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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... election . The London Financial Times , hardly radical , they had a story on the election which was exactly the opposite . They quoted some data , some polls that showed that seventy - five percent of the population are very unsatisfied ...
... election . The London Financial Times , hardly radical , they had a story on the election which was exactly the opposite . They quoted some data , some polls that showed that seventy - five percent of the population are very unsatisfied ...
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... election . There were big efforts made to undermine the election , to withhold food and put all sorts of pres- sure to ensure that the democratic system couldn't function and that our guys would get in . That's a pattern that's been ...
... election . There were big efforts made to undermine the election , to withhold food and put all sorts of pres- sure to ensure that the democratic system couldn't function and that our guys would get in . That's a pattern that's been ...
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... election . I think he got 67 % of the vote . Seven months after taking office he is overthrown in a coup d'état . Do ... election . He had all the resources and sup- port . It looked like a shoe - in . The U.S. was willing to support a ...
... election . I think he got 67 % of the vote . Seven months after taking office he is overthrown in a coup d'état . Do ... election . He had all the resources and sup- port . It looked like a shoe - in . The U.S. was willing to support a ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
They Dont Even Know That They Know | 33 |
Race | 61 |
Copyright | |
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