Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Profits Before People
3. Culture of Solidarity
4. Praise for Our Magnificence
5. Undermining of Unions
6. Crime Pays
7. Economy up People Down
8. Globalization of Production
9. Class War
10. Driving People from Defiance to Compliance
11. Technology as a Weapon
12. Fortune 500: Unaccountable Private Power
13. Social Policy: Welfare for the Rich
14. Propaganda: Corporations Are Your Friends
15. Potential for Fascism
16. What Is to Be Done?
17. Oklahoma City and Anti-Politics

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48650 in Music
• Released on: 1998-11-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com
In perhaps the most potent of his speeches released on CD (this one recorded in 1995 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), linguist and political critic Noam Chomsky frankly addresses the evident--but largely undiscussed--lines of class in American society, comparing, for example, American labor laws and practices with those of its global comrades. "The government," Chomsky says, quoting John Dewey, his favorite Democratic philosopher, "is the shadow cast by business over society." He bemoans corporate propaganda, the crushing of unions, and the "created wants" that have left us "a devastated peasant society.... People are scared, angry, and hostile." Pretty tough stuff, but Chomsky does offer one ray of hope: "If you want to change something, change the substance, not the shadow." --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews

Excellent Introduction to Chomsky's Work
Chomsky also shows the hypocrisy and cruelty behind Conservative "liberal-bashing." The section of the book where he describes the true nature of Republican "privatization" is gripping. He describes how "privatization" will essentially hand over more political power to large corporations, who have no regard for our health or well-being. That portion alone makes the book worth the money. This book is good for thawing out Conservatives, and an engaging introduction for those uninterested in politics. As always, Chomsky shows the human face of politics with more honesty and compassion than perhaps any 20th Century American.

Stunning
Noam is easily THE most intelligent and well-spoken man on the left in this country. As a proud socialist I spent the entire time this cd was in my player riveted. Noam breaks down the steady anihilation of unions by government and business in this country, in a speech that has the passion of Jello Biafra and the fact content of Howard Zinn.

Insightful and powerful but Chomsky has done better
This is a very good lecture by Mr. Chomsky but he has done better on the same subject. If you are to buy only one of these lectures check out "Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the Real World" by Chomsky. It is clearer and more eye opening than this.

This is a very good lecture and delivers nice points but "Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the Real World" brings up more issues and realities that the average Joe never gets through the media.