Keeping the Rabble in Line: Interviews with David BarsamianBarsamian, the founder of Alternative Radio, and Chomsky, allegedly the most quoted author in the modern era, have forged a symbiotic relationship that manages to distill Chomsky's political philosophies and make them accessible. Barsamian's historically grounded, well-informed and probing questions prompt Chomsky to deconstruct concepts of class, media and economics. Chomsky deftly addresses domestic and foreign conundrums including health care, the recent crime bill and NAFTA. While these interviews span a two-year period and end early in 1994, they remain provocative and timely, with Chomsky's insights on Haiti, Northern Ireland and the Middle East proving especially resonant. Ultimately, Rabble serves as a Chomsky primer that is without condescension, and the question-and-answer format shows him at his most concise and adroit. His criticism exposes democracies as business-run societies that render the general population isolated from politics, persuasively suggesting that we are on the verge of a social breakdown. What sets this work apart from other reluctant messiahs who simply intellectualize suffering, is that Barsamian and Chomsky discuss avenues for activism-strengthening unions, following grassroots organizations or simply reading between the lines. Together they act as a lens, enabling the reader to see what has been there, hidden in plain sight. FROM Publisher's Weekly -- Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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... increase exports , like coffee , so that we can drink cappucino , or beef so that we can eat hamburg- ers , all at the expense of indigenous agriculture . Basically the picture's the way you have described . The individual cases are ...
... increase exports , like coffee , so that we can drink cappucino , or beef so that we can eat hamburg- ers , all at the expense of indigenous agriculture . Basically the picture's the way you have described . The individual cases are ...
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... increase in violent crime ? Is that connected to the fact that there has been a con- siderable decline in income for the large majority of the population and opportunity for constructive work ? Is it connected to NAFTA , for example ...
... increase in violent crime ? Is that connected to the fact that there has been a con- siderable decline in income for the large majority of the population and opportunity for constructive work ? Is it connected to NAFTA , for example ...
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... increased . Over the past thirty years , there has been a sharp increase in inequality . The growth has slowed down consider- ably in the last ten years , but there has been growth . Much more dramatic has been the separation of the top ...
... increased . Over the past thirty years , there has been a sharp increase in inequality . The growth has slowed down consider- ably in the last ten years , but there has been growth . Much more dramatic has been the separation of the top ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
They Dont Even Know That They Know | 33 |
Race | 61 |
Copyright | |
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