>>>Monday, March 23, 1998 >>> >>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>> >>>For more information, contact: >>> >>>Chris Mahin or Andy Willis >>>(773) 486-3551 >>> >>>CHUCK D CALLS CAPITALISM "UTTERLY RIDICULOUS" IN INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE'S >>>TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER >>> >>> >>>CHICAGO -- The leader and founder of the rap group Public Enemy says >>>capitalism is "utterly ridiculous" in an interview published here today. >>> >>>Chuck D's comments appear in the April edition of the People's Tribune, a >>>12-page national newspaper published by the League of Revolutionaries for a >>>New America. >>> >>>"Capitalism, you have the ridiculousness that's attached to it, like >>>ownership of land," Chuck D told the People's Tribune. >>> >>>"A mountain that's been around for a billion years, how could one person, or >>>a country, or a group of people claim it?" he asked. >>> >>>In the exclusive interview with People's Tribune Editorial Board member Andy >>>Willis, Chuck D comments on Europe's role in Africa, the impact of >>>technology, the situation in the cities, and his Reach Program for young >>>people. The wide-ranging discussion took place during activities at the >>>Musicality of Poetry Festival held at the Guild Complex on Chicago's North >>Side. >>> >>>In its May edition, the People's Tribune plans to publish comments by >>>Professor Griff, who was also interviewed by Willis at the Guild Complex. >>> >>>Copies of the Chuck D interview can be obtained by calling the editorial >>>office of the People's Tribune at 773-486-3551, or by writing to: The >>>People's Tribune, P.O. Box 3524, Chicago, Illinois 60654. >>> >>>The complete text of the Chuck D interview can be found on the web site of >>>the League of Revolutionaries for a New America, located at >>>http://www.mcs.com/~league
