Noam Chomsky
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A small victory for free speech on Israel
When we first began organizing a launch event for a Noam Chomsky book, we suspected it might be targeted by pro-Israel activists. After all the book, The Responsibility Of Intellectuals: Reflections by Noam Chomsky and Others after 50 Years, was based on a 2017 conference at University College London (UCL) that had been targeted by… Continue reading
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The Battle for Homs By Alexey Pilko
The fighting in Homs raised the question: who is opposing the government forces in Syria? It is very difficult to believe that ordinary city residents, armed with who knows what, stubbornly held back the onslaught of the elite Syrian Republican Guard and 4th Armored Division for a month. It is clear to any sane observer… Continue reading
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New York Times Finds Noam Chomsky Fit to Print
“I am involved in these appeals all the time but I get no calls unless it is an enemy of the US,” Chomsky said. “This is more a comment on the media than on the case.” Continue reading
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Video: Documentary film with Joe Bageant opens
THE KINGDOM OF SURVIVAL seeks out radical and alternative visions that challenge the status quo and features Prof. Noam Chomsky, Joe Bageant, and Mark Mirabello. Continue reading
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Media Lens: 'Extreme Dishonesty’ – The Guardian, Noam Chomsky and Venezuela
Noam Chomsky was once famously described by the New York Times as ‘arguably the most important intellectual alive’. And yet, as mentioned earlier, the Guardian is normally happy to ignore him and his views. But when Chomsky expresses criticism of an official enemy of the West, he suddenly does exist and matter for the Guardian. Continue reading
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Who’s Who of Banned Visitors to Palestine
Banned from the right to enter Israel. At this point, you could have quite the dinner party with the folks Israel leaves out! How do I get on that guest list? Continue reading
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Chomsky Denied Entry to Israel
17 May, 2010 — The Only Democracy? Well, it seems the fact that it was Noam Chomsky (who is on JVP’s advisory board) who got denied entry to the West Bank because of his politics, the story has broken through to the mainstream media. Yet again, we have to say: “the only democracy in the Continue reading
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Free Gaza thanks all the well wishes
Video tributes to the Freedom Flotilla from Alice Walker and Noam Chomsky Continue reading
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All the (un)usual suspects. What is RT.com up to? By William Bowles
Full page ads in the London Independent? Though the word ‘Russia’ is nowhere to be seen, instead it’s RT.com, what we used to know as Russia Today. But RT.com is a far cry from its crude beginnings four years ago as a mouthpiece for the Russian state. The question is, what kind of animal is… Continue reading
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Award Winning Movie: “SUPERPOWER” By Barbara-Anne Steegmuller
Superpower: Far from a conspiracy film about the dangers of government secrets and regime change, this well-balanced film straddles the philosophical divide and allows viewers to understand the US quest for global dominance through economic and military strategy that is exposed through review of historical events, personal interviews, and analysis of US foreign policy. Continue reading
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Chomsky on Palestine and the region in the Obama era: the emerging framework
The Imperial College Political Philosophy Society, in association with Palestine societies at UCL, SOAS, Goldsmiths, LSE, Imperial and Kings, proudly present one of the greatest political philosophers of all time: MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky, for what could be his last trip to London. Continue reading
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Coups, UNASUR, and the U.S. By Noam Chomsky
The last time I had the opportunity to speak in Caracas — at long-distance that time — was about a year ago, right after the UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) meeting in Santiago in September 2008. That meeting was called “with the purpose of considering the situation in the Republic of Bolivia,” after an… Continue reading
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Season of Travesties: Freedom and Democracy in mid-2009 By Noam Chomsky
The Hezbollah-based March 8 coalition won handily, by approximately the same figure as Obama vs. McCain in November 2008, about 54% of the popular vote, according Ministry of Interior figures. Hence by the Friedman-Abrams argument, we should be lamenting Ahmadinejad’s defeat of President Obama, and the “moral authority” won by Hezbollah, as “the majority of… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: NEWS INTERNATIONAL THREATENS MEDIA LENS WITH LEGAL AND POLICE ACTION
MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media July 10, 2008 On June 28 and July 3, Media Lens received repeated threats of both legal and police action from Alastair Brett, legal manager of News International’s Times Newspapers. Noam Chomsky described the threat, pithily, as “pretty sick.” (Email, June 28, 2008) David Continue reading
The New Dark Age 