Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs.

His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U. S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.

Noam Chomsky was recently named the world's number-one public intellectual in a poll by Prospect magazine. He is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Imperial Ambitions and Failed States, all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton and Penguin.

Noam Chomsky is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.

Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer. She is the director of three acclaimed philosophical documentaries, What Is Democracy?, Examined Life, and Zizek!, and author of multiple books including, most recently, Remake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions and Democracy May Not Exist.

But We'll Miss It When It's Gone. She was named a "New Civil Rights Leader" by the LA Times, and co-founded the Debt Collective, a union that fights for debt abolition and public goods.