NOAM CHOMSKY was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 7, 1928. He studied linguistics, mathematics, and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1955 he received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Chomsky has taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is currently Institute Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, for the past 50 years. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. Chomsky is the author of numerous best-selling political works, which have been translated into scores of languages worldwide. Among his most recent books are Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Hopes and Prospects, and Masters of Mankind. Haymarket Books recently released twelve of his classic works in new editions. His latest books are What Kind of Creatures Are We? and Who Rules the World?
"A primer in Chomsky’s analysis of the faults of the American
political and economic system. Taking as its backbone the idea that
'a significant part of the American Dream is class mobility: You’re
born poor, you work hard, you get rich,' Chomsky systematically
documents the many ways the system is rigged from top to bottom to
ensure that corporations always win." —Bill Moyers
"Since Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century, income
inequality has not been novel material for a book. Nevertheless,
the latest book from famed activist and linguist Chomsky (Who Rules
the World?) seems fresher than almost any title on the subject in
recent memory. The book, based on the documentary of the same name,
is a compilation of interviews that the film’s directors conducted
with Chomsky from 2011 to 2016. Chomsky observes the present-day
United States with such lucid clarity that readers may feel they
are viewing familiar terrain for the first time. He offers a '10
Principle' formula for how plutocratic interests operate (Principle
No. 7 is 'Engineer Elections'; Principle No. 3 is 'Redesign the
Economy'). Chomsky observes that much of what made the 1950s and
’60s the 'Golden Age' of the U.S. economy was that, at the time,
what was good for General Motors really was good for America: 'When
the U.S. was primarily a manufacturing center, it had to be
concerned with its own consumers.' Chomsky also touches,
fascinatingly, on subjects as diverse as 'the psychology of
nagging' (as employed by the advertising industry) and the
disappearing sense of solidarity in our civic life. Chomsky and his
collaborators have created a perceptive and revelatory examination
of the forces driving America inequality." —Publishers Weekly
"Noam Chomsky in Requiem for the American Dream directs
the fierce light of his intellect on the utopian ideology of
neoliberalism, the absurd idea that markets should dictate all
aspects of human society. He dissects the disastrous consequences
of this ideology for our society, culture, and politics. He
explains how corporations indoctrinated the public, academia, and
the mass media to sign on for a project that has devastated the
lives of working men and women and obliterated the common good.
Every promise made by the proponents of neoliberalism is a lie. Its
power to write its own laws and regulations, Chomsky points out,
has ultimately created a mafia economic system and a mafia
political system that is exemplified in the rise to power of the
demagogue Donald Trump." —Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist and author of Wages of Rebellion: The Moral
Imperative of Revolt
"While many books attempt to explain how we got to this political
moment (some successfully), Noam
Chomsky’s latest, Requiem for the American Dream,
provides necessary historical context. Zooming in on ten ways that
government and corporate interests have kept the American people
down, Chomsky offers a compelling history that explains today’s
economic and political landscape. At 157 pages, it’s a short,
beautifully put together book." —Huffington Post
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