Today, we’ll finally answer the question of how the world works. Well, I won’t, Noam Chomsky will. Chomsky is the most important academic and intellectual figure that you’ve probably never heard of.A US citizen and MIT professor he is frequently outspoken and ignored in US media (for very important reasons).homsky essentially argues that the world works for the small number of rich elites, who attempt to benefit despite the cost to anyone else. However, the book isn’t flawless. When documenting the countless interviews, speeches and debates Chomsky has made, repetition is inevitable.