Propaganda and the Public Mind: Conversations with Noam Chomsky
David Barsamian interviews Noam Chomsky.
South End Press, 2001; 256 pages.
In this latest collection of interviews with David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky interrogates the institutions that shape the public mind in the service of power and profit. Whether discussing U.S. military escalation in Colombia, the attack on Social Security, the rise of HMOs, or growing inequality worldwide, Chomsky shows how ordinary citizens have the power to make meaningful change.
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David Barsamian (click to view archive)
David Barsamian is
the award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio, the independent
weekly audio series based in Boulder, Colorado. One of America's most
wide-ranging and respected independent journalists, David Barsamian has altered
the media landscape with his radio programs and books with Noam Chomsky, Tariq
Ali, Howard Zinn, Edward Said, Arundhati Roy and others. His most recent books
are "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism" with Richard Wolff
and “Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New
Challenges to U.S. Empire” with Noam Chomsky. He
is winner of the Media Education Award, the ACLU's Upton Sinclair Award for
independent journalism, and the Cultural Freedom Fellowship from the Lannan
Foundation. The Institute for Alternative Journalism named him one of its Top
Ten Media Heroes.
Noam Chomsky (click to view archive)
Noam Chomsky, legendary MIT professor, practically invented modern linguistics. In addition to his pioneering work in that field he has been a leading voice for peace and social justice for many decades. Edward Said said of him, “Noam Chomsky is one of the most significant challengers of unjust power and delusions; he goes against every assumption about American altruism and humanitarianism.” The New Statesman describes him as, "The conscience of the American people." He is the author of scores of books, including Hopes & Prospects, Occupy, How The World Works, and Power Systems with David Barsamian.
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