An eyeopening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky this book is a penetrating illusionshattering look at how things really work from the man The New York Times called arguably the most important intellectual alive. Offering something not found anywhere else How the World Works is pure Chomsky but tailored for those unfamiliar to his work. Made up of meticulously edited speeches and interviews every dazzling idea and penetrating insight is kept intact and delivered in clear accessible readerfriendly prose. Originally published as four short books in the famous Real Story seriesWhat Uncle Sam Really Wants The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many Secrets Lies and Democracy and The Common Goodtheyve collectively sold almost 600000 copies. And they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomskys ideas become if anything more relevant as time goes by. For example it was decades ago when he pointed out that in 1970 about 90 of international capital was used for trade and longterm investmentmore or less productive thingsand 10 for speculation. By 1990 those figures had reversed. As we know highrisk speculation continues to increase exponentially as corporations continue to push the free market economybut only for the power they offer to the wealthy not to benefit all people. Were paying the price now for not heeding him them. show more