Z Friends & Staff Posts
He was an officer in the Saudi Royal Navy assigned to the strategic Saudi base of Jubail in the Persian Gulf, and…
Born in 1947, Michael Albert has been a radical activist since he opposed the Vietnam War as a student at MIT in…
Philanthrocapitalism, a book by Bishop and Green, argues that philanthropy will help the public accept a new age of plutocracy (the rule…
An extended interview with Julian Assange recorded during filming of John Pilger's latest film 'The War You Don't See'.
Jaron Lanier, author of "You are not a gadget", is very well-informed about what he is writing about, which is some of…
When the Iraqi army fell before invading US and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly…
The financial collapse of Ireland, coming as the latest in a string of disasters, hardly shocks global public opinion. For people engaged…
PLEASE NOTE: ZMI 2011 IS BEING HELD from June 5 to June 13. To apply, download, print out, and fill in the PDF application…
Forty years ago, a book entitled The Greening of America caused a sensation. On the cover were these words: "There is a revolution coming.…
AMY GOODMAN: We’re continuing with John Pilger, the famed Australian filmmaker who has lived in Britain for decades. John, your film, The War You…
On the way to participate in a rally organized by the international peasant group Via Campesina in Cancun, a Bolivian indigenous farmer…
"A so-called Letter to the Left Establishment critical of the Obama administration has been circulating for a few days. The letter is…
I am sorry, folks. I just have to get my two cents in on President Obama's proposal to extend the Bush-era tax…
The Obama administration has announced the imminent release of a December Review that will evaluate the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan. The…
(Interview with Noam Chomsky begins 26 minutes into the program) World-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky talks about the…
Part 2 of a 2 part interview, also found embedded with part 1 here.
Bio Noam Chomsky has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.…
The stench of rotting blubber would hang for days over The Bluff in South Durban, thanks to Norwegian immigrants whose harpooning skills…
[This is a revised version of a talk given at Yale University on Nov. 11, 2010, at a forum sponsored by Students…
Acclaimed philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He shared his perspectives…
Bio Noam Chomsky has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.…
Below I look at incidents in April 2004, during “The First Battle of Fallujah”. In some ways the account of the battle…
You grew up in a home that was heavily influenced by Ahad Ha’am [1], the father of cultural Zionism. My father was a great…
Chicago—During the 1970s, a small slice of the trade union left was able to tap into working class discontent and workplace militancy…
On Sunday, October 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of Iraqi Christians, it…
Palestinian children play near a tent in Ezbet Abed Rabbo area, that was heavily destroyed during Israel's 22-day offensive on the Gaza…
Nur Agha Akbari and his family live in Kabul, on an unpaved, pitted street lined by mud brick homes. When we visited…
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that the resumption of peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have…
A week ago, at the small guest house where friends and I stayed while visiting Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (AYPV) in Bamiyan,…
Noam Chomsky has a veritable cult following among those who are sceptical about views the liberal media espouses and government propaganda machinery…
From October 8-11 in Quito, Ecuador, the 4th World Social Forum on Migration was held. Hundreds of activists and scholars from around…
Pedro Cayuqueo is a Mapuche journalist who has worked for a number of newspapers and outlets. He is a founding director of…
The title of one of our earlier sessions was Cogito, “I think.” That may serve as a useful reminder that even more…
What will be the impact of climate change on California workers if the US and other countries around the world fail to…
The problem with us progressives at this time of crisis is not that we lack an alternative paradigm to pit against the…
On September 30, within the time frame of a few hours, an accused man reportedly confessed to terrorism charges in Germany, the…
Waldon Bello on the recent elections in Philippines.
Noam Chomsky shares his insights regarding the ongoing problems confronting the beleaguered nation of Haiti, particularly the US role minimizing and undermining…
Let’s call her Jenny. Jenny was alone, and clearly confused. Her face was dotted with acne, and her short, blond hair was…
Venezuelan election commentary is still in flux – reactions are still trickling in. Still, so far available analyses are mostly failing to…
This interview is part of a series in the run-up to the Asia-Europe Peoples' Forum examining the economic and social state of…
Little of novelty or substance can be added to the millions of words that have already been written or spoken about Noam…
One key difference between Hamas and its rival, the Fatah movement in the West Bank, is that Hamas is accountable to a…
[A Talk Delivered in Thessaloniki, Greece, September 9, 2010 at the A-Fest, Festival of the Anti-Authoritarians] Thank you for inviting me.…
Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He wrote the weekly "Media Beat" column from 1992 to 2009.…
Cafes are full in Athens, and droves of tourists still visit the Parthenon and go island-hopping in the fabled Aegean. But beneath…
Laurie Goodstein’s article, ‘American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?’ was intended as a sympathetic reading of the concerns of US Muslim…
[Presented in Thessaloniki, Greece, September 8, 2010 at the A-Fest, Festival of the Anti-Authoritarians] We are living in a world where…
My apologies to T. S. Eliot, but September, not April, is the cruelest month. Before 9/11/2001, there was 9/11/1973, when Gen. Pinochet…
A picture is not always worth a thousand words. The recently released photographs of Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington during their…
