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American author and professor Noam Chomsky was in Beirut to give a commencement speech and accept an honorary degree at the American…
Quelle: www.kontext-tv.de The Iranian threat is a “Western obsession”. The majority of the states and the Arab societies don’t perceive Iran…
Quelle: www.kontext-tv.de “Much to the satisfaction of the United States and its allies it's been essentially no change to the major…
Unreported in the mainstream press is the dramatic long-term hunger strike by a group of Americans in solidarity with the hunger strikers…
My friend Hanna is Syrian and also happens to be Christian. The latter fact was rarely of consequence, except whenever he wished…
House Speaker John Boehner calls Edward Snowden a “traitor.” The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein, labels his brave whistleblowing…
A report and interview with Manish Kunjam, General Secretary of the Adivasi Mahasabha, from their march for tribal autonomy on March 9,…
Working at Z Communications, with the new organization IOPS, and with the new left social networking project now called WorldSocial – previously…
That the poverty situation in the Philippines has not improved has been the cause of much concern lately. According to the National…
Quelle: www.kontext-tv.de “The future of the Euro zone looks pretty dim unless primarily Germany changes its stance”, says Noam Chomsky. Germany…
While it is positive that the USA and Russia have been discussing a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war, the reality…
Dear Senator Feinstein, On Thursday, when you responded to news about the massive ongoing surveillance of phone records of people in the…
On Mother’s Day, May 12, The Boston Globe featured a photo of a young woman with her toddler son sleeping in her…
On April 21, the BBC obtained disturbing video footage shot in Burma. It confirmed extreme reports of what has been taking place…
As editor of the Daily Mail in 1970s and 80s, David English invented a newspaper for those urgently seeking membership of the…
Of all the charges against Bradley Manning, the most pernicious — and revealing — is “aiding the enemy.” A blogger at The New…
What is the future likely to bring? A reasonable stance might be to try to look at the human species from the…
This is Albert's brief conclusion to the Peercommony/Parecon discussion/debate found here: https://znetwork.org/znet/zdebatealbsiefkes.htm Siefkes didn't feel a need to add one. Albert thought it…
Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, political critic and activist. He is an institute professor and professor emeritus in the department of linguistics and philosophy…
Air of uncertainty is engulfing most matters related to Egypt. Since the Egyptian revolt started over two years ago, the country remains…
It is very unfortunate that Ernest Moniz, the new Energy Secretary, is, like Barack Obama, an “all of the above” energy guy. …
Everyone knows what one looks like. They’ve got the leather boots. Maybe some chains. Trench-coats. They wait in dark alleys with perfectly-spherical…
Darwin observed that conscience is what most distinguishes humans from other animals. If so, grief isn’t far behind. Realms of anguish are…
When she was 24 years old, in 1979, Fahima Vorgetts left Afghanistan. By reputation, she had been outspoken, even rebellious, in her…
An Open Letter to the Evergreen State College and Beyond! Peter Bohmer I urge everyone to honor the Tuesday, May 28th…
I spent a week in Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, at the end of April 2013, talking to people among whom there…
Michael Albert, Jessica Azulay, and David Marty Occupy Strategy Volume 3 of Fanfare for the Future Woods Hole, MA: Z Books, Z…
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We have described desirable key defining institutions for four key spheres of social life, and two overarching contexts. This is not a…
In 1940, as Nazi armies marched across Europe, United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) president Walter Reuther made a stunning proposal: Retool the…
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin talks to Dr. Noam Chomsky, philosopher, linguist, professor, political critic, and author of…
In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, “Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power…
Chapter Seven: Participatory World This is the chapter seven of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare…
Since 2009, Voices for Creative Nonviolence has maintained a grim record we call the “The Afghan Atrocities Update” which gives the dates,…
MIT professor Noam Chomsky criticized the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, saying President Barack Obama could have provoked…
It is an event “of cosmic proportions”, said one Palestinian academic, a befitting description of Stephen Hawking’s decision to boycott an Israeli…
American workers need jobs. They also need protection from chemicals and pollutants that threaten their lives, health, environment, climate, and future. Gina…
As they spoke to a BBC correspondent in their run-down room which they call home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a man sobbed as…
The president’s new choices for Commerce secretary and FCC chair underscore how far down the rabbit hole his populist conceits have tumbled.…
Seemingly out of nowhere the FBI announced that fugitive Black activist Assata Shakur was now declared a “terrorist” on their Most Wanted…
Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Noam Chomsky, is without doubt the most widely heard and read public intellectual…
Chapter Six Occupy Vision: Stewardship This is the chapter six of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare…
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Thirty-one months ago, when the Service Employees International Union first defeated the National Union of Healthcare Workers in a unit of 45,000…
When President Obama was first elected, in 2008, much of the world waited to see what sorts of changes he would introduce…
In this episode of press TV's documentary program renowned American academic Noam Chomsky says the United States would be recognized as a…
Himanshu Kumar is a Gandhian activist who, together with his wife, ran the Vanvasi Chetana Ashram in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh for 22 years.…
April is usually a cheerful month in New England, with the first signs of spring, and the harsh winter at last receding.…
Progressives often wonder why so many Republican lawmakers stick to their avowed principles while so many Democratic lawmakers abandon theirs. We can…
It happens over and over again. A company proposes some big project, environmentalists oppose it, but unions say it will create jobs.…
