03324cam a2200409 i 4500 126203 20230410105528.0 170210s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng 19488936 2016054121 9781609807368 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- HC 79 C548r 2017 339.2/20973 Chomsky, Noam, 1928- Requiem for the American dream : the 10 principles of concentration of wealth & power / Noam Chomsky ; created and edited by Peter Hutchinson, Kelly Nyks & Jared P. Scott. First edition. New York ; London : Seven Stories Press, [2017] xv, 172 p. ; 23 cm Based on the film Requiem for the American Dream. Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index. A note on the American dream -- Principle #1: Reduce democracy: Secret proceeding and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, and other sources -- Principle #2: Shape ideology: Powell memorandum, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1971, and other sources -- Principle #3: Redesign the economy: "An end to the focus on short term urged," Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart, September 9, 2009, and other sources -- Principle #4: Shift the burden: Henry Ford on why he doubled the minimum wage he paid his employees, and other sources -- Principle #5: Attack solidarity: The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759, and other sources -- Principle #6: Run the regulators: Prosperity economics: Building an economy for all, Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, 2012, and other sources -- Principle #7: Engineer elections: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2010, and other sources -- Principle #8: Keep the rabble in line: "Ford men beat and rout Lewis union organizers; 80,000 out in steel strike; 16 hurt in battle," New York Times, May 26, 1937, and other sources -- Principle #9: Manufacture consent: Essays, moral, political, literary, David Hume, 1741, and other sources -- Principle #10: Marginalize the population: "Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens," Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, 2014, and other sources. "Requiem for the American dream" is a work of some 70,000 words based on four years of interviews with Noam Chomsky on the subject of income equality. Chomsky considers these to be his final, long-form documentary interviews. It is a book that makes Chomsky's breadth and depth accessible, and at the same gives us his most powerful political ideas with unprecedented, directness Income distribution United States. Power (Social sciences) United States. Distribución del ingreso Estados Unidos. Poder (Ciencias sociales) Estados Unidos Hutchinson, Peter Nyks, Kelly Scott., Jared P. Online version: Chomsky, Noam, author. Requiem for the American dream First edition. New York: Seven Stories Press, [2017] 9781609807375 (DLC) 2017007176 lcc bk dpf 38589 38589 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HC 79 C548r 2017 00000119257 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk