Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous best-selling political works. His latest books are Failed States, The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and What We Say Goes, a conversation book with David Barsamian, both in the American Empire Project series at Metropolitan Books. The Essential Chomsky (edited by Anthony Arnove), a collection of his writings on politics and on language from the 1950s to the present, has just been published by the New Press.

Currently

  • The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia

    May 19, 2009

    Historical amnesia is a dangerous phenomenon, not only because it undermines moral and intellectual integrity but also because it lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead.

2008

  • The Most-Wanted List

    February 26, 2008

    Making a list of the most hated arch-criminals--not the usual suspects.

2007

  • How to Stop a Showdown With Iran

    April 5, 2007

    There's no way of knowing if the White House is planning war in Iran. But stopping Bush from sparking intentional or accidental war requires the promotion of democracy--this time at home--in a way that allows public opinion to shape policy.

2001

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