Noam Chomsky, Author at ZNetwork

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.

A Message to the Swing State

By Noam ChomskyAugust 6, 2020 Electoral Politics

Trump is waging a war on truth, decency, our planet, and on working people. If Biden wins, we’ll be at his door on day one, demanding the kinds of structural reforms that advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. But before that, we have to #VoteTrumpOut in swing states

Decades of “the Neoliberal Plague” Left U.S. Unprepared for COVID-19 Outbreak

By Noam ChomskyJuly 31, 2020 Economy

“We should understand the roots of this pandemic”

Trump’s Troop Surge to Democratic Cities

By Noam ChomskyJuly 25, 2020 Activism

“His entire attention is this one issue on his mind: that’s the election. He has to cover up for the fact he is personally responsible for killing tens of thousands of Americans. It’s impossible to conceal that for much longer.”

We Must Not Let Masters of Capital Define the Post-COVID World

By Noam Chomsky, C.J. Polychroniou July 2, 2020 Activism

Those who have primary responsibility for the multiple crises that imperil us today are hard at work, relentlessly, to ensure that the system they created, and from which they have greatly benefited, will endure

“Trump Is the Worst Criminal in History, Undeniably”

By Noam ChomskyJune 29, 2020 Activism

Interview on the “absolutely unprecedented scope and scale” of the protests against the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and why Trump’s refusal to act to stop the impending catastrophe of climate change makes him “the worst criminal in human history.”

What History Shows Us About Responding to Coronavirus

By Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian June 22, 2020 Economy

Interview on the challenges of responding to the coronavirus, the future of our relationship to technology, and history’s lessons for moving forward

Communities of Resistance & Working Class Culture in the Age of Trump

By Noam Chomsky, Vincent Emanuele June 17, 2020 Activism

Interview on a variety of topics

Communities of Resistance & Working Class Culture in the Age of Trump

By Noam Chomsky, Vincent Emanuele June 17, 2020 US

Interview on a variety of topics

COVID-19 Has Exposed the U.S. Under Trump as a “Failed State”

By Noam Chomsky, C.J. Polychroniou June 13, 2020 Economy

Just keeping to the current COVID-19 crisis, it is remarkable to see how little attention has been given to his sadistic assault against poor and suffering people around the world in pursuit of his goal of enhancing his electoral prospects

Amid Protests and Pandemic, Trump’s Priority Is Protecting Profits

By Noam Chomsky, C.J. Polychroniou June 11, 2020 Activism

The power of the masters is indeed fragile. It can be restricted, even overturned, by a public dedicated to different goals. But that requires organization.