Noam Chomsky in Eugene, April 20, 2011

by Noam Chomsky

Sat, May 14, 2011 7:14AM

The religious faith that markets will sort everything out and are efficient (cf. Joseph Stiglitz) is overthrown. Enron, Tepco and the trillions poured out for Wall Street banks show that business undermines democracy and the market. Business does not want enlightened consumers making rational choices but unenlightened consumers making irrational choices.

To hear Noam Chomsky's 83-minute impromptu address in Eugene on April 20, 2011 "Global Hegemony: The Facts and The Images," click on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebK7VVDayY&feature=player_embedded#at=41

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§Chomsky has contributed a lot as one of the Left's few '' Public Intellectuals '' but--

by Is it asking too much ?

Wed, May 25, 2011 2:17PM

_But why does he almost always end up calling for a vote for whomever the Democratics cough up as their prez Candidate ?
It would have really helped if he would have instead supported the campaigns of either Nader or McKInney .And he hasn't been 100% consistent with his Anti-Imperialism either . In the mid 90's he at first bought into the Somalia '' Peace keeping ''intervention.
Re the current attack on Libya has he been clearly opposed to that adventure ?
I do think despite these flaws the Prof. has contributed quite a bit . After all Who else on the Left can show up not only at schools like the Univ. of Oregon but even mostly conservative bastions like the Univ. of Alabama and pack the house ?

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