Chomsky 10 Years After 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 This Thursday, Seven Stories Press will release a 10th anniversary reissue of Noam Chomsky's book on the World Trade Center attacks titled "9-11: Was There an Alternative?" and TomDispatch has an exclusive excerpt from the new preface. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bring the Troops Noam

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Cuba From the Other Side

Karen Lee Wald / Truthdig Apr 9, 2011 I thought it would be helpful if people who are always hearing and reading about the “repression of dissidents” in Cuba and jump to their defense could also hear the other side: What happened to the thousands of people whose lives were affected by the actions of terrorists from inside and outside the country.I thought it would be helpful if people who are always hearing and reading about the “repression of dissidents” in Cuba and jump to their defense could also hear the other side. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Lopsided Law of Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 The lopsided law of immigration vs. Wall Street, humans actually do make it rain, and Glenn Beck goes after Google. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Countercultural Conversation With Noam Chomsky

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 The following is an interview with professor Noam Chomsky examining the question of why the counterculture, which had been so endemic to the politics of dissent in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, no longer seems to exist in any viable way.The following is an interview with Noam Chomsky about why the counterculture no longer seems to exist in any viable way. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2010 It's a short one this morning, class, so pay close attention: Noam Chomsky sounds off on the Iranian threat, Fox makes stuff up about the oil spill, some nutty professor is claiming Jesus was never crucified and trouble in Israeli academia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Warning From Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Elites

Fred Branfman / Truthdig Jun 7, 2010 Whether in war or finance, the imperial mentality of elites is increasingly threatening the "unpeople" of the world, as Noam Chomsky writes in his latest book. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Fed Up With Israel, Chomsky Will Do Video

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 Noam Chomsky might have made it through an Israeli border crossing into Palestinian territory on his second attempt, but the aged intellectual, frustrated by what he called Israeli games, has opted instead to deliver his lecture via videoconference. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Turns Chomsky Away

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2010 Political activist-critic Noam Chomsky was refused entry into Israel on Sunday. He was to have delivered a lecture at the Bir Zeit University near Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hava Nagila Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 Noam Chomsky on "the evil scourge of terrorism," Glenn Greenwald on White House reporters being afraid of the White House, plus: why you can't be a cop in Papua, Indonesia, if you've had your penis enlarged. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Has ‘Never Seen Anything Like This’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 19, 2010 America's greatest intellectual says, "The mood of the country is frightening The level of anger, frustration and hatred of institutions is not organized in a constructive way It is going off into self-destructive fantasies"America's greatest intellectual says, "The mood of the country is frightening ". Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Robert Reich Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2010 What Noam Chomsky has to say about globalization, why older is wiser, and proof that at least two of the three bozos who most wrecked the economy still don't get it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )