Stories by Noam Chomsky
The way we perceive "crises" here in the U.S. is a profound symbol of how we don't understand them internationally.
Posted on Sep 10, 2009, Source: Boston Review
We should be cautious about the idea that Obama will promote a serious regional peace initiative for the Middle East.
Posted on Jun 8, 2009, Source: Z Magazine
The U.S. has played a decisive role in sustaining the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Obama gave no indication that its role should change.
Posted on Jun 4, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Historical amnesia is a dangerous social phenomenon because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead.
Posted on May 20, 2009, Source: Tomdispatch.com
In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below."
Posted on Nov 28, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!
It's in America's best interests to regard Russia a resurgent power and not apply a strategy of confrontation against it.
Posted on Sep 15, 2008, Source: CounterPunch
U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves.
Posted on Jul 12, 2008, Source: Khaleej Times Online
The public is massively against the war, and the Dems are debating over
tactics in Iraq -- here's why.
Posted on Mar 3, 2008, Source: Democracy Now!
If Washington turned its definition of terror on the U.S., America could rise to the top of its own most-wanted list.
Posted on Feb 26, 2008, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Despite the saber-rattling, it is unlikely that the Bush administration will attack Iran. A "cold war" of sorts between the two is likely to ensue.
Posted on Jul 30, 2007, Source: City Lights
Stopping a war with Iran requires a strong organized popular opposition.
Posted on Apr 6, 2007, Source: Tomdispatch.com
Nuclear destruction isn't a high-probability event. But if a low-probability event keeps happening over and over, there's a high probability that sooner or later it will take place.
Posted on Feb 26, 2005, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Selective memory and a convenient 'doctrine of change' allows the US government to forget that it once supported tyrants like Saddam.
Posted on Dec 22, 2003, Source: AlterNet
"That the stories selected by Project Censored would tend to be downplayed, reshaped, and obscured is only to be expected with our current institutional structure of the media," writes Chomsky in his introduction to this year's Project Censored Book.
Posted on Apr 10, 2001, Source: Project Censored
There are three good reasons why Americans should care about East Timor...
Posted on May 1, 2000, Source: MotherJones.com
