Because We Say So

Brief Description: "Because We Say So presents more than thirty short, forceful commentaries written between 2011 and 2015 covering the most urgent matters in U. S. politics during global crisis. With uncompromising clarity, Chomsky takes on a range of hot-button issues from climate change, nuclear politics, and spying/cyberwar, to the Middle East and the future of democracy. Brilliant, accessible, timely, gloves-off political writing"--Biographical Note: Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his groundbreaking work in linguistics and for his relentless advocacy for democracy, freedom and self-determination. He is author of dozens of books, many of which have become international best sellers. He is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs, and writes a monthly column for The New York Times Syndicate which is the basis for a series of books published in the Open Media Series by City Lights books: Interventions, Making the Future, and Because We Say So. Publisher Marketing:"Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." "New York Times Book Review""Unwavering political contrarian Noam Chomsky smart-bombs the US military's global "Interventions." Shock and awe!" "Vanity Fair""Because We Say So" presents more than thirty concise, forceful commentaries on US politics and global power. Written between 2011 and 2015, Noam Chomsky's arguments forge a persuasive counter-narrative to official accounts of US politics and policies during global crisis. Find here classic Chomsky on the increasing urgency of climate change, the ongoing impact of Edward Snowden's whistleblowing, nuclear politics, cyberwar, terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, and the Middle East, security and state power, as well as deeper reflections on the Obama doctrine, political philosophy, the Magna Carta, and the importance of a commons to democracy."Because We Say So" is the third in a series of books by Chomsky published by City Lights Publishers that includes "Making the Future" (2012) and "Interventions" (2007), a book banned by US military censors. Taken together, the three books present a complete collection of the articles Chomsky writes regularly for the "New York Times Syndicate," and are largely ignored by newspapers in the United States. "Because We Say So" offers fierce, accessible, timely, gloves-off political writing by America's foremost public intellectual and political dissident."Noam Chomsky" is one of the world's most well-known critics of US policy. He has published numerous groundbreaking and best-selling books on global politics, history, and linguistics." Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015 (EAN 9780872866577, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Chomsky, Noam Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor and Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus) at MIT and the author of many influential books on linguistics. Contributor Bio:  Giroux, Henry A Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University in the English and Cultural Studies Department. He has published numerous books and articles and his most recent books include "America s Educational Deficit and the War on Youth" (2013) and "Neoliberalism s War on Higher Education" (2014). The Toronto Star has named Henry Giroux one of the twelve Canadians changing the way we think! Read the article here: Twelve Canadians Changing the Way We Think