Telesur's Abby Martin just recently conducted this very interesting interview with Prof. Chomsky at MIT on a wide range of topics. But if you go about 24 minutes into it (near the very end) Noam speaks bluntly about the Bernie Sanders campaign. It was quite refreshing (and encouraging, for me) to hear him call it "important and impressive... he is doing good and courageous things." I honestly can't remember Chomsky ever saying that about a candidate for president, who was part of one of the major political parties. But he does qualify the praise with a major caveat: If the campaign just runs its course and Sanders doesn't win, unless the campaign is established as an ongoing organized movement, everything will be for naught, and the opportunity wasted.
Here it is: Chomsky Interview
PS On an equally recent Charlie Rose show, Bernie did say- almost in passing (about 29 mins into the interview)- that creating a movement for change was at least as important as his running for president (perhaps I misunderstood). Please let me know what you think:
Charlie Rose Interview w/Bernie In any event, say what you want about Mr. Rose, this may be the best interview with Bernie I've seen to date.