Reply #16: Here are a few that touch the subject. [View All]

[RichM]

A very short essay by Chomsky called "How the Cold War worked." It's a chapter in the booklet "What Uncle Sam Really Wants." I wouldn't say this is a "summary of the contrary view," but it's a good place to start.

I found a copy online at:
http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/sam/sam-3-1.html

Also, there's a book named "Blues for America," by Douglas F. Dowd, a retired professor of Economics from Cornell. He ran for vice-president in 1968 on the Peace & Freedom Party ticket. He's a very interesting guy, & the book is intelligent, honest, insightful, bittersweet/funny, & warm-hearted. (Eldridge Cleaver was the presidential candidate on the P&F ticket in '68!)