Noam Chomsky is known around the world for his revolutionary work on the structure of language. But he is most controversial as a freelance critic of politics and power. He was among the first public intellectuals to protest against the Vietnam War. His book, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE MASS MEDIA, discusses the role of propaganda in a democracy. Part 2 of 2. Award(s) won: George Foster Peabody Award for the series A WORLD OF IDEAS with Bill Moyers aired in 1988 and 1990. The half-hour episodes featured scientists, writers, artists, philosophers, historians -- some well-known, many never before seen on television.
