Jean Lievens: Noam Chomsky on Education
Noam Chomsky discusses the purpose of education, impact of technology, whether education should be perceived as a cost or an investment and the value of standardised assessment.
Noam Chomsky: US and Canada Virtually Expelled from South America
On Morales and Snowden, US & Canada Virtually Being Expelled from the Hemisphere On July 9, the Organization of American States held a special session to discuss the shocking behavior of the European states that had refused to allow the government plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales to enter their airspace. Morales was flying home …
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Theophillis Goodyear: Chomsky on Paranoia of the Superrich
The Paranoia of the Superrich and Superpowerful Noam Chomsky Huffington Post, 4 February 2013 EXTRACT Right after the assassination of Osama bin Laden, amid all the cheers and applause, there were a few critical comments questioning the legality of the act. Centuries ago, there used to be something called presumption of innocence. If you apprehend …
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Michel Bauwens: Noam Chomsky on Passionate Production
Noam Chomsky on Passionate Production “The kind of work that should be the main part of life is the kind of work you would want to do if you weren’t being paid for it. It’s work that comes out of your own internal needs, interests and concerns.” Excerpted from an interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted …
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Bin Laden Show 35: Chomsky on Assassination
Noam Chomsky: My Reaction to Osama bin Laden’s Death Guernica, May 6, 2011 We might ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush’s compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic. It’s increasingly clear that the operation was a planned assassination, multiply violating elementary norms of …
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Journal: Chomsky on Mid-Term Elections
I have rather mixed opinions of Chomsky, but think he is on the mark in this OpEd. The US Elections: Outrage, Misguided truthout 17 November 2010 Noam Chomsky The U.S. midterm elections register a level of anger, fear and disillusionment in the country like nothing I can recall in my lifetime. Since the Democrats are …
Paul Craig Roberts: Why Do Academics Fear the Truth About 9/11?
9/11 Truth and the Silence of the IR Discipline (IR stands for International Relations) by David A. Hughes http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/40161/ Full Text Conclusion Below the Fold
