Requiem for the American Dream

Noam Chomsky sheds light on the utopian ideology of neoliberalism. From the Netflix documentary In his first book on income inequality, Noam Chomsky critically analyzes the fundamental principles of neoliberalism and turns his attention to the economic facts of life. What are the principles of wealth and power concentration operating in America? In *Requiem for the American Dream*, Chomsky dedicates a chapter to each of these principles and adds readings from some of the key texts that influenced his thinking to reinforce his arguments. The most succinct and well-rounded book of Chomsky's long career, *Requiem for the American Dream* proves to be a fine vehicle for his courageous and uncompromising vision, his perspective on economic reality, and its impact on the political and moral well-being of the United States.