VIDEO: Chomsky on Greece: A ‘Savage Response’ for Standing Up to Austerity ‘Class War’
In an interview for "Democracy Now!" Noam Chomsky comments on the challenges faced by Greece's leading party, Syriza.Describing austerity in no uncertain terms as “class war,” Noam Chomsky comments on the challenges faced by Greece’s leading party, Syriza.
Speaking on “Democracy Now!” to Amy Goodman in March, Chomsky was joined by Pablo Iglesias, secretary general of the Spanish leftist group Podemos.
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