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Requiem for the American Dream by Noam Chomsky analyzes the rise of income inequality in the US over the past four decades, attributing it to neoliberalism’s concentration of wealth and power among the elite. Chomsky outlines ten principles employed by the wealthy to undermine democracy, including financialization, manipulating ideology, shifting economic burdens, attacking solidarity, influencing elections, controlling regulations, undermining labor, manufacturing consent, and promoting division to maintain control. The book examines how these methods affect socioeconomic conditions and democratic values in contemporary society. The book addresses sensitive topics such as systemic economic inequality and political manipulation.