Optimism Over Despair

A crucial overview of the problems facing our world today and how we should prepare for tomorrow, from one of the leading public intellectuals in the world. We have two options. We can be pessimistic, give up, and contribute to the worst outcomes. Or we can be optimistic, seize the opportunities that surely exist, and perhaps help make the world a better place. Not really a choice. From the incomparable political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an examination of the emerging neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement, the dysfunctional U.S. electoral system, and the prospects and challenges of building a movement for radical change. With four current interviews on the American election campaign of 2016 and the global resistance against Trump, this Penguin Special is a concise introduction to Chomsky's ideas and his view on the state of the world today.