Consequences of Capitalism by Noam Chomsky

His most recent books are Wageless Life: A Manifesto for a Future beyond Capitalism (University of Minnesota Press co-authored with Ian Shaw) and Geographic Thought: A Praxis Perspective (Routledge co-edited with George Henderson). His research and teaching focus on the Gramscian notions of hegemony and common sense, and their connections to social justice and progressive social change. He is also the former director of the University of Arizona Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies.

Marv Waterstone is Professor Emeritus in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, where he has been a faculty member for over 30 years. Recent books include What Kind of Creatures Are We?, as well as Optimism Over Despair, and Internationalism of Extinction. Chomsky is the author of numerous best-selling political works, which have been translated into scores of languages. His work is widely credited with having revolutionized the field of modern linguistics. Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona. Is there an alternative to capitalism? Chomsky and Waterstone will chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions. In making these linkages, the will show how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. And, most importantly, we see how we can fight to overcome these divisions.Consequences of Capitalism, a new book by Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone, exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal 'common sense' and structural power. In making these linkages, we see how the current hegemony keeps social justice movements divided and marginalized. How does politics shape our world, our lives and our perceptions? How much of 'common sense' is actually driven by the ruling classes' needs and interests? And how are we to challenge the capitalist structures that now threaten all life on the planet?Ĭonsequences of Capitalism exposes the deep, often unseen connections between neoliberal 'common sense' and structural power. Everything depends on the actions that people take into their own hands.' It represents both a crisis and an opportunity. 'Covid-19 has revealed glaring failures and monstrous brutalities in the current capitalist system.

Is there an alternative to capitalism? In this landmark text Chomsky and Waterstone chart a critical map for a more just and sustainable society. An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'

Consequences of Capitalism by Noam Chomsky