Noam Chomsky: WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership" This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: For reaction to the WikiLeaks documents, we’re joined now by world-renowned political dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author of over a hundred books, including his latest, Hopes and Prospects. Well, 40 years ago, Noam and the late historian Howard Zinn helped government whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg edit and release the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret internal U.S. history of the Vietnam War. Noam Chomsky joins us now from Boston. It’s good to have you back again, Noam. NOAM CHOMSKY: Dan and I were friends. AMY GOODMAN: So, explain, though, how it worked. NOAM CHOMSKY: From Dan and — Dan Ellsberg and Tony Russo, who had done the xeroxing and the preparation of the material, yes, directly. AMY GOODMAN: [inaudible] exactly did you edit? NOAM CHOMSKY: Well, we didn’t modify anything. NOAM CHOMSKY: Outside of Dan Ellsberg and Tony Russo, yes. [break]
Homepage Anarchy In Your Head » Archive » The Slave Test Are you a slave? Recently I wrote about how governments manufacture and evoke powerful symbols to essentially brainwash us and keep us obedient. I used an analogy of similar tactics in the past to efficiently maintain the obedience of household slaves. I have a friend who claims my language is far too strong. He says I overuse words like “violence” and “slave” to artificially infuse my arguments with emotion when I’m talking about governments. The slave test is very simple and fair. So let’s consider what it really means to be a slave. An important part of the slave test is to avoid engaging in any aggressive behavior that might actually justify violent intervention. Bearing that in mind, the slave test is incredibly simple. Stay tuned!
Howard Zinn, un remède à la mélancolie ZINN et SPRINGSTEEN, la vitalité et l’engagement. Voilà le remède au blues ambiant, repli impuissant, nostalgie flasque. Le pouvoir n’a pas besoin de nous réprimer, il lui suffit de nous déprimer. Alors basta ! Aujourd’hui une émission SPÉCIALE ZINN à l’occasion de la sortie du film qui tombe pour la fête du 1er Mai. Voilà une émission en public (et quel public !) Daniel MERMET, co-réalisateur du film Oliver AZAM, co-réalisateur du film Thierry DISCEPOLO, des éditions Agone Fred ALPI, chanteur Puis écoutez la seconde partie de cette émission spéciale, avec Myla KABAT-ZINN, Claude GÉRARD, directeur de l’Espace Saint-Michel, Brice GRAVELLE des Mutins de Pangée, archiviste du film. LÀ-BAS Hebdo n°15 (extrait) Télécharger le MP3- Les différentes séquences de l’émission 01. Télécharger le MP3- 01 : Vos messages sur le répondeur Quelques messages parmi ceux que vous avez laissés sur le répondeur de Là-bas si j’y suis au 01 85 08 37 37. © Luc Jennepin 03 : Le testament de Joe HILL Programmation musicale :