Creeping Fascism
Creeping Fascism / Noam Chomsky. - Event organized by WBAI-FM in New York geared to investigate the growing strength of the political right in the United States government, with Corporate Nationalism forming the key to this political shift. Features a talk by Noam Chomsky, a panel discussion, and audience questions. CONTENT: Introductions by Samori Marksman and Laura Flanders (13 min.) -- Speech by Noam Chomsky on the misperception of American government as a service for society. He addresses the facade of Democracy, the Cold War, and how high technology industries subsidieze global militarism. Global Capitalism has been the major drive in United States politics since World War II, with the potential social benefits of socialism continually denied by the government. He pays particular attentions to examples of corporate mercantilism and the failure of international law. RECORDED: New York City, May 1992.