Those who regard him as a “doom and gloom” critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages.
And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of ‘common sense’ is actually driven by the ruling classes’ needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet?Ĭonsequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal ‘common sense’ and structural power. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.’ It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society.Ĭovid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system. In it, Noam Chomsky sheds light into the phenomenon of Trumpism, exposes the catastrophic nature and impact of Trump’s policies for average Americans, the environment and the planet on the whole, respectively, and captures the dynamics and contradictions operating in today’s USA–from the brutal class warfare launched by the masters of capital to maintain and even enhance the features of a dog-eat dog society to the unprecedented mobilization of millions of people against neoliberal capitalism, racism, and police violence.Ĭlick here to pre-order the book, out June 2021.Ĭonsequences of Capitalism: Manufacturing Discontent and Resistance The book, 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. The Precipice: Neoliberalism, the Pandemic and Urgent Need for Radical ChangeĪ collection of extensive interviews with the world’s greatest public intellectual on four years of an American nightmare.
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