History and possibility

History and possibility
ON JULY 29, 2010, Vaughn Cartwright and Emmanuel J. Tellez interviewed Noam Chomsky, prolific author and activist, on behalf of The Platypus Review, to discuss the history of the Left and the state of radical politics today. What follows is an edited transcript of the interview. Vaughn Cartwright: In our society, it behooves intellectuals to avoid radical opposition to capitalism and the state. This was as true in the 1960s when you wrote your famous essay, “The Responsibility of Intellectuals,” as it is now. [Read More]