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Noam Chomsky: U.S. Politics Are Now 'Pure Savagery'
Author and activist Noam Chomsky said that the congressional controversy over extending unemployment benefits is evidence that American politics has descended into madness.
"The refusal to provide very minimal living standards to people who are caught in this monstrosity -- that's just pure savagery," Chomsky said during an interview with HuffPost Live. "There's no other word for it."
There are currently about three people seeking a job for every job opening in the United States.