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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is institute professor (emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and laureate professor of linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury chair in the program in environment and social justice at the University of Arizona. He is the author of numerous best-selling political books, which have been translated into scores of languages, including most recently Optimism Over Despair, The Precipice  and, with Marv Waterstone, Consequences of Capitalism. His latest book is Notes on Resistance.

Optimism of the Will

And the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

By Noam Chomsky On October 4, 2022On October 4, 2022

Welcome to a Science-Fiction Planet

How George Orwell’s Doublethink Became the Way of the World

By Noam Chomsky On June 16, 2022On June 17, 2022

The Path to a Livable Future

Or Will Rich Corporations Trash the Planet?

By Noam Chomsky and Stan Cox On October 24, 2021On October 24, 2021

The Doomsday Clock

Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival

By Noam Chomsky On October 3, 2021On October 3, 2021

The Doomsday Clock

Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival

By Noam Chomsky On June 12, 2016On June 12, 2016

The Costs of Violence

Masters of Mankind (Part 2)

By Noam Chomsky On May 10, 2016On May 10, 2016

American Power Under Challenge

Masters of Mankind (Part 1)

By Noam Chomsky On May 8, 2016On May 9, 2016

“The Iranian Threat” 

Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace? 

By Noam Chomsky On August 20, 2015On May 15, 2021

Ceasefires in Which Violations Never Cease

What’s Next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza?

By Noam Chomsky On September 9, 2014On September 9, 2014

How Many Minutes to Midnight?

Hiroshima Day 2014

By Noam Chomsky On August 5, 2014On August 6, 2014

Whose Security? 

How Washington Protects Itself and the Corporate Sector 

By Noam Chomsky On July 1, 2014On July 1, 2014

Humanity Imperiled 

The Path to Disaster

By Noam Chomsky On June 4, 2013On June 4, 2013

The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful

Washington’s Dilemma on a “Lost” Planet

By Noam Chomsky On February 3, 2013On February 3, 2013

The Week the World Stood Still

The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World

By Noam Chomsky On October 15, 2012On October 15, 2012

Is the World Too Big to Fail? 

By Noam Chomsky On August 12, 2012On August 12, 2012

Destroying the Commons

By Noam Chomsky On July 22, 2012On July 22, 2012

Plutonomy and the Precariat

By Noam Chomsky On May 8, 2012On May 8, 2012

The Imperial Way

By Noam Chomsky On February 15, 2012On February 15, 2012

“Losing” the World

By Noam Chomsky On February 14, 2012On February 14, 2012

Was There an Alternative?

By Noam Chomsky On September 6, 2011On September 6, 2011

Cuba in the Crosshairs

By Noam Chomsky On August 14, 2011On August 14, 2011

Is the World Too Big to Fail?

By Noam Chomsky On April 21, 2011On April 21, 2011

Noam Chomsky, Eyeless in Gaza

By Noam Chomsky On April 27, 2010On April 28, 2010

Noam Chomsky, Unexceptional Americans

By Noam Chomsky On May 19, 2009On February 17, 2021

Noam Chomsky, Terrorists Wanted the World Over

By Noam Chomsky On February 26, 2008On March 25, 2011

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