Tells us: “The rise of corporations was in fact a manifestation of In an interview in Perception (March/April 1996), Chomsky (Not that many others have.) Here is a sampling ofĬhomsky’s views on Communism and Leninism: Yet to offer a systematic critique of existing Communist partiesĪnd states. I would add that, as a “critic,” Chomsky has “opponent and critic of Communist and Leninist political statesĪnd parties” (43). McChesney says that Noam Chomsky has been a persistent How it would manifest itself in organized political struggle or That is to say, he has never explained to us Never offered a clear explication of his anarcho-libertarian. “Libertarian socialist” is a sweeping designation, safely coveringīoth sides of the street. McChesney says that Chomsky can be “characterized as an anarchist or, perhaps more accurately, a libertarian socialist” (43). More important is the question of Chomsky’s politics. Other progressive thinkers who fought the good fight well beforeĬhomsky made his substantial and much appreciated contributions. Leading the way goes to the generations of Marxist writers and I would suggest that in these several areas credit for

(c) being the first to expose the media’s complicity with the “the absurdity of equating capitalism with democracy” (44), and The battle for democracy against neoliberalism, (b) demonstrating McChesney credits the MIT professor with (a) leading 11:40–47), Robert McChesney gives what amounts to an encomium to NoamĬhomsky. In the April 1999 Monthly Review (50, no.

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