From the KPFK studios in Southern California, it's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

Stand up, stand up, you've been sitting Ray to Tom.

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Sgrovan, along with my co-host David Feldman.

Hello, David.

Hello, sir.

And we also have the man of the hour, Ralph Nader. Hello, Ralph. Good day to all of you. And by the way, happy

birthday, Ralph. Just want to throw that in. Thank you. Now, on the show today, we're a special show.

Professor Noam Chomsky will be making his third visit to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. The first time he was on the show was actually the first time these two progressive leaders had ever had on the record public conversation.

So let's get right to it. David?

Our guest's theory of transformational grammar revolutionized the scientific study of language.

He is also one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world,

having written more than 100 books, many of which target the role of the mainstream corporate mass media,

which he maintains, manufactures consent in favor of the capitalist system and the political powers that support it.

Welcome back to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour, Professor Nome Chomsky.

Very glad to be with you.

Professor Chomsky, since David mentioned linguistics.

The press has been full of denunciations of people who say things that some consider to be racist or unkind.

We have the situation that has dominated news here in Washington, Governor

Northam of Virginia, who used blackface when he was a medical student in 1984 to play

Michael Jackson in a play at the medical school. And an uproar occurred, and people in the legislature

were demanding his resignation.

Members of Congress and presidential candidates for Democratic Party were demanding his resignation.

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