Noam Chomsky on the Global Economic Crisis

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One of the best and most brilliant.

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/13/noam_chomsky_on_the_global_economic


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1. Damn Chomsky, always trying ta talk common sense...... Rec #6

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2. Noam Chomsky

AMY GOODMAN: FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, did a study of the week leading up to the White House healthcare summit of the networks and how they were covering single payer, the issue of like Medicare Plus, and I think they found that absolutely—that almost—there was almost no representation in the media of a single-payer advocate—

NOAM CHOMSKY: Yeah.

AMY GOODMAN: —and almost the only mention was someone blasting single payer.

NOAM CHOMSKY: Yeah, yeah. That’s because it has no political support; only the majority of the public. It’s the same as the media commentary in 2004. In fact, if you take a look back at the end of the last electoral campaign, Kerry-Bush campaign, in October 2004, right before the election, there was a debate on domestic issues. I think it was maybe October 28th or so. Just take a look—read the New York Times report of it the next day. It was very dramatic. It said Kerry never brought up the idea of any government involvement in healthcare, not, you know, Medicare Plus, but any government involvement, because it is not politically possible and lacks political support—just the population.




Were pretty much ignored by our politicians, arent we?

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3. K&R.

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4. Chomsky is right on as usual