vised ▁as ▁a ▁vehicle ▁for ▁works ▁of ▁anti - imper ial ism ▁that ▁were ▁critical ▁of ▁U . S . ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁Engel hardt ▁informed ▁an ▁inter v iewer ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁reflected ▁their ▁" counter inter vention ary ▁imp ulse " ▁and ▁represented ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁rec laim ▁" the ▁word " ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁They ▁agreed ▁to ▁publish ▁with ▁Metropolitan ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁co - run ▁by ▁Engel hardt ▁and ▁S ara ▁B ers ht el . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁Ch om sky ▁answered ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁public ▁questions ▁on ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁Ch om sky ' s ▁first ▁chapter , ▁" P rior ities ▁and ▁Pro spect s ", ▁provides ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁U . S . ▁global ▁domin ance ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁looks ▁at ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁propag anda ▁– ▁employed ▁by ▁government ▁and ▁mass ▁media ▁– ▁in ▁sh aping ▁public ▁opinion ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁allows ▁a ▁wealth y ▁el ite ▁to ▁th rive ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁majority . ▁As ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁media ▁shapes ▁public ▁opinion ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁he ▁discuss es ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁protect ing ▁its ▁economic ▁interests ▁in ▁Nic ar agua , ▁first ▁by ▁supporting ▁the ▁military ▁jun