The Violence Prerogative

All oppressive, criminal, and genocidal governments cloak their atrocities in the language of virtue.

The Proto-Fascist Guide to Destroying the World

Noam Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism.

The Critical Role of BR’s Ideas

A message of support from Noam Chomsky and Bob Pollin.

“The People Really Have the Power”

Noam Chomsky on the Capitol coup attempt, 2020 unrest, and the Biden administration.

The Political Economy of Saving the Planet

An interview with Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin on the climate crisis, COVID-19, and the future of environmental politics. 

Choosing Hope

Noam Chomsky and Scott Casleton discuss socialism, anarchism, and the fight for progress in U.S. politics today. 

Video: The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Redux

Video of an Ideas Matter event held at MIT on September 22, 2011

The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Redux

Using privilege to challenge the state.

Crisis and Hope

Theirs and ours.

What We Know

On the universals of language and rights

Letters from Chomsky and Galbraith on JFK and Vietnam

An exchange.

Dominance and Its Dilemmas

The Bush administration’s imperial grand strategy.

The Possibility of Humanitarian Intervention

Are states moral agents?

The Best-Selling of Vietnam

The distortions of Stanley Karnow’s Vietnam: A History.

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