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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

professor, linguistics, MIT
http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/people/faculty/chom...
Noam Chomsky is a leading linguistic scientist and a longtime professor at MIT. His 1957 book Syntactic Structures outlined his theories of transformational generative grammar and made him a prominent and controversial figure in the field. Chomsky is also known as a political activist suspicious of big media, big business and big government.  [more]
Robert Fisk: War, Geopolitics, and History
Robert Fisk
April 9, 2006
01:41:48
Robert Fisk, journalist for the UK-based publication, The Independent, recounts his experiences traveling around the world and living in the Middle East.
Vietnam War Remembered
Vietnam War Remembered
Noam Chomsky
April 30, 2005
01:53:55
To commemorate the anniversary of the official end of the war in Vietnam, Ngo Vinh Long, Noam Chomsky and Linda Pinkow share their current perspectives on the American involvement in Vietnam.Image
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Exception to the Rulers: Media in Democracy
Noam Chomsky
April 29, 2004
01:49:40
Amy and David Goodman are joined by Noam Chomsky to explore the risks that corporate media pose to a democratic society.Tackling subjects like corporate influence over government and the deceptions of political leaders, the Goodmans explore the risks that corporate media pose to a democratic society
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Propaganda and War: Iraq and Beyond
Noam Chomsky
November 24, 2003
01:49:57
MIT linguistics scientist Noam Chomsky discusses the use of propaganda in time of war, specifically in reference to America's war in Iraq. This lecture is sponsored by the City in Transition.
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Another World: Alternative Ways to Globalization
Noam Chomsky
February 28, 2003
01:59:59
Panelists explore alternative and constructive pathways to globalization in "Another World Is Possible", the culminating forum of the Student Research Conference.
Noam Chomsky: Emerging Framework of World Power
Noam Chomsky
April 23, 2002
01:37:57
Noam Chomsky discusses the war on terrorism, US involvement with Afghanistan, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad.
Image of Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Author: Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman
Publisher: Pantheon (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 480 pages
Image of Propaganda and the Public Mind
Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Publisher: South End Press (2001)
Binding: Paperback, 256 pages
Image of Syntactic Structures (2nd Edition)
Author: Noam Chomsky
Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter (2002)
Binding: Paperback, 117 pages
Image of What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World (American Empire Project)
Author: Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Publisher: Metropolitan Books (2007)
Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
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