Advocates of “peace now” in Ukraine would do well to listen to what Ukrainian and Russian progressives have to say.
The Surprising Pervasiveness of American Arrogance
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Noam Chomsky
Not Everyone Wanted War in Afghanistan. We Should Listen to Those Critics Now.
Rep. Barbara Lee, Noam Chomsky, and Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz issued prescient warnings about the war before it was launched.
Toward a Truly Indigenous Peace in the Korean Peninsula
Why is the Democratic Party making peace in Korea more difficult?
Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations
The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin.
The Star Trek Fallacy
The impulse to “boldly go” has gotten humanity into a mess of trouble.
Call for Sanity on Sixtieth Anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
Sixty years after Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell issued their manifesto about the growing threat of world war, the globe continues to face the prospect of nuclear annihilation — coupled with the looming threat of climate change.
Caldicott Nuclear Disarmament Conference Frightening, But Inspiring
Dr. Helen Caldicott’s nuclear disarmament seminar in New York City intrigued, educated — and scared the wits out of you.
Review: Noam Chomsky’s “Occupy”
Noam Chomsky has seen a lot of social movements. He cut his teeth on the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s. He participated in the anti-intervention struggles of the 1980s as well as in the World Social Forums that began in the 1990s. Now in his 80s, Chomsky has hardly slowed down with his schedule of writing and speaking and agitating. And he is certainly not one to watch the new Occupy movement from the sidelines.
Review: 9/11 and Was There an Alternative?
“The book you are holding was conceived, produced, and published as an act of protest.” This is the first line of the editor’s introduction to Noam Chomsky’s revised book about the causes and effects of the September 11 attacks. Originally titled simply 9-11, the book was published in November 2001. The 2011 edition features a new introduction — “Was There an Alternative?” — in which Chomsky comments on the assassination of Osama bin Laden and other developments since the book was first published.
Review: After 9/11
In After 9/11: Leading Political Thinkers about the World, the U.S. and Themselves, researcher Tobias Endler explores the role and aspirations of public intellectuals and how they reach out to their preferred audiences.