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Interview on an end to the war in Ukraine
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky (born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historical essayist, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and an Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is the author of more than 150 books. He has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, and particularly international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
Chomsky has been a writer for Z projects since their earliest inception, and is a tireless supporter of our operations.
The means are understood. If the will is there, it is possible to avert catastrophe and to move on to a much better world
Superpower contempt for the international legal framework is so common as to pass almost unnoticed
Contestation is a death warrant for the species, with no victors. We are at a crucial point in human history
It’s all too easy to sketch a likely trajectory that is far from a pleasant prospect. But we should never forget the usual proviso. We do not have to be passive spectators, thereby contributing to potential disaster.
The U.S. is vigorously fanning the flames while Ukraine is asking it to tone down the rhetoric
GOP is more akin to ‘a radical insurgency’ with ‘no interest in democracy’ than a political party
Crucially, there is widespread understanding of the measures that can be take, quite realistically, to avert impending disaster and move on to a much better world
The US committed the supreme international crime in Indochina
Trump’s “Big Lie” continues to hold sway over the overwhelming majority of Republicans voters, and the Republican Party itself is increasingly unwilling to accept defeat