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It’s pretty clear that the major Shiite parties have pretty close links with Iran. The Badr brigades, which control large parts of…
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.
1. On Reconstruction Anthony DiMaggio: The “humanitarian reconstruction” of Iraq has been acknowledged to a large degree as a failure in the…
[C]rucial issues are not being discussed, and are not even thinkable. But there’s nothing new about that. I’m constantly shocked to hear,…
The evidence of editorial planning is overwhelming. Just consider the layout, the highly selective photos designed for defamation (which took plenty of…
Surveys in Iraq are quite difficult because the invasion and occupation have created a catastrophe that is virtually without parallel. I can’t…
Three weeks ago, Prof. Noam Chomsky was voted the most important public intellectual in the world today. About 20,000 people took part…
This is an open letter to a few of the people with whom I had discussed the Guardian interview of 31 October,…
Steven Durel: Professor Chomsky, for forty years now you have been a leading voice in political action and social justice. After this…
President George W. Bush favours teaching both evolution and “Intelligent Design” in schools, “so people can know what the debate is about.”…
In Venezuela, the US has tried even more drastic measures, like supporting a military coup that (briefly) overthrew the democratically elected government…