Amazon.com description: Product Description: 'One of the radical heroes of our age ...A towering intellect.' The Guardian 'A superb polemicist who combines fluency of language with a formidable intellect.' The Observer 'Must be read by everyone concerned with public affairs.' Edward Said World renowned dissident Noam Chomsky offers insight into the institutions that shape the public mind in the service of power and profit. He discusses a range of issues, including the global growth in inequality and the military escapades of the United States. Chomsky offers hope for the future and shows how ordinary citizens, if they work together, have the power to make meaningful change. This collection draws on interviews with Chomsky that have never before been published.