Chomsky


Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
Who Rules the World? (American Empire Project)
Chomsky On Anarchism
Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
How the World Works
On Palestine
The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature
Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
9-11
Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World
Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
Noam Chomsky
When understanding fails, there is always more force in reserve. As the "experiments in material and human resources control" collapse and "revolutionary development" grinds to a halt, we simply resort more openly to the Gestapo tactics that are barely concealed behind the facade of pacification. When American cities explode, we can expect the same. The technique of "limited warfare" translates neatly into a system of domestic repression - far more humane, as will quickly be explained, than mass ...more
Noam Chomsky, Chomsky On Anarchism

How is it that you can read this book? An obvious answer is because you know English. An equally obvious answer is because the light is on. These two explanations for an apparently trivial ability can illuminate a fundamental dichotomy: the difference between our knowledge of language and our use of that knowledge; between our competence and our performance. Your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary of English, your competence as a speaker of English, is prerequisite to your understanding this se ...more
Neilson Voyne Smith, Chomsky: Ideas and Ideals

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