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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Noam Chomsky

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader

Government, News

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Ralph spends the whole hour with the incomparable Noam Chomsky to discuss a whole raft of issues, including the climate crisis, the military budget, healthcare, challenging the corporate structure, reforming both the tax system and our elections, how the Democrats have abandoned the working class, and whether the U.S. will be able to fend off fascism.



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0:00.0

I'm Tom Morello, and you're listening to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:03.8

Stand up, stand up. You've been sitting way too long.

0:12.2

Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

0:14.0

My name is Steve Skrovan, along with my co-host, David Feldman.

0:17.1

Hello, David.

0:18.2

Good morning.

0:19.4

And the man of the hour. Ralph Nader, hello, Ralph.

0:21.8

Hello, everybody. It's the Noam Chomsky Hour. Yes, we have an exciting show for you today.

0:27.6

We'll spend the full hour with Professor Noam Chomsky. Ralph will ask Professor Chomsky,

0:33.3

what his vision for America would be if we actually had a progressive People's Congress.

0:39.1

We'll cover the climate crisis, the military budget, health care, challenging the corporate

0:43.8

structure, reforming both the tax system and our elections, and how the Democrats have

0:49.9

essentially abandoned the working class. It's always a personal thrill for me when these two incredibly

0:55.2

influential intellectuals of the 20th and 21st century have a chance to talk to each other.

1:01.0

Then after that, as always, we'll check in with our tireless corporate crime reporter,

1:04.8

Russell Mochaiber. But first, we've only got an hour. So let's get the conversation started.

1:10.0

David?

1:15.5

Noam Chomsky is a linguist, political philosopher, and one of the world's foremost public intellectuals.

1:16.5

His latest book, Interviews by C.J. Polycronew is entitled The Precipice, Neoliberalism,

1:25.1

the pandemic, and the urgent need for social change.

1:28.7

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

1:33.2

Thank you very much.

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