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Noam Chomsky on the power of student organizing

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist more

Movement Strategy & History

Can student and campus organizing catalyze systemic social, economic, and political change? We asked Noam Chomsky to share his take with the networks of activists mobilizing around the Next System Project teach-ins this spring. Learn more and get involved at teachins.thenextsystem.org.

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist more

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