Stories by Noam Chomsky
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
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
Historical amnesia is a dangerous social phenomenon because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead.
Posted on May 20, 2009
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
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
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
The public is massively against the war, and the Dems are debating over
tactics in Iraq -- here's why.
Posted on Mar 3, 2008
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
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
Stopping a war with Iran requires a strong organized popular opposition.
Posted on Apr 6, 2007
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
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
"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
There are three good reasons why Americans should care about East Timor...
Posted on May 1, 2000
