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Globalization: The New Face of Capitalism
Noam Chomsky
Globalization is hailed by the pundits as an irresistible natural force. It’s like gravity, they say. Just accept it and go on with your life. A contrary view says this international economic order is nothing more than old wine in a new bottle. Powerful transnational institutions like the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund […]
Lessons from Yugoslavia & E. Timor
Noam Chomsky
The U.S.-led NATO attack on Yugoslavia was carried out ostensibly to stop human rights abuses. The bombing campaign triggered a massive increase in killings and expulsions. In East Timor, the site of much greater massacres, the U.S., pursuing different policy aims, chose another course of action. Concern for human rights and international law is selectively […]
Kosovo and Iraq
Noam Chomsky
The hypocrisy quotient runs particularly high as moral standards are invoked to justify indiscriminate bombing campaigns. In this talk, Chomsky reveals how, under the cover of humanitarian concerns, NATO gets built up as an international police force in Kosovo, and in Iraq, the United Nations becomes the conduit for U.S. intervention.
1999 Harvard Trade Union Program
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky, in a great informal give-and-take with union leaders from around the world, covers topics such as Alan Greenspan, the fairy-tale economy, manufacturing consent, the Internet, Boeing, crime, and the drug war. Recorded at Harvard.
U.S. to World: Get Out of the Way
Noam Chomsky
3 CDs Wide-ranging discussions on Iraq, bombings, sanctions, the UN, a Chomskyan Articles of Impeachment, Europe’s potential challenge to U.S. hegemony, NPR, global economic crisis, Brazil, war crimes & war criminals, Kissinger & Cambodia, U.S. chemical warfare in Vietnam, Laos, internal conflict in Israel, “The Grand Inquisitor,” cyberspace & e-mail, Social Security, public education, health […]
U.S. Iraq Policy: Motives and Consequences
Noam Chomsky
U.S. missile and air strikes on Iraq are almost routine. Staples of media coverage include Pentagon-generated footage of jets roaring off carrier decks, bemedalled generals with their pointers and maps showing targets, government officials and pundits making pronouncements about Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, the evil dictator who violates international law and the continuing need […]
Chomsky in New Zealand
Noam Chomsky
Recorded in Christchurch, two lectures. Recorded at the Opera House.
The Framework of U.S. Global Power
Noam Chomsky
U.S. Human Rights Policy: Rhetoric & Practice
Noam Chomsky
December 10, 1998 marked the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is the seminal human rights document. The U.S. stresses human rights in its foreign policy; however, its application is selective. Abuses in, say, Saudi Arabia, are ignored, while those in Cuba are the focus of much attention. In […]
Activist Victories
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky describes the impact and influence of activists and solidarity movements. He says, e.g., Because of opposition “the Reagan administration was never able to intervene directly in Central America a la Kennedy and Johnson were able to do in Southeast Asia in the 1960s.” He also discusses “worthy and unworthy victims,” one of the themes […]
The Multilateral Agreement on Investment
Noam Chomsky
MAI, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, crafted in virtually secrecy, is a sweeping new international trade pact. Critics call it, NAFTA on steroids. It is designed to give investment bankers and transnational corporations unprecedented power and privileges over governments and local communities. If enacted its rules would allow foreign investors to challenge national laws and […]
An Inquiry into Global Capitalism
Noam Chomsky
The jargon of the international economy fills the air: fast track, globalization, the Multilateral Agreement on Investment, Asian tiger meltdowns, and IMF bailouts. Since the economy of Thailand began to unravel in the summer of 1997, a domino-like effect has been felt throughout Asia. South Korea, the 11th biggest economy in the world, is the […]

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