The Public in Peril: Trump and the Menace of American Authoritarianism

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This is one of the first books to thoroughly critique the rise of Trumpism and its potential impact, nationally and　 globally. One of the world’s leading social critics, Giroux offers new critiques of Trump and his early Cabinet choices in the context of longer term trends, including the rise of right-wing populism, the threat of planetary peril, anti-intellectual fervor, the war on youth, a narrowing political discourse, deepening inequality and disposability, authoritarianism, the crisis of civic culture, the rise of the mass incarceration state, and more. Giroux dissects the diverse forces that led to Trump’s rise and points to pathways for resisting his authoritarian instincts. Offering a new language of hope and possibility, Giroux’s optimism is rooted especially in the resurgence of progressive politics among youth. Giroux reclaims the centrality of education to politics and boldly articulates a vision in which the radical imagination merges with civic courage as part of a broad-based struggle for a radical democracy. Deep inquiries into fast-changing and pressing issues of our time makes this book 'the essential Giroux' that citizens and students must read, debate, and act upon. Dedication Acknowledgment INTRODUCTION: Militant Hope in the Age of American Authoritarianism I. RETHINKING POLITICS AND THE POST RACIAL Chapter 1: Anti-Politics and the Torturing of Democracy (co-authored with with Debaditya Bhattacharya) Chapter 2: White Supremacy and Racial Cleansing Under the Regime of Donald Trump Chapter 3: Authoritarianism in the Age of Manufactured Illiteracy 　 II. YOUTH, CRISIS, AND THE POLITICS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM Chapter 4: Terrorizing School Children in the American Police State Chapter 5: Domestic Terrorism, Youth, and the Politics of Disposability Chapter 6: Lyrical Fascism and Thinking Dangerously in a Time of Weaponized Ignorance 　 III. Beyond Neoliberal Education Chapter 7: Defending Educators and the Struggle for Democratic Renewal Chapter 8:Towards a Politics of Courage in Dark Times 　 IV. RESISTING NEOLIBERALISM’S DYSTOPIAN FUTURE Chapter 9: Isolation and Loss in in Trump’s Dystopia Chapter 10: Reclaiming the Radical Imagination under Neoliberal Authoritarianism Chapter 11: Rethinking Resistance in the Second Gilded Age V. EPILOGUE