In his newest provocative book, prominent social critic Henry A. Giroux shows how the tragedy and suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina signals a much larger crisis in the United Statesone that threatens the very nature of individual freedom and inclusive democracy. This crisis extends far beyond matters of leadership, governance, or the Bush administration. It is a crisis that strikes at the very heart of democracy and must be understood within a broader set of antidemocratic forces that not only made the social

1: Katrina and the Biopolitics of Disposability, Rethinking Biopolitics, Biopower and the Politics of Disposability, Neoliberalism in Dark Times, The Biopolitics of Poverty and Race, Conclusion, 2: Dirty Democracy and State Authoritarianism, Dirty Democracy in America, Market Fundamentalism and the Ethos of Privatize or Perish, Religious Fundamentalism and the New Conservatism, The Attack on Critical Thought and Dissent, The Politics of Cronyism and the Return of Old-Style Racism, The Militarization of America, The Struggle for an Oppositional Biopolitics