Pages: 320
Published: 2016
From the Boston Globe: "How did we ever get to be an empire? The [musings] of Noam Chomsky―America's most useful citizen―are the best answer to that question."
From Loyd Eskildson: "Prominent researchers in the U.S. have produce compelling evidence that 'economic elites and organized groups have substantial independent impact on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or none.' Other studies have demonstrated that the large majority of the population at the lower end of the income/wealth [spectrum] are effectively excluded from the political system, while a tiny sector at the top has overwhelming influence, and that over a long period, campaign funding is a good predictor of policy choices. One consequence is large numbers not [participating in the democratic process], and 'class-skewed abstention rates.' Meanwhile, environmental and nuclear threats continue to grow."
I am interested in this book because it shows how the geopolitical scene changes as the U.S. adopts more imperial practices. Through this book I would hope to learn what factors specifically shape relations between different countries and what allows nations to accumulate international power and influence.
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