Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among his recent books are Hopes and Prospects, Power Systems, Occupy, and Masters of Mankind. His newest book (with David Barsamian) is Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy (Metropolitan Books, December 2017) from which this piece was excerpted. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Noam Chomsky on co-signing Turkey’s ‘Academics for Peace’ appealAcademics are lining up to support this appeal for peace and express solidarity with the targets of Erdogan’s...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOpen Letter by Over 70 Scholars and Experts Condemns US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela"For the sake of the Venezuelan people, the region, and for the principle of national sovereignty, these...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCarta abierta de más de 70 académicos y expertos condena el intento de golpe de Estado respaldado por Estados Unidos en Venezuela"Por el bien del pueblo venezolano, la región y por el principio de la soberanía nacional, estos actores...
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Published in: HomeA world in peril: an interview with Noam Chomsky"There's a diversionary process underway... out of the spotlight, the most savage fringe of the Republican Party is...
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Published in: HomeRogue states and nuclear dangersWho would be concerned by an Iranian deterrent? The answer is plain: the rogue states that rampage in the region,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCeasefires in which violations never cease: what’s next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza?For a century, the Zionist colonization of Palestine has proceeded primarily on the pragmatic principle of the quiet...