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100 1  Hedges, Chris|4aut 
245 10 America :|bthe farewell tour /|cChris Hedges 
250    First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition 
264  1 New York :|bSimon & Schuster,|c2018 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    388 pages|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-357) and 
       index 
520    "A deep and troubling examination of the dark corners of 
       working-class America, where unemployment and the loss of 
       traditional jobs have produced an epidemic of drug abuse, 
       bigotry, and even suicide, coupled with an urgent plea to 
       rearrange our priorities to address the ills of middle 
       America and emphasize the common good"--|cProvided by 
       publisher 
520    "Is America in a state of irrevocable decline? In this 
       provocative and disturbing examination of our country, 
       Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges argues that
       the United States shows unmistakable signs of a dying 
       culture. Across the country Americans are suffering from 
       chronic unemployment, declining wages, and a morbid 
       despair that expresses itself through compulsive gambling,
       sadistic pornography, and a deadly opioid epidemic. 
       Xenophobia has become rampant as a desperate and bitter 
       underclass searches for scapegoats. America's social 
       fabric is unraveling, while at the same time we face 
       global upheaval caused in part 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 [this book], Hedges 
       argues that neither political party, now captured by 
       corporate power, will address our systemic problem. Until 
       our corporate coup d'état is reversed, our problems will 
       grow and ravage the country. A poignant cry reported from 
       communities across the country, from Atlantic City to San 
       Francisco, [this book] seeks to jolt us out of our 
       complacency while there is still time to take action."--
       Dust jacket 
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