Illegitimate authority : facing the challenges of our time / Noam Chomsky ; edited by C. J. Polychroniou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chomsky, Noam, author.

Contributor:

Polychroniou, Chronis, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--United States--History--21st century.

Democracy.

Geopolitics--United States--History--21st century.

Geopolitics.

Green New Deal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2023]

Summary:

A wide-ranging and incisive collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, addressing the urgent questions of this tumultuous moment. In these informative interviews, conducted for Truthout by C.J. Polychroniou, Noam Chomsky addresses the rapid deterioration of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally. He examines the crumbling social fabric and fractures of the Biden era, including the halting steps toward a Green New Deal; the illegitimate authority of the Supreme Court, in particular its decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade; and the ongoing fallout from COVID-19. Chomsky also untangles the roots of the War in Ukraine, the diplomatic tensions among the United States, China, and Russia, and considers the need for climate action on an international scale. Throughout, Chomsky "remains...a beacon of hope in the darkest of times" (Sarah Jaffe).

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Biden's Early Agenda Gives Hope, But Activist Pressure Must Not Cease

Biden's Foreign Policy Is Largely Indistinguishable from Trump's

NOAM CHOMSKY AND ROBERT POLLIN: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival

Without US Aid, Israel Wouldn't Be Killing Palestinians en Masse

Republicans Are Willing to Destroy Democracy to Retake Power

To Retain Power, Democrats Must Stop Abandoning the Working Class

Bolsonaro Is Spreading Trump-Like Fear of "Election Fraud" in Brazil

We Need Genuine International Cooperation to Tackle the Climate Crisis

Biden's "Radical" Proposals Are Minimum Measures to Avoid Catastrophe

NOAM CHOMSKY AND ROBERT POLLIN: We Can't Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action

The US-Led "War on Terror" Has Devastated Much of the World

It's Life and Death-Intellectuals Can't Keep Serving the Status Quo

NOAM CHOMSKY, ROBERT POLLIN, AND COSTAS LAPAVITSAS: Are We Witnessing the Demise of Neoliberalism?

NOAM CHOMSKY AND ROBERT POLLIN: COP26 Pledges Will Fail Unless Pushed by Mass Organizing

Build Back Better Fiasco Exposes How Both Parties Serve Corporate Power

NOAM CHOMSKY AND ROBERT POLLIN: Protests Outside of COP26 Offered More Hope Than the Summit

US-China Cooperation Is Essential to Avert a New Cold War

Outdated US Cold War Policy Worsens Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict

GOP's Soft Coup Is Still Underway One Year after Capitol Assault

US Approach to Ukraine and Russia Has "Left the Domain of Rational Discourse"

US Push to "Reign Supreme" Stokes the Ukraine Conflict

US Military Escalation against Russia Would Have No Victors

A No-Fly Zone over Ukraine Could Unleash Untold Violence

Peace Talks in Ukraine "Will Get Nowhere" if US Keeps Refusing to Join.

Let's Focus on Preventing Nuclear War, Rather than Debating "Just War"

Russia's War against Ukraine Has Accelerated the Doomsday Clock

US Policy toward Russia Is Blocking Paths to De-Escalation in Ukraine

Our Priority on Ukraine Should Be Saving Lives, Not Punishing Russia

Propaganda Wars Are Raging as Russia's War on Ukraine Expands

US Is Prioritizing Its Jockeying with Russia, Not Ukrainians' Lives

To Tackle Climate, Our Morality Must Catch Up with Our Intelligence

The Supreme Court Is Wielding Illegitimate Authority in the US

We Must Insist That Nuclear Warfare Is an Unthinkable Policy

Overturn of Roe Shows How Extreme an Outlier the US Has Become

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781642599343

1642599344

OCLC:

1377816446