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Optimism over despair, on capitalism, empire, and social change, Noam Chomsky and C.J. Polychroniou

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Includes bibliographical references and index

autobiography

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Optimism over despair

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Noam Chomsky and C.J. Polychroniou

on capitalism, empire, and social change

"In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, conducted for Truthout by C. J. Polychroniou, Chomsky discusses his views on the "war on terror" and the rise of neoliberalism, the refugee crisis and cracks in the European Union, prospects for a just peace in Israel/Palestine, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional US electoral system, the grave danger posed to humanity by the climate crisis, and the hopes, prospects, and challenges of building a movement for radical change"--, Provided by Publisher

I. -- The breakdown of American society and a world in transition -- Horror beyond description: The latest phase of the "War on Terror" -- The empire of chaos -- Global struggles on dominance: ISIS, NATO, and Russia -- Is European integration unraveling? -- Burkini bans, new atheism, and the state worship: Religion in politics -- Constructing visions of "perpetual peace" -- It is all working quite well for the rich, powerful -- Can civilization survive "really existing capitalism"? -- II. -- America in the Trump era -- The Republican base is "out of control" -- 2016 election puts United States at risk of "Utter disaster" -- Trump in the White House -- Global warming and the future of humanity -- The long history of US meddling in foreign elections -- The legacy of the Obama administration -- Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor -- The US health system is an international scandal - and ACA repeal will make it worse -- The perils of market-driven education -- III. -- Anarchism, communism, and revolutions -- Is the United States ready for socialism? -- Why I choose optimism over despair