"In this collection of essays from 1969-2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky exposes the real nature of state power. With unrelenting logic, he holds the arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many"-- Provided by publisher.

Can civilization survive really existing capitalism?Knowledge and power: intellectuals and the welfare-warfare state -- Exception to the rules -- Divine license to kill -- "Consent without consent": reflections on the theory and practice of democracy -- Simple truths, hard problems: some thoughts on terror, justice, and self-defense -- Human intelligence and the environment -- Can civilization survive really existing capitalism?