Who Rules the World?

By: Noam Chomsky

Narrated by: Brian Jones

A New York Times Bestseller

The world’s leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and the perils of valuing power above democracy and human rights

In an incisive, thorough analysis of the current international situation, Noam Chomsky argues that the United States, through its military-first policies and its unstinting devotion to maintaining a world-spanning empire, is both risking catastrophe and wrecking the global commons. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from the expanding drone assassination program to the threat of nuclear warfare, as well as the flashpoints of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine, he offers unexpected and nuanced insights into the workings of imperial power on our increasingly chaotic planet.

In the process, Chomsky provides a brilliant anatomy of just how U.S. elites have grown ever more insulated from any democratic constraints on their power. While the broader population is lulled into apathy—diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable—the corporations and the rich have increasingly been allowed to do as they please.

Fierce, unsparing, and meticulously documented, Who Rules the World? delivers the indispensable understanding of the central conflicts and dangers of our time that we have come to expect from Chomsky.

Difficult to absorb. Because of the magnitude .

Would be difficult for anyone with a positive opinion of the USA, or Israel to read. Although some of his claims are difficult to verify they are logically consistent with established facts.
Would recommend reading it. Gives a clear perspective on what many people won't even discuss

Reader is bad

The reader reads this piece in such dramatic way, like it is 1986. This distracts a lot

Very informative

The book is very informative and insightful. However it seems one-sided, but overall I did find it a very good book

Must read...

The collective consciousness of American citizens is quite low! If you are a US citizen you need to read this book! Everything is not as it seems… And that is being delivered to you on purpose.

Hard to Follow at times

Great book full of information. perhaps it was my fault for not being able to track where it was at/where it was going at times, but it was often hard to follow. sort of felt like a jumbled mess of random world event facts and such. again, very informative, just not very easy to follow overall.