unprecedented moment, we are spending the hour with noam chomsky, professor emeritus at the massachusetts institute of technology whwhere he t taut or more than halalf a centuru. his recent books include global discontent, conversations on the rising threat to democracy, who rules the world, and requiem for the american dream, the 10 principles for the concentration of american wealth and power. noam chomsky joined us for a conversation from his home in april in tucson, arizona where he is sheltered in place with his wife. we spokeke on the day that senator bernie sanders announced hehe was suspependig his presididential campaign,n, making former vice president joe biden the presumptivee nominee to face donald trurump in the novovember election. i began by asking what is happening right now in t the context of the 2020 elecons,s, what he sees happening in november. noam chomsky: if trump is reelected, it's a indescribable disaster. it m means that the e policies of t the past four years, which have beeeen tremely deststructive to thehe american populationo, toto the w world, willll be continued and probably acce