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David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior…
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.
(Image: Jared Rodriguez, Truthout) The report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows how capitalism undergirds the climate crisis. The…
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock has recently been set to ninety seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to termination.…
Paul Jay interviews Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg as they continue their discussion about how to avoid nuclear war. Part I available…
Jorge Luis Borges once wrote that to live in a time of great peril and promise is to experience both tragedy and…
Independent journalist and commentator Richard Medhurst interviews Noam Chomsky about his opinion on the current protests by Israelis against Netanyahu and the…
Noam Chomsky Interview with Richard Medhurst: Ukraine, China, BRICS & Middle East
Noam Chomsky on the Ukraine war and how the world outside the west perceives it and how western narrative is being shaped.…
The war in Ukraine is almost a year old, with no end in sight to the fighting, suffering and destruction. In fact,…
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Noam Chomsky, “the father of modern linguistics” in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Chomsky…