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Posted Friday, November 06, 2009
War, Peace and Obama's Nobel

War, Peace and Obama's Nobel. In These Times. November 5, 2009.



Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Recent Chomsky article, and interview

What Obama Didn't Say in His Cairo Address Speaks Volumes About His Mideast Policy. Alternet. June 4, 2009.

Kick-starting the environmental movement: An interview with Noam Chomsky. With Dan Mossip-Balkwill. July 2009.



Posted Saturday, October 24, 2009
Two-part interview with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, from April 2009

Noam Chomsky on the Global Economic Crisis, Healthcare, US Foreign Policy and Resistance to American Empire. With Amy Goodman. April 13, 2009.

Noam Chomsky on US Expansion of Afghan Occupation, the Uses of NATO, and What Obama Should Do in Israel-Palestine. With Amy Goodman. April 3, 2009.



Posted Monday, October 19, 2009
Chomsky talk in Mexico City, in English and Spanish

The Unipolar Moment and the Obama Era. Nezahualcóyotl Hall, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Federal District, Mexico. September 21, 2009.

Guerra, drogas y política, elementos del mundo bipolar. Nezahualcóyotl Hall, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Federal District, Mexico. September 21, 2009.



Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009
Three recent news stories on Chomsky

Professor Chomsky speaks at rally. By Kamil Dada and Alex Yu. October 5, 2009.

Noam Chomsky on Getting Rid of Elites and Much, Much More. By Amanda Ingram. October 4, 2009.

Chomsky blames the US for causing stress in the region. By El Universal. August 25, 2009.



Posted Monday, October 12, 2009
Chomsky books banned at Guantánamo

Anti-war activist's works banned at prison camps. By Carol Rosenberg. October 11, 2009.



Posted Saturday, October 10, 2009
New article for In These Times, and recent videos from BigThink.com

Barack Obama and the 'Unipolar Moment'. In These Times. October 6, 2009.

Noam Chomsky's Trick for Avoiding Political Letdown: Low Expectations. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

The "Democratic Deficit". BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

Democracy: America's Oldest Spectator Sport. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

When Paying Taxes Became Un-American. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

Noam Chomsky on Cutting the Cost of Drugs. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

The Return of WWII Economics?. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

Noam Chomsky on Language's Great Mysteries. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

Ethical Dilemmas: Should I Protest Against My Government and Risk Jail Time?. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.

Noam Chomsky on Love. BigThink.com. August 26, 2009.



Posted Sunday, October 04, 2009
Recent Chomsky article and interview

Coups, UNASUR, and the U.S.. Z Magazine. October, 2009.

What's Ahead for the World?. Your Call Radio. October 1, 2009.



2000 Chomsky article on East Timor

Green Light for War Crimes. The Little Magazine. May, 2000.



Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Chomsky in Venezuela

Noam Chomsky Meets with Chavez in Venezuela. By James Suggett. August 28, 2009.



Posted Sunday, September 20, 2009
New Chomsky article in Boston Review

Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours. Boston Review. September/October, 2009.



Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009
A new article, and a recent debate

Noam Chomsky debates Ian Williams. Foreign Policy in Focus. August 3 - September 1, 2009.

Militarizing Latin America. chomsky.info. August 30, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Chomsky interview with the Phnom Penh Post

Noam Chomsky interview. With George McLeod. March 27, 2009.



Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Chomsky podcast from 2008

June's Release from the Archive: Phil Gasper, Noam Chomsky and George Carlin. Seeing Red Radio. August 7, 2008.

"We've reached back in the vaults to one of the best shows of 2008, with a podcast featuring Professor Phil Gasper on the ABC's of Marxism. We also include commentary from Noam Chomsky, comedic truth-telling from the late George Carlin, all mixed with the music of Ani Difranco, Utah Philips, the Weavers, Amon Tobin, David Rovics, DJ Spooky, HiM, and more."



Posted Sunday, August 02, 2009
New piece "On Chomsky":

Where To Now For Jewish America?. By Antony Loewenstein. January 24, 2009.



Posted Saturday, August 01, 2009
Text of Chomsky talk on UN General Assembly panel

The Responsibility to Protect. UN General Assembly, New York City. July 23, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Chomsky on panel at UN General Assembly

Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Doctrine. United Nations General Assembly. July 23, 2009.

And a summary of the speakers' comments:

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/ga10847.doc.htm



Posted Monday, July 27, 2009
Recent Chomsky interview

Transcript:

Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky. With Michael Dranove. March 13, 2009.

And videos:

Interview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky. Wikinews. March 13, 2009.



Posted Monday, July 20, 2009
Recent Chomsky interview, on US policy towards separatist ambitions

US policy towards separatist ambitions. With Peshawa Abdulkhaliq Muhammed. July 5, 2009.



Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Three recent Chomsky interviews

A New American Era? An Interview with Noam Chomsky on American Society, Politics and Foreign Policy. With Chronis Polychroniou. February 28, 2009.

Chomsky: Understanding the Crisis -- Markets, the State and Hypocrisy. WithSameer Dossani. February 10, 2009.

Chomsky on Obama. With John F. Kirch. November 21, 2008.



Posted Thursday, July 09, 2009
New chomsky.info article

Season of Travesties: Freedom and Democracy in mid-2009. chomsky.info. July 9, 2009.



Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009
New video and transcript of Brecht Forum speech

Video:
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours (American Power and the New Mandarins 40th Anniversary Talk). Brecht Forum, Riverside Church, New York City. June 12, 2009.

Transcript:
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours (American Power and the New Mandarins 40th Anniversary Talk). Brecht Forum, Riverside Church, New York City. June 12, 2009.



Posted Sunday, July 05, 2009
Recent Chomsky interview

"Little difference" between Obama, Bush in substance. With Richard Hall. June 24, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Chomsky on the Past 10 Years: Seattle '99 to WSF to Climate in '09

Noam Chomsky on the Past 10 Years: Seattle '99 to WSF to Climate in '09. Pittsburgh Indymedia. June 18, 2009.



Five Chomsky talks over the years at the Harvard University Institute of Politics

Israel & Palestine After Disengagement: Where Do We Go From Here? (Debate with Alan Dershowitz). Harvard University Institute of Politics. November 29, 2005.

Why Iraq? Harvard University Institute of Politics. November 4, 2002.

Sovereignty and World Order. Harvard University Institute of Politics. March 25, 1999.

Massacre in East Timor: A Case Study in U.S. Foreign Policy. Harvard University Institute of Politics. April 21, 1992.

Media Coverage of the Gulf War: Journalism or Jingoism? Harvard University Institute of Politics. April 30, 1991.



Posted Monday, June 29, 2009
New Chomsky interview transcription

Noam Chomsky interview. With Brian Lehrer. June 9, 2009.

Many thanks to Ken Levy for the transcription.



New Chomsky video

American Power and the New Mandarins - 40th Anniversary Talk. Brecht Forum, Riverside Church, New York City. June 12, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Chomsky at West Point on "Just War Theory"

Just War Theory. U.S. Military Academy, West Point. April 20, 2006.

Many thanks to Mariko Sakurai and Scott Senn for their work on the transcription.



Two recent Chomsky audio interviews

Noam Chomsky on WorldStreams. WorldStreams. June 17, 2009.

Noam Chomsky. Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC. June 9, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Chomsky.info article on Gaza updated

"Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009. chomsky.info. January 19, 2009 (revised and updated June 6, 2009).



Posted Sunday, June 07, 2009
New article on Israel-Palestine on chomsky.info

Turning Point?. chomsky.info. June 7, 2009.



Posted Friday, June 05, 2009
Interview with the Tehran Times

Iran is pressured because of its independent stance: Chomsky. With the Tehran Times. April 15, 2009.



Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Audio and transcipt of Chomsky interview on Citizen Radio

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein. Citizen Radio. May 13, 2009.

Interview with Professor Noam Chomsky. With Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein. May 13, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Interview from May 2009, interview from November 2008

Obama, Cigarettes and Marijuana with Noam Chomsky. Dr. Ken Hildebrandt, YouTube. May 17, 2009.

"Black Faces in Limousines:" A Conversation with Noam Chomsky. With Joe Walker. November 14, 2008.



Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009
New Chomsky article

The Torture Memos. chomsky.info. May 21, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Recent interview with Radio Digna, Mexico

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Radio Digna (with version dubbed in Spanish). Radio Digna. April 2, 2009.



Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
New Chomsky radio interview

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Neil Denny. Little Atoms. April 24, 2009.

And for additional archived Chomsky video, see the CSPAN Video Library.



Posted Sunday, April 12, 2009
Radio interview with Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Jean Feraca. Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Wisconsin Public Radio. April 7, 2009.



Posted Monday, April 06, 2009
Recent Chomsky interview, text and audio

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein. Citizen Radio. April 1, 2009.

Interview with Professor Noam Chomsky. With Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein. April 1, 2009.



Posted Sunday, March 29, 2009
New Chomsky video

Chomsky on Geithner. The Real News Network. March 26, 2009.



Posted Thursday, March 26, 2009
Two recent interviews with Christiana Voniati

Chomsky On Gaza. With Christiana Voniati. February 16, 2009.

Anomie, oil wars and US elections. With Christiana Voniati. November 2, 2008.



Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Another Chomsky lecture on Gaza (video)

The U.S. -- Israel's Godfather. Palestine Cultural Center for Peace, Boston, MA. January 21, 2009.



Posted Monday, January 26, 2009
Professor Chomsky on President Obama and Palestine

Obama on Israel-Palestine. chomsky.info. January 24, 2009.

Chomsky: No change coming with Obama. With Afshin Rattansi. January 24, 2009.

Noam Chomsky: Obama's Stance on Gaza Crisis "Approximately the Bush Position". Democracy Now! January 23, 2009.



Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Noam Chomsky on Gaza

"Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009. chomsky.info. January 19, 2009.

Chomsky: Undermining Gaza. With Sameer Dossani. January 16, 2009.

Noam Chomsky Public Forum on Gaza. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. January 13, 2008.



Posted Monday, January 05, 2009
Two recent Chomksky interviews
  The Economy, Democracy and the American Presidential Elections. With Assaf Kfoury. November 27, 2008.
  The Financial Crisis of 2008. With Simone Bruno. October 13, 2008.


Posted Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Three recent articles (and some audio & video)
  The Election, Economy, War, and Peace. ZNet. November 25, 2008.


Posted Sunday, December 21, 2008
Carol Chomsky passes away

Obituaries:

Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/12/20/carol_chomsky_at_78_harvard_language_professor_was_wife_of_mit_linguist/

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/us/21chomsky-carol.html

Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20081222_Harvard_linguist_Carol_Chomsky.html

The family asks that donations in lieu of flowers or gifts be sent to Oxfam:
http://www.oxfam.org/getinvolved/donate

Messages of condolence can be sent to Professor Chomsky at the mail/email addresses at:

http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/chomsky.home.html



Posted Friday, October 31, 2008
Two Chomsky interviews on the US election

The United States Has Essentially a One-Party System. With Gabor Steingart. October 10, 2008.

Noam Chomsky interviewed by Paul Jay. Real News Network. October 20, 2008.



Posted Saturday, September 20, 2008
Two articles, three interviews

Viewpoints: Where now for capitalism?. BBC News. September 19, 2008.

Status of Forces Agreement. Kurdistani Nwe. August 9, 2008.

Seditious books in South Korea. With Youn Ki. September 17, 2008.

US-EU Relations. With Matic Primc. September 10, 2008.

The Israel-Palestine Conflict. With Hub Radio. April 23, 2008.



Forthcoming Chomsky interview on David Barsamian's Alternative Radio

Oct 21 - Noam Chomsky - Wars, Bailouts & Elections
(consult your local carrier for broadcast time)



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