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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…
Gregory Wilpert is a sociologist, freelance journalist, editor of Venezuelanalysis.com, and author of the recently published book, Changing Venezuela by Taking Power.…
Writers often romanticize their subjects. At times they even manipulate their readers. A book – or any piece of writing for that…
Greg Wilpert on relations between the two countries…. Gregory Wilpert is a sociologist, freelance journalist, editor of Venezuelanalysis.com, and author of the…
The soldiers of the US 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division hollered as they made their way into Kuwait. "We won," they…
Brian Tokar, Toward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and Social Change ISBN 978-82-93064-01-5, Communalism Press, Published June 2010 Available from…
Why I Support the Boycott of Israeli Goods from the Olympia Food Coop by Peter Bohmer, August 23, 2010 The decision…
The real heroes of what’s left of the labor movement are not people with full-time union jobs, union-furnished cars and credit cards,…
With the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the administration, the military and the media are trying to put a positive…
The controversy over the right of Muslim Americans to build community center and mosque a short distance from the site of the…
Still beset by ethnic divisions 45 years after independence from Britain, the country’s labor movement is now offering ‘bold leadership,’ according to…
Two young girls stood, as if frozen, starting below them at an ever vibrant Beirut. Their balcony, like the rest of their…
A new government in the Philippines offers the country a rare window to fundamentally shift away from failed economic policies, subordinate to…
Paul Kagame is headed for a landslide victory at the Rwandan polls. Exit polls indicate 93% of the electorate voted for him.…
An initial look at the first 76,000 records in the "Afghan War Diary" leaked by Wikileaks yields some important information, much of…
Beirut, Lebanon — Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly exhausted as he drove his…
Chomsky compares media reaction to Wiki leaks and a recent report on Fallujah…
Thousands of faithful assiduously listened as I outlined the challenges facing Palestine and its people. Cries of ‘Allahu Akbar’ – God is…
The past few years have proven to be particularly awful for the Palestinian people. The suffocating Israeli siege of Gaza, despite some…
Each time Israel fails to keep its ‘side of the bargain,’ the Palestinian Authority responds with the same redundant language. The cycle…
Sasha Polakow-Suransky, The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa (New York: Pantheon Books, 2010). 324 pps. $27.95 hardcover …
