electoral system is designed to eliminate genuine political alternatives, impeding any meaningful democracy.įorceful, lucid, and meticulously documented, Failed States offers a comprehensive analysis of a global superpower that has long claimed the right to reshape other nations while its own democratic institutions are in severe crisis. He also assesses the dangerous consequences of the occupation of Iraq documents Washington’s self-exemption from international norms, including the Geneva conventions and the Kyoto Protocol and examines how the U.S. foreign and domestic policy, Chomsky reveals Washington’s plans to further militarize the planet, greatly increasing the risks of nuclear war. She suggests that clarity will come if we look deeply at the stories and myths we tell ourselves. Need-to-know Technologies for a Successful Future provides the necessary knowledge you. We Need New Stories: The Myths that Subvert Freedom. Exploring the latest developments in U.S. We Need New Stories: The Myths that Subvert Freedom (2021), the powerful first book of award-winning journalist Nesrine Malik, addresses the fact that while we are living in confusing times, there are ways to sort through the fog. We Need New Stories The Myths That Subvert Freedom Publishers Synopsis Book information Sign up to receive wonderful books and offers in your inbox Cookie. With the opening line as our guide, were going to pry ope. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his international bestseller Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky turns the tables, showing how the United States itself shares features with other failed states–suffering from a severe democratic deficit, eschewing domestic and international law, and adopting policies that increasingly endanger its own citizens and the world. The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against failed states around the globe. In 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump. It’s hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light.– The New York Times Book Review A rigorous examination of six political myths used to deflect and discredit demands for social justice.
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