{"product_id":"america-the-farewell-tour-chris-hedges-paperback","title":"America: The Farewell Tour -- Chris Hedges, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChris Hedges's profound and unsettling examination of America in crisis is \"an exceedingly...provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and hate.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica, says Pulitzer Prize--winning reporter Chris Hedges, is convulsed by an array of pathologies that have arisen out of profound hopelessness, a bitter despair, and a civil society that has ceased to function. The opioid crisis; the retreat into gambling to cope with economic distress; the pornification of culture; the rise of magical thinking; the celebration of sadism, hate, and plagues of suicides are the physical manifestations of a society that is being ravaged by corporate pillage and a failed democracy. As our society unravels, we also face global upheaval caused by catastrophic climate change. All these ills presage a frightening reconfiguration of the nation and the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Donald Trump rode this disenchantment to power. In his \"forceful and direct\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eAmerica: The Farewell Tour\u003c\/i\u003e, Hedges argues that neither political party, now captured by corporate power, addresses the systemic problem. Until our corporate \u003ci\u003ecoup d'état\u003c\/i\u003e is reversed these diseases will grow and ravage the country. \"With sharply observed detail, Hedges writes a requiem for the American dream\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) and seeks to jolt us out of our complacency while there is still time.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Hedges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" H x 0\" L x 0\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781501152689\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50762882023728,"sku":"9781501152689","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781501152689_b02d5fd3-ca58-428f-b6ba-045588c7984e.jpg?v=1784235146","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/america-the-farewell-tour-chris-hedges-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}