intellectuals

Letters from Lexington

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2024
Letters from Lexington

Livable Future Is Possible

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2024
Livable Future Is Possible

Power Systems

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2024
Power Systems

Perilous Power

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2024
Perilous Power

On Cuba

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2024
On Cuba

Illegitimate Authority

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2023
Illegitimate Authority

Merge and the Strong Minimalist Thesis

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2023
Merge and the Strong Minimalist Thesis

Chronicles of Dissent

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
Chronicles of Dissent

The Withdrawal

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
The Withdrawal

Olive Branch from Palestine

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
Olive Branch from Palestine

Racing Toward the Abyss

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
Racing Toward the Abyss

Secrets of Words

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
Secrets of Words

Notes on Resistance

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2022
Notes on Resistance

Taming the Rascal Multitude

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2021
Taming the Rascal Multitude

Consequences of Capitalism

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2021
Consequences of Capitalism

Precipice

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2021
Precipice
A collection of interviews with the world's leading public intellectual from the time of the rise of Donald Trump to power to the end of his presidency.

A New World in Our Hearts

by: Noam Chomsky
release date: Jan 01, 2021
A New World in Our Hearts
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