On my first maternity leave I was hungry for intellectual stimulation and discovered a lecture in my local library about the American involvement in Colombia. I listened to it while washing dishes and found myself repeatedly stopping what I was doing to exclaim out loud in excitement. Having grown up as an American in Peru, I had definite misgivings about what I saw, but never had I heard anyone articulate my thoughts regarding the US in Latin America.
Ever since then I have clung to Chomsky and his clear perspective as a way of keeping my sanity in this world. Thank you, Noam, for continued inspiration and enlightenment.