Chomsky on ‘Sniper,’ Hebdo and Terrorism (and What We Can Do About It)
"The more we can blame some crime on some enemy, the greater the outrage," Noam Chomsky said in a recent discussion about terrorism.“The more we can blame some crime on some enemy, the greater the outrage,” Noam Chomsky said in Cambridge, Mass., in a recent discussion about terrorism with Kade Crockford, the director of the ACLU of Massachusetts’ Technology for Liberty Project. “The more we are responsible for it, and therefore, incidentally, can do something about it, the less the concern,” the renowned linguist and political activist added.
—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Your support matters…Independent journalism is under threat and overshadowed by heavily funded mainstream media.
You can help level the playing field. Become a member.
Your tax-deductible contribution keeps us digging beneath the headlines to give you thought-provoking, investigative reporting and analysis that unearths what's really happening- without compromise.
Give today to support our courageous, independent journalists.
"Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing" starkly shows that, while convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev languishes in prison, victims who lost limbs in the 2013 attack still struggle to cope with their brutally altered existence.
As both countries reel from violent attacks, many people are taking to the internet to discuss possible conspiracy theories. As both countries reel from violent attacks, many people are taking to the internet to discuss possible conspiracy theories.
Here are the 10 poems that readers liked best from our very own original political poetry series, inaugurated this year. Here are the 10 poems that readers liked best from our very own original political poetry series, inaugurated this year.
Following a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized to them all during a court hearing at which he waited to be officially sentenced to death. UpdatedFollowing a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized before being sentenced to death.
This story will make you think twice before you delete your browser history.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.