Requiem for the American dream : the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power /
Chomsky, Noam, 1928-
Requiem for the American dream : the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power / Noam Chomsky ; created and edited by Peter Hutchinson, Kelly Nyks & Jared P. Scott. - First edition. - New York ; London : Seven Stories Press, [2017] - xv, 172 p. ; 23 cm
Based on the film Requiem for the American Dream.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
A note on the American dream -- Principle #1: Reduce democracy: Secret proceeding and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, and other sources -- Principle #2: Shape ideology: Powell memorandum, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1971, and other sources -- Principle #3: Redesign the economy: "An end to the focus on short term urged," Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart, September 9, 2009, and other sources -- Principle #4: Shift the burden: Henry Ford on why he doubled the minimum wage he paid his employees, and other sources -- Principle #5: Attack solidarity: The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759, and other sources -- Principle #6: Run the regulators: Prosperity economics: Building an economy for all, Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, 2012, and other sources -- Principle #7: Engineer elections: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2010, and other sources -- Principle #8: Keep the rabble in line: "Ford men beat and rout Lewis union organizers; 80,000 out in steel strike; 16 hurt in battle," New York Times, May 26, 1937, and other sources -- Principle #9: Manufacture consent: Essays, moral, political, literary, David Hume, 1741, and other sources -- Principle #10: Marginalize the population: "Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens," Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, 2014, and other sources.
"Requiem for the American dream" is a work of some 70,000 words based on four years of interviews with Noam Chomsky on the subject of income equality. Chomsky considers these to be his final, long-form documentary interviews. It is a book that makes Chomsky's breadth and depth accessible, and at the same gives us his most powerful political ideas with unprecedented, directness
9781609807368 (pbk.)
2016054121
Income distribution--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Distribución del ingreso--Estados Unidos.
Poder (Ciencias sociales)--Estados Unidos
HC 79 / C548r 2017
339.2/20973
Requiem for the American dream : the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power / Noam Chomsky ; created and edited by Peter Hutchinson, Kelly Nyks & Jared P. Scott. - First edition. - New York ; London : Seven Stories Press, [2017] - xv, 172 p. ; 23 cm
Based on the film Requiem for the American Dream.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
A note on the American dream -- Principle #1: Reduce democracy: Secret proceeding and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, and other sources -- Principle #2: Shape ideology: Powell memorandum, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1971, and other sources -- Principle #3: Redesign the economy: "An end to the focus on short term urged," Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart, September 9, 2009, and other sources -- Principle #4: Shift the burden: Henry Ford on why he doubled the minimum wage he paid his employees, and other sources -- Principle #5: Attack solidarity: The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759, and other sources -- Principle #6: Run the regulators: Prosperity economics: Building an economy for all, Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, 2012, and other sources -- Principle #7: Engineer elections: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2010, and other sources -- Principle #8: Keep the rabble in line: "Ford men beat and rout Lewis union organizers; 80,000 out in steel strike; 16 hurt in battle," New York Times, May 26, 1937, and other sources -- Principle #9: Manufacture consent: Essays, moral, political, literary, David Hume, 1741, and other sources -- Principle #10: Marginalize the population: "Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens," Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, 2014, and other sources.
"Requiem for the American dream" is a work of some 70,000 words based on four years of interviews with Noam Chomsky on the subject of income equality. Chomsky considers these to be his final, long-form documentary interviews. It is a book that makes Chomsky's breadth and depth accessible, and at the same gives us his most powerful political ideas with unprecedented, directness
9781609807368 (pbk.)
2016054121
Income distribution--United States.
Power (Social sciences)--United States.
Distribución del ingreso--Estados Unidos.
Poder (Ciencias sociales)--Estados Unidos
HC 79 / C548r 2017
339.2/20973