Unlike Mohamed Bouazizi, the Fatimas and Mostafas of the Middle East should not have to set themselves ablaze to become worthy of a news report. Their constant struggle and resistance is a story that must be told

By releasing the five Guantánamo prisoners without prior Congressional approval, President Obama has blown away the excuse that his hands are tied by Congress

In the past several months, we have been provided with instructive lessons on the nature of state power and the forces that drive state policy

Amid the upheavals in Thailand, Ukraine and Egypt, wealthy elites have used popular movements and elections to ratify decisions in their favor

Noam Chomsky discussion on U.S. foreign policy

So much is at stake: for whistleblowers, freedom of the press and the public’s right to know. For democracy

A General’s Odd War on the Muslim Brotherhood

Chevron will be back pulling the strings, just like it did during Richmond’s prior existence as a well-oiled company town

Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda

Since 2007, activists have risked arrests, imprisonment, heavy fines and wildly excessive use of police force

Emerging Markets? Think Again

I hope that a large institution that could and should directly aid alternative media will do so as Greenwald, Cook, and Omidyar, decide to explore ideas for good relations with alternative media and to implement those that seem best

President Obama’s Broken Foreign Policy Promises

Chomsky and Greenwald discuss Snowden, the NSA, and the United States as a surveillance state

Addressing the climate crisis requires massive investment in rebuilding our society and our economy on a sustainable basis

“On Sunday, July 13th, fracking fighters everywhere will march together by the thousands in DC

As U.S. President Barack Obama descends on the Philippines, Manila and Washington are rushing to complete negotiations on an Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation between the two countries

What the media is not telling us about Yemen

For the first time in history, humans are now poised to destroy the prospects for decent existence, and much of life

Millions hate these kind of repressive relationships in the MINTS and BRICS

Union activists Bill Fletcher Jr. and Sam Ginden discuss the weakening of the labor movement and what needs to happen next

The current Ukraine crisis is serious and threatening

Interview with Noam Chomsky on various topics

Hope and Gloom in the Beach Refugee Camp

The moral and political power of the new CIA was demonstrated in part by the media coverage that it garnered

Brown deserves the gratitude of powerful economic elites. But for others, especially the powerless and vulnerable, it’s a very different story

If the ANC’s bragging about its social policy continues without substantial reforms, then violent protests will continue

To understand how thoughtless the US latest ‘peace process’ drive has been, one only needs to consider some of the characters involved in this political theater

How to counter this divisive big lie

After a recent CODEPINK delegation to Egypt ended up in deportations and assault, we have become acutely aware of some of the horrors Egyptians are facing in the aftermath of the July 3 coup

As long as the West Bank is ‘stable’, Palestinians will never achieve their freedom, for submission achieves no rights; only resistance does

The rise of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) bloc represents a potentially important geopolitical and economic force

Anarchism, I think, is the inheritor of the ideals that were developed in one or another form during the Enlightenment

The violent inequality that now stalks South Africa is no dream

The struggle has just begun—and by the looks of desperation on the faces of both sides within the borders of Madibeng, it will be a long one indeed

Noam Chomsky visits Google Cambridge to answer questions

The state of US foreign policy in the Middle East, but also around the world, cannot be described with any buoyant language

Nigeria’s ‘rebased’ GDP now beats South Africa’s, but ‘MINT’ mishaps follow BRICS bamboozling, Next-11 nonsense, CIVETS scamming and the pathetic PIGS

We should not ignore the past. We should not make believe it was without flaws. We should not make believe it was nothing but flaws. We should pay attention, and think

The popular classes in Venezuela, 80% of the population, workers in the formal and informal sector, the unemployed, small business and campesinos, have improved their lives significantly

The short answer: no

Right now, CIA officials involved in administering torture and misrepresenting the program roam free

Interview on the present and future role of anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, and indigenous struggle in terms of the profound ecological crisis we confront today as a result of capitalist hegemony

In the last four decades, the ‘peace process’ became an American diplomatic staple in the region

What are the prospects for survival then? They are not bright

Noam Chomsky sits down with Abel Collins to talk about money, free speech, McCutcheon vs FEC, and Citizens United

The world is a better, more hopeful place because of the life, the work and the example of Matt Jones

Review of Lettuce Wars: Ten Years of Work and Struggle in The Fields of California

The Egyptian court has just handed down one of the most grotesque sentences in Egyptian history, condemning 529 people to death

The bottom line for us, and we believe for Bernie, should be that he runs for President in a way which brings together, holds together and builds a broad progressive coalition