Howard Zinn and Barbara Ehrenreich

This may seem odd, but I was wondering if anybody knew any other authors who write about the same issues as Chomsky (social-anarchism, US foreign policy, workers' solidarity, etc). I know it's a vague question, but really any names would be great. Thanks.

If Chomsky did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him

dr. chomsky... whether you like it or not... you are my hero

On that we agree Oneki people do experience things differently, My interest are political and economic and I tend to se differences in those areas. Social issues just dont register as loudly with me, but you are sertenly right when saying that peoples perseptions and thinking, hopes and fears are very simmilar around the world..

Well, yeah! In both places, Cuba and US. The media is strongly manipulated in the best interest of the state and the "VIP" people in power. The rights and needs of the general public aren't being represented. There is absolutely no transparency on the way government operates. And most importantly a "regular citizen" has very little power, if any, to really organize and fight effectively to achieve the so desired changes! In Cuba was Castro and allies, in the US f... evil corporations.

Well, I guess different people experience different things :) I lived in in russia as a student for 7 years and worked there for a year. And I have been living and working in the uk now for 6 years. the similarities seem so apparent from social issues, to people's perception of their politicians. the whole news media making everything seem so negative, but my experience on the street are of people who are unbelieveably lovely and much more. i guess there might be more our indivdual experience

No,, but have visited both and I live in denmark,, and they are just worlds apart.

@pnggolfer9 at what time did he say this?

Have you lived in both systems??

Its just you.. That would be my geuss,,There are similarities, but that is true of all systems, and that is mostly due to being made by people, and people are pretty much the same. What makes them different is mostly coincidence. But dude,,, Russia and the Uk , damn,, they are about as far apart as can be, and both being kinda democratic !!

Could not be more correct. It is the same in my experience. the political systems may seem so different but when you live in them and look closely, some weird similarities seem to emerge and it sometimes freaks me out. Even, when you leave in supposedly "benign democracies" like Sweden / Denmark. i have lived in russia, Germany, Uk and Nigeria... they all seem weirdly alike. Well, maybe it just me.

you should know that the guy is in his 80's. he also doesn't want to use emotional cues to try and convince anyone, just facts.

I hate this guys voice so much, he has the worst voice, talks slow in a way. Typical professor maybe. Kind of sound like has has a booger in the way down his throat, a little shaky and slow

Where did they pick up this stuttering interviewer? Annoying as hell.

If I were Chomskty I would want to punch this guy in the face, man he is annoying. But anyways, he redeemed himself when he ask what Chomsky would tell students who might watch this video

Very interesting! I truly enjoy and admire the clarity of this thoughts. The way Chomsky orderly arranges ideas and supporting elements.Funny though... I find common aspects on the dictatorship I lived in my country (Cuba) and American Political and economical System. It's only curious to me because the two were supposed to be antagonic political systems. Not so at all.

I worked for MCI. Remember them? The corrosion of personal integrity is heavily influenced by the potential advantages to be gained, the likelyhood of being caught and also the presence of like-minded persons around you. Yes, it is actually silly to 'expect' morailty. If such a concept were plausible, we wouldn't need enforcers like the police or the SEC. Try and be socially aware when you own a ranch as big as Alberta, like inmate #56022-054 (Ebbers) did.

Authority (mis-)used to serve personal needs at the cost of the labour and life-quality of others is a part of human nature. It's not present at all times and in all people (such is our nature), but when given the opportunity (power) 'we' will generally extract the greatest advantage for ourselves and our closest kith and kin. Some serve/remain silent to ensure their own slice of the pie, others denounce and are called polemicists. I'm british and I've resisted misused power my whole life.

It is not human nature, what you describe is the nature of control. Kings, emperors, emirs, khans, the Roman Senate (a bunch of aristocrats basically) and now the modern equivalent are corporations.All on that list would have you believe the way things are are just the way it is. Educated people know better and choose to serve power and reinforce the status quo (most of them) or some like Noam just tell the truth.You're German, your own people resisted Roman imperialism for a long time.