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The critical moment in the political trial of the century was on 28 February when Bradley Manning stood and explained why he…
Declare a moratorium on drone strikes: The head of Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is calling on jihadists to retaliate for US drone strikes…
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RICHMOND, CA.–Last Friday and Saturday were busy days for progressive mayor Gayle McLaughlin, She’s the earnest, hard-working, and often embattled political…
Chapter 5: What Else Can You Show Me? This is chapter five of the book Occupy Strategy – which is the third…
The Ossington Circle is an internet talk show hosted by Justin Podur in Toronto. This week we have architectural researcher Suzy Harris-Brandts,…
DW Global Media Forum “The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media (Speech starts at 6:10) I'd like to comment on…
On July 9, the Organization of American States held a special session to discuss the shocking behavior of the European states that…
Chris Green’s comments and queries appended to an article of mine on ZNet afford an opportunity to try, once again, to explain…
The election campaign in Australia is being fought with the lives of men, women and children. Some drown, others are banished without…
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Chomsky answers a familiar question as he has often answered before. The supposed wisdom of Zizek, Lacan, etc. – answers Chomsky, (http://www.openculture.com/2013/06/noam_chomsky_slams_zizek_and_lacan_empty_posturing.html),…
It’s now painfully clear that the president has put out a contract on the Fourth Amendment. And at the Capitol, the hierarchies…
The political peddlers, think-tank experts and media professionals are all back in full force. They want us to believe that US Secretary…
I have known my postman for more than 20 years. Conscientious and good-humoured, he is the embodiment of public service at its…
Review of Green Governance: Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons by Burns H. Weston and David Bollier,…
Chapter Four: Still More Strategic Issues This is chapter four of the book Occupy Strategy – which is the third and concluding…
Why have Edward Snowden's actions resonated so powerfully for so many people? The huge political impacts of the leaked NSA documents account…
I've received a number of requests to comment on the post: “Slavoj Žižek Responds to Noam Chomsky: ‘I Don’t Know a Guy…
Once again, I am thrilled and honored to bring Noam Chomsky to Wild Wild Left Radio. Professor Emeritus at MIT, linguist,…
Chapter Three: Tactics Are Transient This is chapter three of the book Occupy Strategy – which is the third and concluding volume of the…
According to a recent study, the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his killer is not unique. In "Operation…
The Ossington Circle is an internet talk show hosted by Justin Podur in Toronto. This week we have Middle East journalist Jon…
I have remained very cautious in responding to the events in Egypt. To this day it remains unclear to me whether what…
During his recent visit to Beirut, American thinker and philosopher Noam Chomsky met with a group of independent Syrian media activists, aid…
Chapter Two: Strategy Is Complex This is chapter two of the book Occupy Strategy – which is the third and concluding volume of the…
“The revolution is dead. Long live the revolution,” wrote Eric Walberg, a Middle East political expert and author, shortly after the Egyptian…
For more than a month, outrage has been profuse in response to news about NSA surveillance and other evidence that all three…
When I reported from South Africa in the 1960s, the Nazi admirer Johannes Vorster occupied the prime minister’s residence in Cape Town.…
This is chapter one of the book Occupy Strategy – which is the third and concluding volume of the series titled Fanfare for…
India wants Kashmir for itself. Pakistan wants Kashmir for itself. But the effect of both countries' policies has been to isolate Kashmir.…
I’ve been thinking over the weekend about the issues of revolution and love of country. This is the one US federal holiday…
Michael Albert is a co-founder of Z Communications and the author of Parecon: Life After Capitalism. In this interview with Ed Lewis he…
When Hamas and Fatah representatives met in Gaza on June 04, there was little media fanfare. In fact, neither party expected much…
This is the Conclusion of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future. You can…
With wrenching tragedies only a few miles away, and still worse catastrophes perhaps not far removed, it may seem wrong, perhaps even…
A new internet talk show begins! The Ossington Circle is hosted by Justin Podur in Toronto. A news and politics show, tOC…
Noam Chomsky’s well-known political views have tended to overshadow his groundbreaking work as a linguist and analytic philosopher. As a result, people…
“Those of us in positions of responsibility will need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors,…
At 84, Noam Chomsky remains the sharpest, most acute, most unrelenting critic of power, particularly American power. He speaks to Priyanka Borpujari about the evolution of…
The distance between Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Istanbul’s Taksim Square is impossibly long. There can be no roadmap sufficient enough to use…
Here, there, and everywhere – there is resistance. Well, not quite, not yet, but seemingly coming. People are alienated and frustrated, which is,…
My first response to the Supreme Court’s decision in the University of Texas case was to breathe a sigh of relief. I…
DURBAN – Over the last fortnight, Brazil’s two million street protesters in 80 cities supporting the Free Fare Movement have declared how…
An 11-minute mini-documentary about Afghanistan's perils and prospects. Filmed in Kabul, Afghanistan in March 2013. Features Members of Parliament Ramazon Bashardost and…
A terrible formula has taken hold: warfare state + corporate digital power = surveillance state. “National security” agencies and major tech sectors have…
Last night at the hotel lobby of an Arab Gulf country, a family walked in aiming for the westernized café that sells…
Today's news: Turkey, Brazil, Greece, Spain, generalized austerity, global warming, energy depletion, gargantuan cyber snooping, drones, Syria… Today's response: many commentators and…
Interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted May 24, 2013, MIT, Cambridge, MA. Interview conducted by John Holder and Doug Morris. Q: We asked…
