100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World - Softcover

Tirman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061133019 ISBN 13: 9780061133015

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2015

Synopsis

What do George W. Bush, Wal-Mart, Halliburton, gangsta rap, and SUVs have in common? They're all among the hundred ways in which America is screwing up the world. The country that was responsible for many, if not most, of the twentieth century's most important scientific and technological advancements now demonizes its scientists and thinkers in the twenty-first, while dumbing down its youth with anti-Darwin/pro-"Intelligent Design" propaganda. The longtime paragon of personal freedoms now supports torture and illegal wiretapping—spreading its principles and policies at gunpoint while ruthlessly bombing the world with Big Macs and Mickey Mouse ears.

At once serious-minded and satirical, John Tirman's 100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World is an insightful, unabashed, entertaining, and distressing look at where we've gone terribly wrong—from the destruction of the environment to the promotion of abhorrent personal health and eating habits to the "wussification" of the free press—an alternately admonishing and amusing call to arms for patriotic Blue America.

About this title

Synopsis:

This title offers a serious-minded - but often humourous - look at the bad example set by the greatest nation to the rest. A response to right-wing screeds, this is a look at how the greatest nation on earth is setting a bad example from politics to agriculture to pop culture, and what should be done to correct the course. With it's revered ideals, can-do spirit, and unlimited strength, America has been a beacon of inspiration for the world. Yet today, the policies espoused by political and business leaders in power are damaging our reputation and setting a terrible precedent. Taking a page from the right's playbook, Tirman uses the same take-no-prisoners style to argue for the liberal agenda, showing how such bad influences as George W. Bush, WalMart, Halliburton, gangsta rap, Disney, SUVs, Marlboros, and Chicago Bulls jerseys are hurting us and the world. "100 Ways America Is Screwing Up The World" is an intelligent, powerful call to arms for Blue America and its allies worldwide.

About the Author:

John Tirman is executive director of MIT's Center for International Studies. He is the author, or coauthor and editor, of nine books on international affairs. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Nation, the Wall Street Journal, and the International Herald Tribune. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0061133019
• ISBN 13: 9780061133015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286