Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy

Noam Chomsky, geb. am 7. Dezember 1928, ist seit 1961 als Professor am Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, tätig; seine Bücher über Linguistik, Philosophie und Politik erschienen in allen wichtigen Sprachen der Erde. Noam Chomsky hat seit den sechziger Jahren unsere Vorstellungen über Sprache und Denken revolutioniert. Zugleich ist er einer der schärfsten Kritiker der gegenwärtigen Weltordnung und des US-Imperialismus. Im Jahr 2010 wurde Noam Chomsky mit dem Erich-Fromm-Preis ausgezeichnet, 2014 mit dem Myschkin-Preis.

In a compelling new set of interviews, Noam Chomsky identifies the "dry kindling" of discontent around the world that could soon catch fire.In wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider "the world we are leaving to our grandchildren": one imperiled by climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current system is incapable of dealing with these threats, he argues, it's up to us to radically change it.The twelve interviews in Global Discontents examine the latest developments around the globe: the rise of ISIS, the reach of state surveillance, growing anger over economic inequality, conflicts in the Middle East, and the presidency of Donald Trump. In personal reflections on his Philadelphia childhood, Chomsky also describes his own intellectual journey and the development of his uncompromising stance as America's premier dissident intellectual.

In wide-ranging interviews, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider the world we are leaving to our grandchildren: one imperiled by climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current system is incapable of dealing with these threats, he argues, its up to us to radically change it. These ten interviews, conducted from 2013 to 2016, examine the latest developments around the globe.

1. State Spying and Democracy2. A Tour of the ­Middle East3. Power Systems Do Not Give Gifts4. ISIS, the Kurds, and Turkey5. Living Memory6. Fearmongering7. Alliances and Control8. The Roots of Conflicts9. ­Toward a Better Society10. Elections and Voting11. Crises and Organizing12. The Trump Presidency