Making the Future" is the latest collection of essays from Noam Chomsky one of our most vital & provocative voices of political dissent. Taking up the thread from 2007s " Interventions" these penetrating & compelling articles examine numerous topics including the financial crisis Obamas presidency Wiki Leaks & the on-going conflicts in the Middle East. Restating & refining his commitment to democracy & finding inspiration in the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring " Making the Future" is Chomskys fiercely-argued & timely comment on a fast-changing world. Praise for Noam Chomsky: " Chomsky is one of a small band of individuals fighting a whole industry. & that makes him not only brilliant but heroic". (Arundhati Roy). " Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon.. .he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today". (" New York Times Book Review"). " Noam Chomsky is an inspiration all over the world
- to millions I suspect
- for the simple reason that he is a truth-teller on an epic scale". (John Pilger). Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books including " Hegemony or Survival" " Failed States" " Interventions" " What We Say Goes" " Hopes & Prospects" & " Gaza in Crisis" all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton/ Penguin. He is an Institute Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT & is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics."