Product Description

Politics. Social Criticism. "There's no doubt that one of the major issues of twentieth century history, surely in the US, is corporate propaganda. . . Its goal from the beginning, perfectly openly and consciously, was to 'control the public mind,' as they put it. The reason was that the public mind was seen as the greatest threat to corporations"--Noam Chomsky, from the CD. This is the latest in the audio series bringing Chomsky's finest lectures to compact disc. This lecture, and the question-and-answer session that follows, provide and introduction to (and synthesis of) Chomsky's key thinking on the media and propaganda, and their pivotal role in the relentless class struggle being waged daily.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #534160 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Released on: 1998-11-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Audiobook, Live
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Audio CD
• 112 pages

About the Author
Noam Chomsky is one of the world's leading intellectuals, father of modern linguistics, outspoken media and foreign policy critic and tireless activist.

Customer Reviews

In his own words and very easy listen, good sound, powerful
This 2 CD Set is incredibly helpful and informative.
Chomsky sheds light on the corrupt system we have now - one that the rich and powerful have rigged in their favor. Explains the role of Big Media and the abuse of their power. YOU deserve to hear what he has to say.

These CDs (regular CDs not a CDROMs) have a total of 112 minutes of great talk with questions from the audience that you would ask! (How do they pull the wool over our eyes - Chomsky explains!)

This is very digestible, the easiest to understand and most straightforward Noam Chomsky statements I have ever heard or read in any format. A very warm approach and very accessible, listen to Chomsky talk about the daring depravity of our times - quoting James Madison. He points out examples from various times in U.S. history, there is much to learn with his insight on these CDs.

Chomsky exposes the arrogance, hypocrisy and intentional acts of those that run our political system and how they use their power to benefit themselves while hurting the little guy.

You may identify with him ( he explains what he had to do to fit in at school ) or his children ( who, as he reveals, were too independent and couldn't fit in ). Chomsky is very modest about the "this and that" I think. He really has accomplished
so much with his books, this CD set makes it so easy to absorb and think about these issues: Media what it does and how, the rich and powerful and the strings they pull, government's role in serving the will of the power players.

Chomsky's research is incredible, the facts he brings forward are not highlighted by our current media system. A startling fact is that beyond the problem of what is called Corporate Welfare there is the rip off of the American taxpayers that the rich get away with.

Great examples about lying, how it is performed in society with examples of children's behavior, very well explained. Labor's struggle and very interesting facts about 1850's labor press - the average workers thoughts and plea for justice. If you work for a living you will find this to be so motivating! ( Thanks to Chomsky for making me aware of this - I MUST READ THESE NEWSPAPERS (early labor's newspapers) HE MENTIONS! - there is so much to learn from these CDs.

Chomsky reconnects us to a proud American past that rejected the sales pitch in 1850's: "gain wealth forgetting all but self". The struggle for our democratic rights is on going - these CDs will probable get you motivated to effect positive change.

The best Chomsky Lecture I've heard so far.
Speaking a length to a sympathetic audience at Harvard, the real Noam lets his hair down and gives qualifications and background for many of his statements that we are used to hearing. Lot's of references as well. It's a relaxed conversational tone; if your car has a cd player this will put you in a great mood on your way to work.

The best Chomsky lecture on CD
I think I own all of the Chomsky lectures available on CD, and this is by far my favorite. Something about the topic or perhaps the audience he is speaking to results in this lecture being very easy to listen to. Noam starts his discussion off with some basics and cogently builds a tremendously infomative story of labor, public relations/propaganda, control of the masses, government in practice and theory, etc. Even though I've owned this CD for years, I am still learning from it. Truly bottled genius. This is Chomsky seeing the world clearly, and sharing his insight compellingly. If you happen to be new to Chomsky, this is a great place to start.