America: The Farewell Tour

Written by:
Chris Hedges
Narrated by:
Fred Sanders

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
19
Narrator
6
Release Date
August 2018
Duration
14 hours 18 minutes
Summary
Chris Hedges’s profound and provocative examination of America in crisis is “an exceedingly…provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard” (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and hate.

America, says Pulitzer Prize­–winning reporter Chris Hedges, is convulsed by an array of pathologies that have arisen out of profound hopelessness, a bitter despair, and a civil society that has ceased to function. The opioid crisis; the retreat into gambling to cope with economic distress; the pornification of culture; the rise of magical thinking; the celebration of sadism, hate, and plagues of suicides are the physical manifestations of a society that is being ravaged by corporate pillage and a failed democracy. As our society unravels, we also face global upheaval caused by catastrophic climate change. All these ills presage a frightening reconfiguration of the nation and the planet.

Donald Trump rode this disenchantment to power. In his “forceful and direct” (Publishers Weekly) America: The Farewell Tour, Hedges argues that neither political party, now captured by corporate power, addresses the systemic problem. Until our corporate coup d’état is reversed these diseases will grow and ravage the country. “With a trademark blend of…sharply observed detail, Hedges writes a requiem for the American dream” (Kirkus Reviews) and seeks to jolt us out of our complacency while there is still time.
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Eric C.

A good take on America.

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DrZaco

Excellent. Well written, documented and referenced. I think it is something everyone should read; and then find a way to become active. Now climate change is added to the accomplishments of the oligarchy. Antifa and the alt-right have much in common and their fighting is a distraction from the real problem...the <1% whose wealth has increased while that of the rest of us declines. Trump and climate change are symptoms of the same problem, the efforts of the wealthy to subvert democracy to further their interests: $$$. Work to repeal the pernicious "Citizens United", restore science (throw the ~280 lobbyists out) - really drain the swamp.

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