Carol Chomsky, Wife of Noam, Dies at 78

From the NYT Obituary:

"In the 1960s, faced with the possibility that her husband would be jailed for his activities in opposition to the Vietnam War, Carol Chomsky resumed her education: a doctorate would be useful should she need to become the sole family breadwinner. Though that prospect did not materialize, she earned a Ph.D. in linguistics from Harvard in 1968."

Chomsky on the 2008 US Election (from October)

Chomsky actually surprised me a bit here by stating quite clearly that there IS a difference between Democrats and Republicans. While he stopped well short of a whole-hearted endorsement of Obama, he still urged people to vote against McCain. He cites the difference on health care in particular, and makes some excellent points about the marked differences between 2004 and 2008.