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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political activist, and social critic.

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Thought Control in the US

From a comparative perspective, the United States is unusual if not unique in the lack of restraints on freedom of expression. It is also unusual in the range and effectiveness of the methods employed to restrain freedom of thought. The two phenomena are related. Liberal democratic theorists have lo

Noam Chomsky • 12 min read

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Israel's Invasion and the Disarmament Movement

On June 12, 1982, over half a million people demonstrated in New York, calling for a halt to the nuclear arms race. The demonstration was unusual in its size, and even more so in the favorable media coverage it received. About the same time, a few thousand people in scattered cities throughout the c

Noam Chomsky • 22 min read