This is the first time I read Chomsky. The book is a collection of his talks, given in several locations and dates around the U.S. It presents a pretty comprehensive and down to earth overview of his ideas: political, social, economical and philosophical.
I agree with lots of his thoughts, and feel inspired to look for more of his work to deepen my understanding of his ideas. He spouses a left wing libertarian view, sometimes characterised as anarcho-syndicalism, which nI find myself instinctively agreeing with very often.
This book has provided me with a lot of ideas and questions to focus my work and future endeavours on. Mainly the idea that we should strive to empower regular people over their lives and work. Resisting the dehumanising and profit driven monster that threatens the destruction of our environment.
I also found it pretty uncanny how he almost predicted the current political catastrophe unfolding in the United States. He saw the disenchantment and the anti intellectualism that provided fertile ground for the rise of this neo fascist political scenario.