Noam Chomsky

Education and Career

In 1949, Noam Chomsky acquired an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Chomsky completed his master’s program in 1951 and earned his Ph.D. in linguistics in 1955 from UPenn.

Noam started his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955, where he still works as a linguistics professor. From 1958 to 1959, Chomsky served as a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. 

In 2017, Chomsky also joined the University of Arizona as a part-time professor of linguistics.

Grants and Awards

Awards

1984 — American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology
1987 — NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language
1988 — Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
1989 — NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language
1996 — Helmholtz Medal
1999 — Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science
2004 — Carl-von-Ossietzky Prize
2010 — Erich Fromm Prize
2011 — US Peace Prize from the US Peace Memorial Foundation
2011 — Sydney Peace Prize
2014 — Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics
2014 — Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
2015 — Sretenje Order
2017 — Seán MacBride Peace Prize
2017 — Dorothy Eldridge Peacemaker Award

Felloships and Honorary Doctorate

1967 — Honorary doctorate from the University of London and the University of Chicago
1970 — Honorary doctorate from Loyola University Chicago and Swarthmore College
1971 — Honorary doctorate from Bard College
1971 — Guggenheim Fellowship
1972 — Honorary doctorate from Delhi University
1973 — Honorary doctorate from the University of Massachusetts
1995 — Honorary fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin
1998 — Honorary doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires
2002 — Honorary doctorate from the University of Athens
2005 — Honorary fellowship from the Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin
2008 — Honorary doctorate from the University of Western Ontario
2012 — Honorary doctorate from the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste.

Research Interests and Political Views

Linguistics

Chomsky’s linguistic theory is based on biolinguistics, which holds that the principles underpinning language structure are biologically preset in the human mind and genetically inherited. He rejects behaviorist psychology and argues that language is a unique evolutionary development of the human species.

Universal grammar

Noam Chomsky’s nativist theory of innate syntactic knowledge suggests that children must learn language-specific features of their native languages. Chomsky based his argument on observations of human language acquisition. He describes a “poverty of the stimulus” gap between the rich linguistic competence children attain and the linguistic stimuli they are exposed to. He argues that an innate linguistic capacity must supplement the primary linguistic data. Noam suggests that linguists need to detect the device and the constraints it imposes on possible human languages.

Transformational-generative grammar

Transformational-generative grammar is a theory describing the modelling, encoding, and deducing of a native speaker’s linguistic capabilities. It was developed by Noam Chomsky in the mid-1950s and became the dominant syntactic theory in linguistics for two decades. It posits that language consists of both deep and surface structures, and uses mathematical notation to express the rules that govern the connection between meaning and sound. Chomsky developed the Chomsky hierarchy, a logical set of phrase-structure grammar types grouped into four nested subsets and increasingly complex types. This classification is still relevant to formal language theory and theoretical computer science.

Chomsky’s minimalist approach to grammar focused on the principles and parameters framework. Noam emphasizes the plasticity of the brain’s neural circuits and the mechanisms the brain uses to generate these rules and regulate speech.

Political Views

Noam Chomsky is a prominent political dissident who identifies as a libertarian socialist or an anarcho-syndicalist. He views these positions as ideals that best meet human needs, and believes that politics lies outside the remit of science. He believes that the political truth is systematically suppressed or distorted by an elite corporatocracy, and that intellectuals should use their resources, social privilege, and training to aid popular democracy movements. His primary political outlets are education and publication, and he is a longtime member of the Industrial Workers of the World international union.

Publications

Noam Chomsky is an author of numerous books and research articles. Check out his most complete bibliography below.

Books

• Chomsky, N. (2021). The Precipice. Neoliberalism, the Pandemic and the Urgent Need for Social Change (with C. J. Polychroniou). New York: Haymarket Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2017). Requiem for the American Dream: The Ten Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power. New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2016). Who Rules the World? New York: Metropolitan Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2015). Because We Say So. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2015). Why Only Us: Language and Evolution. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2015). What Kind of Creatures Are We? New York: Columbia University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2014). Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013. Chicago: Haymarket Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2013). Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire (Interviews with David Barsamian). New York: Metropolitan Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2013). On Western Terrorism: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare (with Andre Vltchek). London: Pluto Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2012). The Science of Language (Interviews with James McGilvray). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2012). Occupy. Brooklyn: Zuccotti Park Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2011). Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2011). How the World Works. Berkeley: Soft Skull Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2011). 9-11: Was there an Alternative? (New Edition). New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2011). A New Generation Draws the Line: Humanitarian Intervention and the “Responsibility to Protect” Today (Expanded Edition). Boulder: Paradigm Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2010). Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians (with Illan Pappé). Chicago: Haymarket Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2010). Making the Future: The Unipolar Imperial Moment. San Francisco: City Lights.
• Chomsky, N. (2010). Chomsky Notebook (Edited by Jean Bricmont and Julie Franck). New York: Columbia University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2010). New World of Indigenous Resistance: Voices from the Americas (edited by Lois Meyer and Benjamín Maldonado Alvarado). San Francisco: City Lights.
• Chomsky, N. (2010). Hopes and Prospects. Chicago: Haymarket Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2009). Of Minds and Language: A Dialogue with Noam Chomsky in the Basque Country (edited by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, Juan Uriagereka, and Pello Salaburu). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2008). The Essential Chomsky (edited by Anthony Arnove). New York: The New Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2007). Interventions. San Francisco: City Lights Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2007). What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World (Interviews with David Barsamian). New York: Metropolitan Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2006). Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy: Dialogues on Terror, Democracy, War, and Justice (with Gilbert Achcar, edited by Stephen Shalom). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2006). Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy. New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt.
• Chomsky, N. (2006). The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature (with Michel Foucault). New York: The New Press, distributed by W.W. Norton.
• Chomsky, N. (2005). Government in the Future. New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2005). Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (Interviews with David Barsamian). New York: Metropolitan Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2005). Rules and Representations. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2005). Chomsky on Anarchism (edited by Barry Pateman). Oakland, CA: AK Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2005). El terror como política exterior de Estados Unidos. Buenos Aires: Libros del Zorzal.
• Chomsky, N. (2004). Letters from Lexington: Reflections on Propaganda. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2004). Chomsky on Miseducation. D. Macedo (Ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
• Chomsky, N. (2004). Getting Haiti Right This Time. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Power and Terror: Post-9/11 Talks and Interviews. J. Junkerman & T. Masakazu (Eds.). New York: Seven Stories Press; Tokyo: Little More.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Middle East Illusions (including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance. New York: Metropolitan Books.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Chomsky on Democracy and Education. C. P. Otero (Ed.). New York: RoutledgeFalmer.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship. New York: The New Press; York: Signature Books Services.
• Chomsky, N. (2003). Bush y los años del miedo: Conversaciones con Jorge Halperín. Buenos Aires: Capital Intelectual.
• Chomsky, N. (2002). Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky. P. R. Mitchell & J. Schoeffel (Eds.). New York: The New Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2002). The Common Good: Interviews with David Barsamian. Berkeley, CA: Odonian Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2002). On Nature and Language, with an essay on “The secular priesthood and the perils of democracy”. A. Belletti & L. Rizzi (Eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2002). Peering into the Abyss of the Future. New Delhi: Institute of Social Sciences.
• Chomsky, N. (2002). Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World (updated edition). London: Pluto.
• Chomsky, N. (2001). 9-11. New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N., & Barsamian, D. (2001). Propaganda and the Public Mind: Conversations with Noam Chomsky. Cambridge, MA: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2000). New Horizons in the Study of Language and Mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (2000). A New Generation Draws the Line: Kosovo, East Timor and the Standards of the West. London: Verso.
• Chomsky, N. (2000). Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs. Cambridge, MA: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1999). The Umbrella of U.S. Power: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy. New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1999). The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1999). Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order. New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1999). Acts of Aggression: Policing “Rogue States” (with Edward Said and Ramsey Clark). New York: Seven Stories Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1998). Language and Politics (edited by Carlos P. Otero). Montréal: Black Rose Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1998). Noam Chomsky habla de América Latina (interviews with Heinz Dieterich). La Habana: Casa Editora Abril. (Later published as Hablemos de terrorismo)
• Chomsky, N. (1997). Democracy in a Neoliberal Order: Doctrines and Reality. Cape Town: University of Cape Town.
• Chomsky, N. (1997). Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda. New York: Seven Stories Press, updated 2002.
• Chomsky, N. (1996). Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1996). Class Warfare: Interviews with David Barsamian. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1995). The Minimalist Program. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1995). Sprache als Organ, Sprache als Lebensform: Anhang, Interview mit Noam Chomsky Über Linguistik und Politik (with Günther Grewendorf). Frankfurt: Suhrkamp.
• Chomsky, N. (1994). Keeping the Rabble in Line: Interviews with David Barsamian. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1994). Secrets, Lies and Democracy. Berkeley, CA: Odonian Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1993). The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (with David Barsamian). Berkeley, CA: Odonian Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1993). Year 501: The Conquest Continues. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1993). Language and Thought. Wakefield, RI: Moyer Bell.
• Chomsky, N. (1993). Discurs Politic: Tres Converencies a Catalunya. Barcelona: Editorial Empuries.
• Chomsky, N. (1993). Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1992). Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1992). What Uncle Sam Really Wants. Berkeley, CA: Odonian Press
• Chomsky, N. (1991). Terrorizing the Neighborhood: American Foreign Policy in the post-Cold War Era. Stirling, Scotland: AK Press, San Francisco: Pressure Drop Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1989). Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N., & Herman, E. S. (1988). Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1988). The Culture of Terrorism. London: Pluto Press, Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1988). Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1987). On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures. Boston: South End Press, New York: Black Rose Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1987). Language in a Psychological Setting. Tokyo: Sophia University.
• Chomsky, N. (1987). The Chomsky Reader (edited by James Peck). New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1986). Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use. New York: Praeger.
• Chomsky, N. (1986). Barriers. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1986). Pirates and Emperors: International Terrorism in the Real World. New York: Claremont Research & Publications.
• Chomsky, N. (1985). Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1984). Modular Approaches to the Study of the Mind. San Diego: California State University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1983). The Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians. New York: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1982). Towards a New Cold War: Essays on the Current Crisis and How We Got There. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1982). Noam Chomsky on the Generative Enterprise: A Discussion with Riny Huybregts and Henk van Riemsdijk. Dordrecht, Holland: Foris Publications.
• Chomsky, N. (1982). Some Concepts and Consequences of the Theory of Government and Binding. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1982). Language and the Study of Mind. Tokyo: Sansyusya Publishing.
• Chomsky, N. (1981). Radical Priorities (edited by Carlos P. Otero). Montréal: Black Rose Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1980). Language and Learning: The Debate between Jean Piaget and Noam Chomsky (edited by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini). Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1980). Rules and Representations. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Chomsky, N. and Herman, E. S. (1979). The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. and Herman, E. S. (1979). After the Cataclysm: Postwar Indochina and the Construction of Imperial Ideology. Boston: South End Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1979). Language and Responsibility: Based on Conversations with Mitson Ronat (translated from the French by John Viertel). New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1978). “Human Rights” and American Foreign Policy. Nottingham: Spokesman Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1977). Essays on Form and Interpretation. New York: North-Holland.
• Chomsky, N. (1975). Reflections on Language. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1975). The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory. New York: Plenum Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1974). Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1973). For Reasons of State. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N., & Herman, E. S. (1973). Counter-Revolutionary Violence: Bloodbaths in Fact and Propaganda. Andover: Warner Modular Publications.
• Chomsky, N. (1972). Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar. Paris: Mouton.
• Chomsky, N. (1972). Studies on Semantics in Generative Grammar. The Hague: Mouton.
• Chomsky, N. (1971). Problems of Knowledge and Freedom. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Allen, J. P. B., Van Buren, P., & Chomsky, N. (1971). Chomsky: Selected Readings. London: Oxford University Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1970). At War With Asia. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1970). Two Essays on Cambodia. Nottingham: Spokesman Books.
• Chomsky, N. (1969). American Power and the New Mandarins. New York: Pantheon Books.
• Chomsky, N., & Halle, M. (1968). The Sound Pattern of English. New York: Harper & Row.
• Chomsky, N. (1968). Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.
• Chomsky, N. (1966). Cartesian Linguistics: A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought. New York: Harper and Row.
• Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press.
• Chomsky, N. (1964). Current Issues in Linguistic Theory. The Hague: Mouton.
• Chomsky, N. (1957). Syntactic Structures. London: Mouton.

Articles

• ‘Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy’: From UN Peacekeeper to U.S. Sentinel State. (With John Price). rabble.ca. December 2, 2022.
• If We Want Humanity to Survive, We Must Cooperate With China. (co-written with Nathan J. Robinson). Current Affairs. August 15, 2022.
• What Do We Owe Afghanistan? (co-written with Nathan J. Robinson). Current Affairs. August 3, 2022.
• The Biden Administration Must Immediately Unfreeze Afghanistan’s Assets and End the Devastating Sanctions. (with Tariq Ali, Richard Falk, Sara Roy, et al.). CounterPunch. February 18, 2022.
• Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad Extend Solidarity With Residents of Marielle Vive Camp. Newsclick. December 1, 2021.
• Chomsky, Wexler on the passing of Lila Gleitman (1929-2021). Whamit! The Weekly Newsletter of MIT Linguistics. August 16, 2021.
• Chomsky and Prashad: The reality behind the US ‘withdrawal’ from Afghanistan. AlterNet. May 7, 2021.
• Inquiry needed into govts’ Covid-19 failures. with Vijay Prashad. Asia Times. January 22, 2021.
• Chomsky and Prashad: There are 3 major threats to life on Earth that we must address in 2021. With Vijay Prashad. AlterNet. January 5, 2021.
• Julian Assange is not on trial for his personality – but here’s how the US government made you focus on it. With Alice Walker. The Independent. September 9, 2020.
• On the Eviction of 450 families from Quilombo Campo Grande, Brazil. With Vijay Prashad. Socialist Project’s The Bullet. August 26, 2020.
• Noam Chomsky: On the weaponisation of false anti-Semitism charges against radical progressive movements. DiEM25. July 31, 2020.
• Noam Chomsky: A Green New Deal Can Create Jobs and Livelihoods. Literary Hub. April 22, 2020.
• Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue. The Nation. April 21, 2020.
• One of Chávez’s Most Arbitrary Acts Has Finally Been Reversed. With Leonardo Vivas and Charlie Clements. The New York Times. July 22, 2019.
• Noam Chomsky: We Must Stop War with Iran Before It’s Too Late. In These Times. May 21, 2019.
• I Just Visited Lula, the World’s Most Prominent Political Prisoner. A “Soft Coup” in Brazil’s Election Will Have Global Consequences. The Intercept. October 2, 2018.
• US Isolation. Chomsky.info. December 30, 2016.
• An Eight Point Brief for LEV (Lesser Evil Voting). (with John Halle), JohnHalle.com. June 15, 2016.
• Noam Chomsky for Refugee Crisis. DiEM25. May 5, 2016.
• Turkey continues to muzzle democracy’s watchdogs. The Washington Post. November 12, 2015.
• “The Iranian Threat” Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace? TomDispatch.com. August 20, 2015.
• One Day in the Life of a Reader of the New York Times. chomsky.info. April 6, 2015.
• Magna Carta Messed Up the World, Here’s How to Fix It. The Nation. March 23, 2015.
• A Brief History of America’s Cold-Blooded, Terroristic Treatment of Cuba. Alternet. February 5, 2015.
• Chomsky: Paris attacks show hypocrisy of West’s outrage. CNN.com. January 20, 2015.
• We Are All … Fill in the Blank. chomsky.info. January 10, 2015.
• Obama’s Historic Move. chomsky.info. December 14, 2014.
• Elites Have Forced America into a National Psychosis to Keep Us Embroiled in Imperial Wars. Alternet. December 2, 2014.
• How the Young Are Indoctrinated to Obey. Alternet. December 1, 2014.
• The Leading Terrorist State. Truthout. November 3, 2014.
• The Long, Shameful History of American Terrorism. In These Times. November 3, 2014.
• Facts on the Ground. Truthout. October 2, 2014.
• Only One Thing Will Make Israel Change Course. In These Times. October 2, 2014.
• The Crass and Brutal Approach Used to Keep Gaza Mired in Misery. Alternet. October 2, 2014.
• Ceasefires in Which Violations Never Cease. Tomdispatch.com. September 9, 2014.
• Ceasefires in Which Violations Never Cease – What’s Next for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza? TomDispatch.com. September 9, 2014.
• Owl of Minerva’s View: ISIS and Our Times. Truthout. September 5, 2014.
• The End of History? The short, strange era of human civilization would appear to be drawing to a close. In These Times. September 4, 2014.
• How Could Language Have Evolved? PLOS Biology. August 26, 2014.
• Outrage. chomsky.info. August 14, 2014.
• How Many Minutes to Midnight? Hiroshima Day 2014. TomDispatch.com. August 5, 2014.
• Nightmare in Gaza. Truthout. August 3, 2014.
• The Sledgehammer Worldview. Truthout. July 7, 2014.
• Whose Security? Tomdispatch.com. July 1, 2014.
• A Surveillance State Beyond Imagination Is Being Created in One of the World’s Freest Countries. Alternet. June 2, 2014.
• Edward Snowden, the World’s “Most Wanted Criminal”. Truthout. June 2, 2014.
• The Politics of Red Lines: Putin’s takeover of Crimea scares U.S. leaders because it challenges America’s global dominance. In These Times. May 1, 2014.
• Security and State Power / The Prospects for Survival. Truthout (adapted from a lecture by Noam Chomsky on February 28, 2014 in Santa Barbara, CA, sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation). March 3, 2014.
• Prerogatives of Power. Truthout. February 5, 2014.
• The Greatest Threat to World Peace. In These Times. February 5, 2014.
• What is the Common Good? Truthout (adapted from a lecture by Noam Chomsky at Columbia University on December 6, 2013). January 7, 2014.
• Foreword to Michael Albert, Realizing Hope: Life Beyond Capitalism. Zed Books. 2014.
• The Dangerous Rogue States Operating in the Mideast — U.S. and Israel. Alternet. December 4, 2013.
• The US Elections: Outrage, Misguided. Truthout. November 17, 2013.
• America’s Going Rogue. In These Times. November 6, 2013.
• De-Americanizing the World. Truthout. November 5, 2013.
• The one state/two state debate is irrelevant as Israel and the US consolidate Greater Israel. Mondoweiss. October 24, 2013.
• The Obama Doctrine. Truthout. October 6, 2013.
• Hidden Power and Built Form: The Politics Behind the Architecture. Architecture_MPS. October 1, 2013.
• Middle East peace talks a complete farce. Salon. September 5, 2013.
• The “Honest Broker” is Crooked. Truthout. September 2, 2013.
• Why the Israel-Palestine ‘Negotiations’ Are a Complete Farce. Alternet. September 2, 2013.
• Israel’s West Bank plans will leave Palestinians very little. CNN.com. August 16, 2013.
• Is Edward J. Snowden Aboard This Plane? Truthout. August 1, 2013.
• Fantasies. ZNet. July 21, 2013.
• The US Remains Guilty in Guatemala. Truthout. June 6, 2013.
• Humanity Imperiled: The Path to Disaster. TomDispatch.com. June 4, 2013.
• Boston and Beyond. Truthout. May 2, 2013.
• In Palestine, Dignity and Violence. Truthout. April 2, 2013.
• The Cruelty That Keeps Empires Alive. Alternet. April 2, 2013.
• Can Civilization Survive Capitalism? Alternet. March 5, 2013.
• Palestine 2012 — Gaza and the UN resolution. chomsky.info. December 1, 2012.
• Impressions of Gaza. chomsky.info. November 4, 2012.
• The Week the World Stood Still: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Ownership of the World. Tomdispatch.com. October 15, 2012.
• Issues that Obama and Romney Avoid. Truthout. October 10, 2012.
• Issues that Obama and Romney Avoid, Versión en castellano: Temas que Romney y Obama evitan. La Jornada. 10 de octubre de 2012.
• War Drums Beat Ever More Loudly Over Iran. Truthout. September 4, 2012.
• Why America and Israel Are the Greatest Threats to Peace. Alternet. September 3, 2012.
• In Hiroshima’s Shadow. Truthout. August 2, 2012.
• Destroying the Commons: How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta. Tomdispatch.com. July 22, 2012.
• Somebody Else’s Atrocities. In These Times. June 6, 2012.
• Plutonomy and the Precariat: On the History of the U.S. Economy in Decline. The Huffington Post. May 8, 2012.
• Cartagena, Beyond The Secret Service Scandal. Truthout. May 3, 2012.
• May Day by Noam Chomsky. Z Commentaries. April 29, 2012.
• The Assault on Public Education. Truthout. April 4, 2012.
• What Are Iran’s Intentions? Truthout. March 2, 2012.
• The Imperial Way: American Decline in Perspective, Part 2. Tomdispatch.com. February 15, 2012.
• “Losing” the World: American Decline in Perspective, Part 1. Tomdispatch.com. February 14, 2012.
• Anniversaries From “Unhistory”. Truthout. February 6, 2012.
• Recognizing the “Unpeople”. Truthout. January 7, 2012.
• Marching Off the Cliff. Truthout. December 6, 2011.
• Occupy The Future. In These Times. November 1, 2011.
• Was There an Alternative? Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later. TomDispatch.com. September 6, 2011.
• After 9/11, Was War the Only Option? In These Times. September 5, 2011.
• American Decline: Causes and Consequences. al-Akhbar. August 24, 2011.
• La decadencia de Estados Unidos: causas y consecuencias. Prodavinci. 23 de agosto, 2011.
• America in Decline. Truthout. August 5, 2011.
• In Israel, A Tsunami Warning. In These Times. July 7, 2011.
• The Revenge Killing of Osama bin Laden. In These Times. May 31, 2011.
• The ‘Great Moderation’ and the International Assault on Labor. In These Times. May 2, 2011.
• There is Much More to Say. ZNet. May 2011.
• Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order. TomDispatch. April 21, 2011.
• Libya and the World of Oil. Truthout. April 4, 2011.
• The Cairo-Madison Connection. Truthout. March 9, 2011.
• It’s not radical Islam that worries the US – it’s independence. The Guardian. February 4, 2011.
• It’s not radical Islam that worries the US — it’s independence, Version in Deutsch: Nicht der radikale Islam gibt den USA zu denken — es ist die Unabhängigkeit. The Guardian. 4. Februar 2011.
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