Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, “propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state,” and the mass media is the primary … Continued
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In this week’s special hour-long episode: Professor Wolff dives deep into why socialism remains a popular and successful economic system. He begins by highlighting new laws passed by the government of Spain that punish airline companies who employ ‘unjustified’ airline passenger fees. He then debunks the unsubstantiated and nonsensical myth we hear so often that … Continued
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00:08 — Nathan Thrall is an American writer living in Jerusalem. In 2024, he received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama.
On today’s show: Report from Damascus: Relief Mixed with Sadness, as Syrians Search for Loved Ones in Prisons and Morgues Fasting for Her Son’s Freedom, Mother of Jailed British Egyptian Activist Demands U.K. Pressure Egypt Uhuru 3: Meet Black Liberation Leader Omali Yeshitela, 83, Who Faces 5 Years in Prison on December 16
