Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomskyis an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, logician, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes described as "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy, and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He has spent more than half a century at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is Institute Professor Emeritus, and is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth7 December 1928
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
For many of the world's conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement.
The Occupy movement is - it was a big surprise.
Egypt is the second-largest recipient over a long period of U.S. military and economic aid. Israel is first.
Everyone knows that when you look at a television ad, you do not expect to get information. You expect to see delusion and imagery.
It was during the Reagan years that defiance of international law and the U.N. Charter became entirely open.
The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment.
The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis.
The U.S. is just in a class by itself in military expenses. It basically matches the rest of the world, and it's far more advanced.
The U.S. increasingly has taken on the characteristics of what we describe as 'failed states.'
The U.S. has the most dysfunctional healthcare system in the industrial world, has about twice the per capita costs, and some of the worst outcomes. It's also the only privatized system.
The U.S. has strategic and economic interests in Southeast Asia that must be secured. Holding Indochina is essential to securing these interests. Therefore, we must hold Indochina.
The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world.
It's a good idea to revitalize community colleges, to cut back, to modify the student loan program so it doesn't go through banks.
The poorest country in South America, Bolivia, had been devastated by neoliberal economic policies.