{"product_id":"america-the-farewell-tour-9781501152689","title":"America: The Farewell Tour","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Chris Hedges\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Commentary \u0026amp; Opinion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082164232343,"sku":"9781501152689","price":1383.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501152689.webp?v=1769200826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/america-the-farewell-tour-9781501152689","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}