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Chomsky consequences of capitalism6/10/2023 The seven-week Community Classroom course costs $300 and is offered by the University of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. “Whether you agree with Chomsky’s views or not, the course is a rare opportunity to discuss politics with one of the most influential thinkers of the past century,” says John Paul Jones III, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The politics course has a 90% approval rating (excellent or very good), and student comments have included, “These lectures were the intellectual highlights of my life” and “Imagine being able to say you took a class with Einstein. The revamped course, now named “ Consequences of Capitalism," is being offered online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, students from all over the world can take a class from Noam Chomsky from the comfort of their own homes. They were not alone in their determination to take a class from the world-renowned linguist and social critic. Lydia Griffith moved to Tucson from Ireland for the seven-week course, and Joe Coughlin made a 12-hour commute from Bakersfield, Calif., twice a week for the class, two years in a row. In 2018, Thomas Saupique and Aurelie Viotto moved from Lyon, France, to Tucson, Ariz., to take the course “What is Politics,” co-taught by Noam Chomsky at the University of Arizona.
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