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America: The Farewell Tour
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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America: The Farewell Tour
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Publisher's Summary
A profound and provocative examination of America in crisis, where unemployment, deindustrialization, and a bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in an epidemic of diseases of despair - drug abuse, gambling, suicide, magical thinking, xenophobia, and a culture of sadism and hate.
America, 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.
Donald Trump rode this disenchantment to power. In America: The Farewell Tour, Hedges argues that neither political party, now captured by corporate power, addresses the systemic problem. Until our corporate coup d’état is reversed these diseases will grow and ravage the country. A poignant cry reported from communities across the country, America: The Farewell Tour seeks to jolt us out of our complacency while there is still time.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-2018
Unfortunately for us, Chris Hedges is right.
It's hard not to agree with the author, considering his wealth of experience with revolution and war,... It's a well written book, hard to put down actually and the narrator is very good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-11-2018
FREEEEEDOM!!
A stark picture of the American empire as it is and a intimate portrayal of its victims.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-11-2019
I cried!
Brilliantly written and engaging. I get bored and often put books down 1/4 or 3/4 of the way through. Not this book. I felt the sincerity in every word. This would not have been an easy book to write. I can't unread/hear these words. I am informed and educated. I have grown and think my compassion has broadened after this book. Chris Hedges is someone I will always look up to and have so much respect for. Thank you for being you Chris!
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- Frank Webb
- 30-12-2021
riveting and distressing
Is this a true interpretation of where America is? a dystopian description of now.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-10-2020
Socialist propaganda book presenting a biased view
I think this is a good example of a socialist propaganda book trashing the US system and talking about the class struggle. The book focuses on illegal drug users, sex workers, convicted criminals and their experiences to draw a biased picture of American society. Unfortunately for the author the examples of the USSR, Venezuela, Cuba and a handful of other socialist or communist countries demonstrate what happens when socialists come to power.
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