Noam Chomsky 
Propaganda and the Public Mind 
Interviews by David Barsamian

First published in 2001, Propaganda and the Public Mind constitutes a series of discussions with the journalist David Barsamian and is the perfect complement to Chomsky’s major works of media study such as Manufacturing Consent and Necessary llusions. Events discussed in detail are the so-called ‘Battle of Seattle’ protests against the World Trade Organisation, US involvement in East Timor, and the beginning of the movement towards a second Iraq War – as well as timeless explorations of Chomsky’s political friends and influences such as the Pakistani scholar Eqbal Ahmad. This book is an invitation to take part in a conversation with one of the great minds of our time.

Table of Content

Acknowledgements

Preface to the 2015 Edition

Introduction by David Barsamian

1. Activist Victories

2. U.S. to World: Get Out of the Way

3. For Reasons of State

4. East Timor on the Brink

5. The Meaning of Seattle

6. Liberating the Mind from Orthodoxies

7. Solidarity

Appendix

Notes

Index

About the author

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited scholars in history and has profoundly shaped contemporary understanding of American politics. An ally of anarcho-syndicalists the world over, he has authored numerous books on linguistics, history and politics. He is Institute Professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair in the Program in Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.