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The stupendously influential and celebrated British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote, Ć¢€Å[Capitalism] is not a success. It is not intelligent, it is…
With great fanfare, Oprah Winfrey asked James Frey a question that mainstream journalists refuse to ask George W. Bush: “Why would you…
A viable and desirable strategy for transcending capitalism will certainly include leaving capitalism behind. Capitalism is despicable. It will also include, however,…
On Sunday, January 21st, 150 to 200 people rallied at Noon by the Texaco gas station on the Eastside of Olympia, Washington…
Newly elected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the new face of evil, US officials and media want us to believe. The dialectics…
The Palestinian elections are just one small move in the bigger game in the Middle East with deadly consequences that go beyond…
Q First of all, I wanted to clear something up. I understand that some remarks you made about Bertie Ahern and Ć¢€Åshoe…
No doubt many people are glad that Ted Koppel will become a regular voice on National Public Radio. He recently ended 25…
Geov Parrish: Is George Bush in political trouble? And if so, why? Noam Chomsky: George Bush would be in severe political trouble…
The most recent kidnappings in the Gaza Strip are a disheartening testimony to how factionalism, corruption and lack of discipline can scar…
The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito represent the first major battle in an emerging constitutional war over the authority of…
The US President Bush called last monthĆ¢€ā¢s Iraqi elections a “major milestone in the march to democracy.” They are indeed a milestone…
With Ariel Sharon out of the picture, Benjamin Netanyahu has a better chance to become prime minister of Israel. HeĆ¢€ā¢s media savvy.…
More than a year ago many in the US media focused on how the passing of an ailing Arafat would be the…
Kennedy School of Government, November 29, 2005 Note: the transcript is incomplete. There doesn’t seem to be a better version online. ALAN…
Hastings: Where do you see Iraq heading right now? Chomsky: Well, it’s extremely difficult to talk about this because of a very…
Celebrating a new year is an entirely sentimental decision, relevant to some, extraneous to others, and can indeed serve a greater purpose…
Three years ago in Boston, downtown streets and office buildings were the scene of inspiring immigrant worker activism during an unprecedented strike…
As we close this year, a year in which we wereĀ pummeled by the Iraq war, attacks on our civilĀ rights, and…
Journalists should be in the business of providing timely information to the public. But some — notably at the top rungs of…
Despite all the news accounts and punditry since the New York Times published its Dec. 16 bombshell about the National Security AgencyĆ¢€ā¢s…
Palestinian political life seems to be unwittingly embracing a distinctive style, contradicting its own traditional political parameters. The last few weeks clearly…
First of all, happy birthday. Thank you. December 7th is also the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s also the…
Andy Clark: Let’s start off by talking about the elections in Iraq. Let’s hear how President Bush was billing them just a…
Congress passed just before Christmas legislation allowing evidence obtained by torture to be used against Guantanamo captives and denying them the right…
The trial of Orhan Pamuk puts a spotlight on Turkey as never before. Many politicians, periodicals, and human-rights groups have criticized TurkeyĆ¢€ā¢s…
US President George W. Bush yet once again blamed Arab media for his country’s image problem. ‘I recognize we got an image…
Three days before Christmas, the Bush administration launched a new salvo of bright spinning lies about the Iraq war. Ć¢€ÅIn an interview…
I turned with interest to Oliver Kamm’s critique (Prospect, November 2005) of the “crude and dishonest arguments” he attributes to me, hoping…
Interviewer: This is Irene from No One’s Listening, but in honor of your appearance on the show today we’re entitling it Noam’s…
In many ways a year-end review is artificial. The structures of injustice, oppression and environmental destruction continue to grind people down and…
More than a dozen years ago, I joined with Jeff Cohen (founder of the media watch group FAIR) to establish the P.U.-litzer…
In a landmark speech before a most friendly audience at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on November 30, President Bush repeated…
Review: Aristide and the Endless Revolution. 2005. Baraka Productions. 83 min. Movie site: www.aristidethefilm.comĀ Available from www.firstrunfeatures.com Each fact is disputed. Haiti’s…
No buzzards were gliding overhead, but several helicopters circled, under black sky tinged blue. On the shore of a stunning bay at…
With public support for the Iraq war at low ebb, the White House is more eager than ever to conflate IraqĆ¢€ā¢s insurgency…
The U.S. government is waging an air war in Iraq. Ć¢€ÅIn recent months, the tempo of American bombing seems to have increased,Ć¢€Ā…
How has the Bush administration gotten away with such apparently illegal acts as hiding intelligence reports from Congress, creating secret prisons, establishing…
Ā ON JULY 11, 2005, WITH great nuance and tact, CanadaĆ¢€ā¢s Chief of Defence Staff General Hillier described the forces arrayed against…
Newspapers across the United States and beyond told readers Wednesday about sensational new statements by a former top assistant to Colin Powell…
From Eastport, Maine to Los Angeles, California, North Americans concerned about global warming are holding events later this week to demand action…
1. On Reconstruction Anthony DiMaggio: The “humanitarian reconstruction” of Iraq has been acknowledged to a large degree as a failure in the…
Within progressive circles thereĆ¢€ā¢s growing talk about the 2006 and the 2008 elections. The Bush/Cheney free fall to an average, between them,…
Bob Woodward probably hoped that the long holiday weekend would break the momentum of an uproar that suddenly confronted him midway through…
The Indian writer Vandana Shiva has called for an “insurrection of subjugated knowledge”. The insurrection is well under way. In trying to…
When Thanksgiving arrives, the media coverage is mostly predictable. Feature stories tell of turkeys and food drives for the needy. We hear…
Starting Nov. 25, Palestinians from the Gaza Strip may, in theory, be able to freely cross the Rafah border into Egypt, according…
Revised: Nov. 2005 typos corrected Oct. 2011 (This draft benefited from conversations with many people, but especially Michael Albert and Cynthia Peters,…
Thanksgiving week began with the New York Times noting that Ć¢€Åall of Washington is consumed with debate over the direction of the…
