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Over the weekend, famed linguist and professor, Noam Chomsky was refused a day permit to enter the West Bank from Jordan to make a scheduled speech at Bir Zeit University in Palestine. After questioning the 81 year-old linguist for several hours, Israeli ministry officials deemed Chomsky a security threat.

The MIT professor is no stranger to controversy. His criticism of domestic and foreign affairs has made him an enemy of the powerful, and a beloved intellectual for generations of progressives. In his eighties, he continues to travel extensively, and lecture widely. Chomsky has famously identified with the political philosophy of anarchism. Recently KPFA programmer Sasha Lilley sat down with him to explore the details of his approach. It is a particularly relevant discussion given the populist grassroots revolts we’ve seen on both sides of the political spectrum in recent years. Sasha Lilley also spoke with the late Howard Zinn and her conversations with both these progressive intellectuals is captured on a brand new DVD produced by PM Press called Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn.

Chomsky’s new book, Hope and Prospects, explores a range of issues including the financial bailouts, Iraq and Afghanistan, American-Israeli policies, and the growing gap between North and South. Chomsky not only offers readers keen insight into the most pressing issues of today, he also looks at current movements and political developments that give him hope for a better tomorrow.

Thank you gifts:

– Hopes and Prospects by Noam Chomsky – book – $75
– Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn – DVD – $80
– All of the Above – $150