In this brief but hard-hitting paperback, linguist and radical intellectual Noam Chomsky and writer/artist Laray Polk share their conversations between 2010 and 2012 on the precarious state of things in the world. They are most anxious about the threats of nuclear war and the ongoing destruction of the planet resulting from the lack of action to combat global warming, fracking, deep-sea drilling, and the corporate take-over of farming.

Other subjects discussed are the profit-making efforts of the fossil fuel industry, the toxicity of war, the prominence of China in the Green Revolution, and the use of universities to advance military interests. While some may carp that Chomsky is too negative, dealing with America's shadow has become more important than ever. By not cutting back on its nuclear arsenal or doing its fair share of combatting global warming, the United States is putting the whole world in danger.