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Noam Chomsky Speaks to Occupy: If We Want a Chance at a Decent Future, the Movement Here and Around the World Must Grow

Noam Chomsky, AlterNet. November 1, 2011.

In a speech to Occupy Boston, the linguist and icon hailed the "unprecedented" first weeks of OWS. He cautioned protesters to build and educate first, strike later.

4 Polls That Show Occupy Wall Street is Just Getting Started

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. October 24, 2011.

Is the increasingly popular movement poised to turn the tide of American history?

Chomsky: Public Education Under Massive Corporate Assault — What's Next?

Noam Chomsky, AlterNet. August 5, 2011.

Converting schools and universities into facilities that produce commodities for the job market, privatizing them, slashing their budgets — do we really want this future?

Noam Chomsky Denounces Hugo Chávez for 'Assault' on Democracy

Rory Carroll, The Guardian. July 2, 2011.

Renowned American intellectual accuses the Venezuelan leader of concentrating too much power in his own hands

Rachel Maddow, the Nation, Daily Kos: Winners in AlterNet's Poll of Most Influential Progressives

Don Hazen, AlterNet. April 22, 2011.

Here are the media personalities and publications that progressives love most.

Selling Out to Prove a Point: Morgan Spurlock on His New Film, 'POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold'

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. April 21, 2011.

The 'Super Size Me' director discusses the making of his corporate-sponsored documentary about the nefarious presence of corporate sponsorship.

Why Is Evil So Sexy, and So Profoundly Glamorous?

Terry Eagleton, Tikkun. March 15, 2011.

Whatever happened to the notion of goodness as exciting and exhilarating, and evil as empty and banal? We seem to see things the other way round.

Ethos: New Documentary Calls for Consumers to Reclaim Power

Megan Driscoll, AlterNet. January 31, 2011.

In his new documentary, Pete McGrain details the ever-expanding systemic quandaries that plague our society and the steps necessary to resolve them.

Noam Chomsky: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership"

Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. November 30, 2010.

World-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky discusses the release of more than 250,000 secret U.S. State Department cables by WikiLeaks.

Chomsky: We Don't Want to End up Like Joe Stack, Do We?

Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. June 1, 2010.

"What is needed is people who will work to sweep away the mists of carefully contrived illusion, and be directly engaged in popular struggles that they sometimes help galvanize."

Why Was Noam Chomsky Barred From Entering Israel?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 18, 2010.

Chomsky: "It's almost unheard of, outside of totalitarian states, for a government to prevent someone from responding to an invitation at a university to give a talk."

Chomsky: How the Tea Partiers Are Getting Screwed by Their Own Ideology

Noam Chomsky, In These Times. May 13, 2010.

'We should not underestimate the depth of moral indignation that lies behind the furious, often self-destructive bitterness about government and business power."

Noam Chomsky: The U.S. Continues to Be a Terrorist State

Joel Whitney, Guernica . May 12, 2010.

Noam Chomsky discusses his forthcoming book, the hypocrisy of neoliberalism and where he feels hopeful about democracy despite U.S. terrorism.

Chomsky: Obama's No Human Rights Crusader -- Just Look at How He Aids Israel's Atrocities

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com. April 27, 2010.

Chomsky exposes how the U.S. and Israel have been acting in tandem to extend and deepen the occupation of Palestine.

Facing the Threat from the Far Right, Noam Chomsky Says He 'Has Never Seen Anything Like This'

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. April 19, 2010.

"The mood of the country is frightening. The level of anger, frustration and hatred of institutions is not organized in a constructive way."

Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 28, 2010.

Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years.

Chomsky: Do We Face a Real Confrontation with Israel?

Noam Chomsky, Z Magazine. June 8, 2009.

We should be cautious about the idea that Obama will promote a serious regional peace initiative for the Middle East.

American Amnesia: We Forget Our Atrocities Almost As Soon as We Commit Them

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com. May 20, 2009.

Historical amnesia is a dangerous social phenomenon because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead.

Chomsky: Is There Truth in Obama's Advertising?

Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. November 28, 2008.

In a fascinating speech, Chomsky warns, "Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below."

Chomsky Says Pick the Lesser of the Two Evils

Staff, The Real News Network. October 20, 2008.

The preeminent linguistics professor weighs in on presidential politics.

Chomsky: "The Majority of the World Supports Iran"

Subrata Ghoshroy, AlterNet. October 3, 2008.

In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Chomsky discusses the global politics of Iran's and India's attempts to become nuclear powers.

Chomsky: Bush & Cheney Always Saw Iraq as a Sweetheart Oil Deal

Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. July 12, 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.

Noam Chomsky Talks Presidential Politics

ZP Heller, Al Jazeera. July 1, 2008.

Chomsky is the most cited author alive, next to Plato, Freud, and the Bible.

Noam Chomsky: Why Isn't Iraq in the 2008 Election?

Noam Chomsky, Democracy Now!. March 3, 2008.

The public is massively against the war, and the Dems are debating over tactics in Iraq -- here's why.

Chomsky As the Rest of the World Knows Him

Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising Radio. June 7, 2007.

Noam Chomsky speaks about the status of democracy in Iraq, U.S. imperialism over Latin America, and the media's shallow coverage of foreign affairs -- all topics explored in his latest book, Interventions.

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