This book represents some of the most accessible Chomsky that you can buy. Comprised of a series of interviews with Alternative Radio founder, David Barsamian, "Propaganda and the Public Mind" does exactly what you would expect it to do; exposing propaganda as a weapon used by the powerful, how it can be recognized, and showing the extraordinary impact normal people can have when they work towards the right sort of changes. Even while discussing grave issues, Noam manages to convey his faith that positive action is alive and well. As a lovely bonus to the interviews themselves, the resources section of the book will help you get as deeply into any of the subject matter as you dare.
I was thrilled by this book. If I were a doctor, I would prescribe an essay a day (which, unfortunately would only last a week for this book) as an antidote for the daily news.
He is a walking, talking anti-commercial who delivers to the public what the public REALLY needs: access to their own intelligence.
As with Ralph Nader, it does become a bit odd when the cult of personality applies to such an iconoclast, but in my mind that does not detract from the vitality and usefulness of their ongoing electrically charged ideas.
Power to the people.