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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Interviews with David Barsamian Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian. ing democracy enlargement overseas . Might Anthony Lake extend that to the U.S. ? I can't tell you what Anthony Lake has in mind , but the concept of democracy that's been ...
Interviews with David Barsamian Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian. ing democracy enlargement overseas . Might Anthony Lake extend that to the U.S. ? I can't tell you what Anthony Lake has in mind , but the concept of democracy that's been ...
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... democracy , which means that your power in this democracy depends on the num- ber of dollars you have , and the choices are limited to selection among options that are highly structured by the real concentration of power . So it's a ...
... democracy , which means that your power in this democracy depends on the num- ber of dollars you have , and the choices are limited to selection among options that are highly structured by the real concentration of power . So it's a ...
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... democracy , formal , 242-246 democracy , industrial , 291 democracy and family struc- ture , 249-251 democracy and media , 251 democracy assistance project , 234 democrats and aristocrats , 243-245 deportations , 131 , 133 deregulation ...
... democracy , formal , 242-246 democracy , industrial , 291 democracy and family struc- ture , 249-251 democracy and media , 251 democracy assistance project , 234 democrats and aristocrats , 243-245 deportations , 131 , 133 deregulation ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
They Dont Even Know That They Know | 33 |
Race | 61 |
Copyright | |
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