https://znetwork.org/author/noamchomsky/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:08:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/noamchomsky/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-many-minutes-to-midnight-noam-chomsky-on-why-national-security-has-nothing-to-do-with-security/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-many-minutes-to-midnight-noam-chomsky-on-why-national-security-has-nothing-to-do-with-security/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:08:14 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1287715 Intro by Tom Engelhardt: [Note for TomDispatch readers: Back in 2014, Noam Chomsky — whose voice I miss terribly in this embattled Trumpian world of ours — wrote what still seems to me to be a stunning piece not just on “the most dangerous moment in history,” the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, but how repeatedly [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-many-minutes-to-midnight-noam-chomsky-on-why-national-security-has-nothing-to-do-with-security/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-the-crimes-of-u-s-presidents/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-the-crimes-of-u-s-presidents/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:15:06 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1277749 Chomsky goes through some of the crimes of the post-war presidents. From 2003.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-the-crimes-of-u-s-presidents/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/israel-palestine-possible-futures-a-discussion-with-noam-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/israel-palestine-possible-futures-a-discussion-with-noam-chomsky/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:02:40 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1257948 Professor Noam Chomsky discuss in May 23, 2023, Israel-Palestine conflict which he describes as “the main issue of my life” with academics Dylan Rodriguez, Michael Alexander and Mohamad Ali. With incomparable precision and detail professor Chomsky re-defines concepts such as “genocide” and “apartheid” in relation to the conflict; points the finger to the US as [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/israel-palestine-possible-futures-a-discussion-with-noam-chomsky/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/humanity-imperiled/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/humanity-imperiled/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:04:52 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1252713 [What follows is a 2013 piece by the remarkable, now 94-year-old Noam Chomsky looking at a future that — from the latest devastating news about climate change to the revival of nuclear fears thanks to the war in Ukraine — is all too of the moment. This piece was adapted (with the help of Noam [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/humanity-imperiled/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-stop-planetary-destruction-and-move-past-capitalism/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-stop-planetary-destruction-and-move-past-capitalism/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1250540 The force pushing humanity towards destructive wars and climate catastrophe is “very simple,” Noam Chomsky says. It’s “the word we’re not allowed to think about called: capitalism.” In this interview with The Breach’s publisher Dru Oja Jay, Chomsky explains why our current period of capitalism is particularly harsh. He also lays out why co-ops are [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-how-to-stop-planetary-destruction-and-move-past-capitalism/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/just-transition-can-stop-earth-from-becoming-uninhabitable/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/just-transition-can-stop-earth-from-becoming-uninhabitable/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1247301 Climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in late March. Indeed, the threats of the impending climate crisis have become very tangible, and the world’s top scientists are warning that the Earth is likely to pass a dangerous temperature threshold very soon unless we act now. Nonetheless, the gap between [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/just-transition-can-stop-earth-from-becoming-uninhabitable/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/piers-morgan-vs-noam-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/piers-morgan-vs-noam-chomsky/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:58:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1247305 Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky to discuss the current state of the world, the threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Ukraine vs Russia conflict, the attack on free speech within western societies, Donald Trump re-running for President and much more.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/piers-morgan-vs-noam-chomsky/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:35:31 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1247246 Noam Chomsky discusses the history of nuclear agreements and arms control treaties, highlighting their gradual dismantling by successive U.S. administrations. He criticizes the U.S. for its withdrawal from treaties and the deployment of military assets near Russian borders. Chomsky also expresses concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to address larger-scale threats [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war-pt-1/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war-pt-1/#respond Sat, 03 Jun 2023 15:22:09 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1247043 Noam Chomsky discusses the heroic contributions Daniel Ellsberg made by releasing the Pentagon Papers and revealing the madness of American nuclear war plans. Ellsberg uncovered shocking information about the planning for nuclear war in the 1950s, during his time within the system and with high-level access. He revealed details about the planning documents and the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/chomsky-on-ellsberg-and-the-danger-of-nuclear-war-pt-1/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-the-russia-ukraine-war/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-the-russia-ukraine-war/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:10:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1246924 Renowned American linguist, philosopher, political activist Noam Chomsky questions Washington’s motives for supporting Ukraine and explains why diplomacy is the only way to end the war.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-the-russia-ukraine-war/feed/ 2 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/free-julian-assange-noam-chomsky-dan-ellsberg-jeremy-corbyn-lead-call-at-belmarsh-tribunal/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/free-julian-assange-noam-chomsky-dan-ellsberg-jeremy-corbyn-lead-call-at-belmarsh-tribunal/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 14:07:16 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1246732 Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and famed linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky joined others earlier this year calling on President Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for over four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London while appealing extradition to the [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/free-julian-assange-noam-chomsky-dan-ellsberg-jeremy-corbyn-lead-call-at-belmarsh-tribunal/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-on-why-this-is-the-most-dangerous-point-in-human-history/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-on-why-this-is-the-most-dangerous-point-in-human-history/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 15:03:32 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1246704 We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining global hegemony when international collaboration is urgently needed to address the planet’s numerous challenges. In the interview that follows, Noam Chomsky, our greatest public intellectual alive, examines [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-on-why-this-is-the-most-dangerous-point-in-human-history/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/the-corporate-war-on-science-from-tobacco-to-silicon-valley/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/the-corporate-war-on-science-from-tobacco-to-silicon-valley/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 15:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1246199 Talk given to the Department of English at St Berchmans College]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/the-corporate-war-on-science-from-tobacco-to-silicon-valley/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-interview-russia-more-humane-in-ukraine-than-us-in-iraq/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-interview-russia-more-humane-in-ukraine-than-us-in-iraq/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 15:55:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1245538 Noam Chomsky believes Joe Biden is getting US foreign policy wrong when it comes to Russia, as he explains in this interview with the New Statesman.   Noam Chomsky is one of the world’s most prominent commentators on international politics since the Vietnam War, and an outspoken critic of American foreign policy. Here Chomsky speaks [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-interview-russia-more-humane-in-ukraine-than-us-in-iraq/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-speaks-on-what-chatgpt-is-really-good-for/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-speaks-on-what-chatgpt-is-really-good-for/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 16:43:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1245525 Artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping the world. It is transforming every walk of life and raising in the process major ethical concerns for society and the future of humanity. ChatGPT, which is dominating social media, is an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI. It is a subset of machine learning and relies on what is called [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/noam-chomsky-speaks-on-what-chatgpt-is-really-good-for/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-the-class-war-stupid-an-evening-with-noam-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-the-class-war-stupid-an-evening-with-noam-chomsky/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:31:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1245039 In mid-April, we hosted renowned linguist, political analyst, and activist Noam Chomsky for a speaking and Q&A event at Lehigh University as part of the Douglas Dialogues forum. The event was attended by hundreds of students, faculty, and staff, and provided the Lehigh University community an opportunity to engage in contemporary political issues with Professor [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/its-the-class-war-stupid-an-evening-with-noam-chomsky/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-who-is-the-greatest-threat-to-world-peace/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-who-is-the-greatest-threat-to-world-peace/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1244485 Matt Chorley speaks to Noam Chomsky about the war in Ukraine, asks if the left have been too soft on Putin. They discuss Corbyn’s election performances, and what hope Noam holds for the future of humanity.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-who-is-the-greatest-threat-to-world-peace/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-professor-noam-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-professor-noam-chomsky/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:09:45 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1243916 A conversation with distinguished Professor Noam Chomsky, the author of more than 150 books, Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona. He was dubbed by the New York Times as “the most important intellectual alive” and ranked by The Arts and Humanities Citation Index as [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-professor-noam-chomsky/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/qa-noam-chomsky-on-palestine-israel-and-the-state-of-the-world/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/qa-noam-chomsky-on-palestine-israel-and-the-state-of-the-world/#respond Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:10:20 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1243478 Al Jazeera: The prophet Amos – who you’ve called your favourite – speaks of “three sins which I will forgive and the fourth which I will not forgive”. What are the sins you see accumulating in society? Chomsky: We don’t have enough time to run through it. Let’s start with the obvious. I’m sure you’re familiar [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/qa-noam-chomsky-on-palestine-israel-and-the-state-of-the-world/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-noam-chomsky-ydsa-at-princeton-university/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-noam-chomsky-ydsa-at-princeton-university/#respond Sat, 08 Apr 2023 15:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1243120 This event was held with an in-person audience of about 350 by the Young Democratic Socialists of America at Princeton University on March 31, 2023, 5-6 pm. If you would like to learn more about our work or join us in our efforts, please visit princeton.dsanj.org. Facilitated by Hadi Kamara and co-facilitated by Bryce Springfield. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/a-conversation-with-noam-chomsky-ydsa-at-princeton-university/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/savage-capitalism/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/savage-capitalism/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1242984 David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there’s little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “The rate of temperature rise in the last half-century is the highest in 2,000 years. [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/savage-capitalism/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-and-pollin-discuss-the-ipcc-report/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-and-pollin-discuss-the-ipcc-report/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1242789 (Image: Jared Rodriguez, Truthout) The report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows how capitalism undergirds the climate crisis. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a new climate report which updates and combines the findings from all past reports in the IPCC’s sixth assessment. The synthesis report urges immediate [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-and-pollin-discuss-the-ipcc-report/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-clock-is-ticking/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-clock-is-ticking/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:18:50 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1242433 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock has recently been set to ninety seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to termination. The analysts who set the clock cited the two most salient reasons: the growing threat of nuclear war and the failure to take the required measures to prevent global heating from reaching a [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-clock-is-ticking/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1241883 Paul Jay interviews Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg as they continue their discussion about how to avoid nuclear war. Part I available HERE.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-chomsky-and-ellsberg-pt-2-2/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-false-promise-of-chatgpt/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-false-promise-of-chatgpt/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:59:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1240954 Jorge Luis Borges once wrote that to live in a time of great peril and promise is to experience both tragedy and comedy, with “the imminence of a revelation” in understanding ourselves and the world. Today our supposedly revolutionary advancements in artificial intelligence are indeed cause for both concern and optimism. Optimism because intelligence is [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-false-promise-of-chatgpt/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ive-never-called-it-apartheid-because-its-worse-than-apartheid/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ive-never-called-it-apartheid-because-its-worse-than-apartheid/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1240793 Independent journalist and commentator Richard Medhurst interviews Noam Chomsky about his opinion on the current protests by Israelis against Netanyahu and the Israeli government.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ive-never-called-it-apartheid-because-its-worse-than-apartheid/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ukraine-china-brics-middle-east/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ukraine-china-brics-middle-east/#respond Sat, 04 Mar 2023 14:35:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1240647 Noam Chomsky Interview with Richard Medhurst: Ukraine, China, BRICS & Middle East]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-ukraine-china-brics-middle-east/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-why-the-world-outside-the-west-still-wants-an-end-to-the-war-on-ukraine/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-why-the-world-outside-the-west-still-wants-an-end-to-the-war-on-ukraine/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:48:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1240448 Noam Chomsky on the Ukraine war and how the world outside the west perceives it and how western narrative is being shaped. 00:00 – Where do we stand after one year of war on Ukraine? 00:25 – ‘We can’t go on like this'” 02:28 – ‘The United States is saying this?!’ 04:00 – European elites [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/noam-chomsky-on-why-the-world-outside-the-west-still-wants-an-end-to-the-war-on-ukraine/feed/ 1 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-a-stronger-nato-is-the-last-thing-we-need-as-russia-ukraine-war-turns-1/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-a-stronger-nato-is-the-last-thing-we-need-as-russia-ukraine-war-turns-1/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:43:46 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1240072 The war in Ukraine is almost a year old, with no end in sight to the fighting, suffering and destruction. In fact, the war’s next phase could turn into a bloodbath and last for years, as the U.S. and Germany agree to supply Ukraine with battle tanks and as Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the West to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/chomsky-a-stronger-nato-is-the-last-thing-we-need-as-russia-ukraine-war-turns-1/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/in-conversation-with-noam-chomsky/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/in-conversation-with-noam-chomsky/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:50:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1239535 This Public Health Conversation Starter features Noam Chomsky, “the father of modern linguistics” in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Chomsky shares what it was like growing up during the Great Depression, discusses the interplay of power, politics, and public health, and reflects on what gives him hope.]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/in-conversation-with-noam-chomsky/feed/ 0