An essential overview of the problems of our world today -- & how we should prepare for tomorrow -- from the world's leading public intellectual We have two choices We can be pessimistic give up & help ensure that the worst will happen Or we can be optimistic grasp the opportunities that surely exist & maybe help make the world a better place Not much of a choice From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism the refugee crisis in Europe the Black Lives Matter movement the dysfunctional US electoral system & the prospects & challenges of building a movement for radical change Including four up-to-the-minute interviews on the 2016 American election campaign & global resistance to Trump this Penguin Special is a concise introduction to Chomsky's ideas & his take on the state of the world today