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At Riverside Church
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky addresses a capacity audience at New York’s historic Riverside Church. In his usual style, he covers a wide range of topics such as the escalating wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, food shortages, the global economic crisis, and the fast looming threat of climate change. He concludes with an ominous warning: “Of all the crises […]
What Next in the Middle East?
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs Chomsky goes over the record of the salient issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with particular attention to the relevant facts omitted from history. For decades the overwhelming international consensus has been in favor of a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. Despite Obama’s “soaring rhetoric” he deviates little from the long-standing U.S. […]
A Good Education
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs This is Chomsky at his relaxed best. It’s almost like having him in your living room as he holds a seminar with trade unionists covering a range of topics. He offers a trenchant critique of “Saint” Alan Greenspan and neo-liberal economic policies. “There is a huge gap between public policy and public opinion,” […]
Intervention
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs A tour de force. Chomsky traces American attacks on the rest of the world focusing on the post-1945 era. He begins his talk with the memorable lines: “The most recent U.S. intervention (Grenada) was yesterday, at least as of this morning.” On Israel, Chomsky says, “American liberals supported the militarization and ultimate destruction […]
The Future of the Palestinians
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky denounces “the custodians of history who give the approved version” of reality. When it comes to Palestine he advises to “disabuse yourself of illusions and remember the facts.” He warns, “The depth of racism in Tel Aviv and Washington toward the Palestinians prevents a just solution.” Israel “is the state of the Jewish people […]
Strategies for a Just Peace
Noam Chomsky
In the U.S. “elite elements across the board agree we are a violent lawless state not subject to international law.” Unless the peace movement addresses “real institutional changes we are putting band aids on cancers.” How to change things? Chomsky reminds people “it’s basically in our hands.” Good discussion on the Iraq-Iran War and U.S. […]
The U.S. vs. The Gospels
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs A stunning title? Not really. It reflects exactly U.S. policy in the 1980s when it aggressively rolled back the Catholic Church’s liberation theology. In addition to the title topic the following subjects are covered: the death of Pinochet, Chile today: “full of fear,” the culture of terrorism, the elections of Correa in Ecuador […]
Lebanon & the Crisis in Middle East
Noam Chomsky
The Middle East is a war zone. The region is drenched in conflict and the threat of conflict. According to the Bush administration, the evildoers Syria and Iran and their proxies in Iraq and in Lebanon are the “root cause” of the violence. It’s a relief to learn that the massive U.S. naval, air, and […]
At West Point
Noam Chomsky
A rare opportunity to hear Chomsky talking to the cadets at West Point on “just war theory.” Chomsky takes down Michael Walzer who proclaims that Afghanistan and Serbia are examples of the “triumph of just war theory.” Also coming under critical scrutiny is Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Just War Against Terror. Chomsky reviews the […]
Another World is Possible
Noam Chomsky
2004 MIT Interviews
Noam Chomsky
3 CDs Series of interviews with David Barsamian
The Doctrine of Change of Course
Noam Chomsky
Great powers have always played cat and mouse games. The game is played to fool the target audience, the domestic population. Rulers cloak their motives behind some exalted principle. So the propaganda machinery churns out words and terms of mass deception. Perennial favorites are liberation, democracy, open markets, the national interest, self-defense and freedom. When […]

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