'Hegemony Or Survival' is Noam Chomsky's newest work. For those of you who don't know of Chomsky, he is an emminent radical critic on US policy/forgien policy. The NY Times dubbed him as argueably the most important intellectual of our time. In his new book he explains how, now more than ever, there is a choice between global hegemony or survival of the human race. Chomsky discusses how, time and time again, US planners opt for temporary gains of wealth and power, over peaceful and rational solutions that will benefit our children. Like most Chomsky books, he gives examples of US-backed terrorism that still persist, and the facade of acting in 'defence'. His work is at a high reading level and takes a lot longer to finish than most other writers, but it's worth it when you are finished. If you are interested in understanding the path of US global dominance, I'd reccomend reading this book. Especially if you don't know what's up.
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