Just read “profit over people” by Noam. Great essays to understand the modern “free market” economy. Good for all my young friends out there to get an understanding of your environment.

Chomsky has changed his mind about social media slightly; he is all over youtube and it's a joy to see him here. He has an intellectual's perspective from even before the 2nd world war. He saw it all happen and he was observing it intelligently and perceptively. He is an international treasure.

Thank God for digital recordings. We'll be analyzing Chomsky's analysis of conditions for decades.

Chomsky is not suited to give short answers. The preamble is all we hear as he gets cut off before the main point is addressed .

I love the Way Jonathan Freedland gets the arse and tries to brush off Chomsky when he rightly criticises The Guardian. Freedland doesn't even bother to debate the point, he just waves it away and his voice tails off in 'oh do fuck off' kind of way.

25:26 This guy obviously didn't know what he was talking about. Chomsky was marginalized by major media networks all his life and publishers were trying to shun his books.

I wonder how much MSM journalists like Friedland (and memorably, Andrew Marr) are able to reflect on Chomsky's critique of the media and their role in it, when Chomsky presents it to them directly...

Notice when chomsky calls out the guardian the news reporter wanted to switch topics Hella quick hahaha

Whoever's idea it was to make cramming in 50 topics rather than letting the man finish his points properly a priority deserves a spanking.

Every time an interviewer interrupts Chomsky, the average IQ of the global population drops by 2.78 points

‘A quick-rife round’ ? Johnathon Freedland succeeded in combining the formats of an interview and a ‘game show’, in order to create the strangest experience of viewing Chomsky that I’ve seen since Chomsky’s debate with William F. Buckley. (I did enjoy, as Chomsky discussed the NYTimes and the WSJ, watching Freedland manically pointing towards the audience, only to return to his own notes for the next question.)

Extraordinary Chomsky, inhibiting "moderator."

Chomsky's knowledge is phenomenal.

His explanation at 22 mins of the historical role of intellectuals is telling...cubed....what a guy!!!!

If we ever want to create Millennial level memorable figure like Marx and Caesar and all those dead we can't let go, NOAM is the man. He revises most civilizations and put their moves in perspective. When is his big book coming out?

I didn't see Freedland's minimally obtuse interjections affecting Chomsky's delivery at all. People, generally, cannot condescend to Noam as his grasp of facts and his ability to recall dates, names and events are just mind blowing. I think this talk was probably the most enlightening Chomsky talk I have seen, and I am quite an obsessive Chomskyphile.

I hope this man lives forever. He is such a source of great information and common sense.

As for Chomsky's "thin man" moment when he shared his expertise on Balkan anorexia with Serbian TV, historians will wonder why it wasn't all over for this oracle after that.

I'm simply awed and amazed at the clarity of your beautifully crafted and meaningful post. I'm glad that you understand that I really don't agree. I'm thrilled that you decided to let the world know as well.

"i've got experimental subjects" i love Chomsky

Thanx for this..it gives hope to the cause of justice for all....

Interviewers should learn to ask adult questions.. and then shut up.. and listen.. when someone as learned as Professor Chomsky takes the time to teach us. These two cent glib - simplistic - irrelevant questions just interrupt an opportunity to learn from someone that can legitimately be called a genius.

Chomsky is always priceless but the whole interview style is absolute trash. A total corporate style quantity over quality approach. Overall definitely a worthy watch.

The amount of knowledge inside Chomsky's brain is beyond comprehension. He knows dates, quotes, and names of everything. He really is a national treasure and I wish more people would listen to his words. Truly one of a kind.

Chomsky talking about facebook was hilarious 😂.

Q: who is the best educated person in the 21st century? A: Noam chomesky !

The issue I have with the premise of this lecture series is the focus on state propaganda. In the age of powerful multinational corporations you need to look beyond what just the state does if you want to get a real sense of how propaganda shapes our lives. Fortunately, professor Chomsky understands this.

the interviewer's ignorance becomes more evident as he asks and interrupts simultaneously.....people always try to win over Chom.'s argument without proper examination of the subjects that they are discussing....i think that their goals are to win him, not have some new ideas or broader perspective from honest and intellectual conversation.

A very importent voice. Very interesting.

Can anyone subtitle and/or explain to me what Chomsky says at 1:29:30 please?

You CAN vote, and you DO have the freedom of speech, but it still does not mean that you have freedom and democracy.

I especially liked his comments on the "narrowing" of media over time. I think that point of view is something that people today do not understand in part because of all the "junk" on the internet that Chomsky talks about. what a great talk!

"That was the photograph of the thin man in the concen- eh, buh, behind the barbed wire..." Noam on Serbian TV

Nothing like belittling a genocide am I right gamers

Where did he say that?

Chomsky has been a big influence on me... and through Chomsky I discovered the writings of American writer Derrick Jensen. Jensen really tackles environmental issues from a so-called radical -- and rather sane -- perspective. Chomsky discusses global climate, well, chaos circa the 70 min mark. Chomsky agrees with some aspects of Jensen's anarcho primitivism. Says he brings up very important issues surrounding our destruction of the world.

thanks for this!

Bertrand Russel died at age 100. Chomsky now is just 84 year old. There's a room for hope :D

Fried land interrupted Chomsky at Chomsky’s request to keep the discussion moving along. Freedland explained this would be happening before he introduced Chomsky so that they would not run off topic.

Chomsky : "I can't listen to MLK speeches, literally, although I greatly admire him. ..." Freedland : "If you didn't like MLK ..."

the irony of a major Guardian propagandist like Friedland conducting this interview is glaring

His intellectual integrity is one to be admired, of course! I think there is balance to be had re emotional uplifting and critical thought. Perhaps Professor Chomsky is displaying an honourable limitation in perspective due to his position of intellectual high standing *irony* - as much as I do respect it. But some things are a necessary evil and one must work with the framework that is in place. Had Martin Luther King not approached things as he did, I doubt progress would have been the success it was. I think.

HDI number of China in the 2019 report is 85, USA and UK share the same rank 15, Norway is nmr 1 followed by Swiss, Irish, Germany, HK, Australia, Iceland, Sweden, Singapore and Netherlands concludes the top 10

Jonathan Freedland, the moderator, is a Guardian-Journalist and self-proclaimed „liberal“. In case anyone wondered why he seems so pointlessly hostile at times.

‘If that’s the case, what made *you* so special?’ That’s an asinine argument, and an utterly bizarre thing to say to Noam Chomsky.

Well, for one a good interviewer would get some fresh answers out of his partner. There is nothing new in here - because it's the same questions that these people seem to refuse to comprehend since 30 years (especially British journalists - just check the Andrew Marr interview). The next good step would not to talk your opinion over your guest.

Hear, hear!

Noam Chomsky looks like my grandma lol, glad he's still active and speaking out! :D

Interesting how this is the third most-viewed video on the British Library's (the largest library in the world) KZfaq channel.

The interviewer cannot hold a candle to Dr Chomsky

The 'scientific consensus' once condemned Galileo. Science is never consensus, it's just data and the lack of it. You won't find the word apocalypse in scientific data.

Listen to Chomsky, then listen to several hours of Dr. Milton Friedman giving lectures and fielding questions from the audience. One cannot be truly educated until willing to listen to opposing viewpoints without animosity, but rather curiosity.

Chomsky's claim at 1:27:00 that the banks don't like the deficit is absurd. The banks finance the deficit. their money IS the deficit. I'm surprised he doesn't know how FOMC transactions take place. The FED buys treasury bonds FROM private banks... This means that the FED ends up with US debt assets, the government ends up with credit, and the banks end up with cash each of which are used as money. And this is only ONE reason why deficits are liked by the banks. Learn economics

Chomsky for Pres!

"Sistemi di potere" a new (italian) book of Chomsky, looking forward to read it. Thank you, Noam!

Bilbo Baggins is so smart!

NC is 82 and still the sharpest tool in the shed. It's hard to rattle his intellect.

i scrolled down to the comments hoping to see this already said

What a joke talking over Chomsky. Shut up and let him talk.

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I think China still cares about its cultural happiness, which is student oriented. I think students across the world should be able to better connect to each other, so those attending a University still have to follow basic discipline to stay at the University. For any student to get disabled is alarming. #Outfits#Decent looks

Also ...what is happening in Britain is that internet is hailed as this amazing place of free speach and information (99% free speech crap) everybody "likes" facebook on facebook and at the same time local governments are adopting the so called "corporate strategies" and close libraries in smaller villages and towns.

I need to read more Noam Chomsky.

Much love and respect for your stance for the injustice, media hypocrisy and solidarity movement worldwide and I always agreed with you! HOWEVER SIR FIR THE FIRST TIME ILL HAVE TO STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH YOU WHEN IT COMES TO BOSNIAN ATROCITIES AND GENOCIDE CARRIED OUT! YES I REPEAT GENOCIDE! THE TEO SOURCES YOU CITED ARE VERY BIASED AND THEY ARENT KNOWN FOR EXTENSIVE DETAILED INVESTIGATION!

Growing up prior to the internet in a small southern city, the only publication critical of government that I had easy access to was a rightwing racist rag sold in gas stations. It blamed rich Jews for pretty much everything. I still bought it and read it with fascination because I had nothing else. So for me the internet was a very big deal. It is true there is a lot of garbage available online as well as in gas stations, so source evaluation was one of the first skills I taught my child.

So sweet...

This video broke my bracket keys

Too Bold the Host. ~ for reasons we know.

Interesting

Why would anyone take Lenin seriously? He seized power like any other petty ruler.

fair enough

I like to watch talk shows about science cuz it puts me to sleep for some reason. I’ve been putting this dude on late at night for the past week now and I’ve slept great 😂

although it really does seem like it's the interviewers that want to cut off/rush him, time after time. Noam seems quite willing to expound at length on numerous topics in every video I see of him.

I'm adding this comment as a correction to my previous overly protective comment lambasting the moderator. Noam has purposely requested that Jonathan keep him to short answers. Apologies. Seriously.

Nicely done British Library, not every day you see an official institution publicly discussing the system of propaganda and indoctrination that they kind of are supposed to be part of. Keep up the good work =)

Only in America, really...maybe some other Western countries to a smaller extent, but in the world (people you dont know), he's the most famous intellectual alive by orders of magnitude

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Chomsky is smarter than Yoda.

"clearly doesn't understand why the internet *is* the printing press of our era." I think misunderstand him. His point is about the revolutionary impact of the printing press vs the internet. I think it is too early to tell tbh. The internet has only been around a few years whereas we can look back to the impact of the printing press. Chomsky's critique of the net relates to its capacity to create intellectual islands of nonsense in which folks often remain locked.

"Ive not read it so can't comment, If the report was even published", take that!

Do like these talks. For a light hearted comment. Ronan Keeting has let himself go a bit after Boyzone. (first 30 seconds)

look up "Gyorgy Petruska" Google images and that is a former professor I had a couple years back.

I ride by draper labs up in Bedford almost everyday. It's shocking to behold.

I don't care what people think, just look at what Lenin did as soon as he gained power, he tore down anything that might challenge his authority like workers councils etc. We don't need a dear leader or authoritarian father figure choosing whats best for us, maybe you do.

It’s nice to write books for a living, at the eod I can change the book I read not a big step through 5 oceans at all

Who was it who once asked him, "Have you ever been wrong?" "I've been late," was his answer. If some random guy on the street said that, even the Chomsky fans' eyes would be rolling :-D

People disagree at their own peril.

LOL editorial 999! Chomsky is ALWAYS just about to say something interesting... interruptions or not

I don't see it that way, and I think you're a bit paranoid. I think they are quite conscious of the kinds of questions they ask for instance. The questions are designed to voice Chomsky's detractors, or to replicate the kinds of critiques someone might have. It allows Chomsky to defend his points in this way and ultimately if it gets him to talk and elaborate his knowledge than that's a pretty good question in my opinion. Challenging questions are good questions.

..and still the wonder grew that one small head could carry all he knew

I was educated by Catholic Religious orders in Ireland during 1960's & 70's. The told us as young children that "the Jews murdered Jesus".

35:00 True

7:56

One statement Noam made about the deficit (1:26:00) is patently not true by omission. "The rich care about the deficit." Yes they do. they rant about how it is such a bad thing but they intentional left out two phrases out of every appropriations bill that would eliminate the debt/deficit as an issue. This is achoice that has been available since 1971. They are; " Upon passage of this appropriations bill, the Federal Reserve is directed to fill the Treasury’s spending account at the New York Federal Reserve with the addition to its Reserve Balance necessary to spend the appropriation. In addition, the Federal Reserve is directed to fill the Treasury spending account with the additions to the Treasury Reserve balances necessary to repay all outstanding debt instruments including principal and interest as they fall due for the fiscal year of this appropriation." "The first sentence provides the reserves necessary for the Treasury to spend its mandate from Congress without issuing new debt. And the second provides the reserves necessary for the Treasury to pay down the existing outstanding Treasury debt instruments as they fall due within the time period of the appropriation or continuing resolution bill. If this or similar language were included in every such bill it would mean that (1) deficit spending by Congress would no longer involve issuing new debt instruments, so the debt would no longer grow and (2) that all outstanding debt instruments would be paid off as they fall due as long as Congress continues to include the new language in all its appropriations bills and continuing resolutions. So, it seems to me that the sole reason why the national debt exists at all in 2017 is that when President Nixon took the United States off the gold standard in 1971, the Congress did not adjust to the new reality of fiat monetary sovereignty by funding Federal spending using language like the above." Dr Joseph Firestone This omission is used to convince the public that the government cannot afford to spend on the public purpose, thus creating austerity which drives a need for more more private debt and an excuse for lower wages. Deficit spending is not a risk and they know it because they use it for war.

If institutional analysis does not account for the intellectual culture's conformity of bias, then what does? Also interesting that Chomsky says the NYT has the broadest coverage when he has many times previously pointed to things not reported in the US press.

I fear we'll never see the likes of him again

Excellent interview, thank you.

How ironic that Noam's interviewer assisted in the weaponisation of antisemitism against Jeremy Corbyn; Noam Chomsky supports Corbyn.

The answer Chomsky gives to the question the interviewer asks at about 1:04:50 is hilarious. He might as well have said "You're a dumbass."

"What does being secular have to do with anything?" Zionism is religious doctrine. "you're distorting the original meaning of the word" Using language as it is used is not distoring language. Besides the 'original' meaning of Zionism is as diffused as Christianity.