Conformist media outlets hide realities of power. Noam Chomsky has exposed them.
For many decades, the core of corporate greed and militarism has remained basically the same. So has the core of Chomsky’s message.
Redacting democracy: Blacking out the record of the grimmest aspects of American history
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Today, Americans are forgetting.
In patriarchy, sexual “misconduct” not surprising
None of us – women or men – should be surprised, because the United States is a patriarchal society and in patriarchy men routinely claim the right to own or control women’s bodies for reproduction and sexual pleasure.
The power elite has always run Amerika
"Who, after all, runs America? No one runs it altogether, but in so far as any group does, the power elite."
Tenth anniversary of financial collapse, preparing for the next crash
Many of the root causes of the crisis remain today, making another economic downturn or collapse possible.
5 tips on how to talk climate change this holiday season
The trick is to use patience, tolerance, an optimistic tone – and last, but not least, a keen understanding of your audience – to nudge your climate-skeptic sister or father-in-law.
Can Capitalism and Mankind Both Survive?
American mainstream journalism isn’t asking the big question: Can capitalism and mankind co-exist? The reason journalists aren’t asking is that they know the uncomfortable answer is: No they cannot.
What community land trusts can do for racial equity
"Community land trusts are a form of permanently affordable housing based on shared equity."
The danger of leadership cults
No leader, no matter how charismatic or courageous, will save us. We must save ourselves.
Making sense of Florida’s nonsensical history curriculum
‘Slavery wasn’t so bad; white men are the real victims’: these are the messages that appear to stem from the right-wing war on history. It’s part of a bigger picture rooted in the politics of fear.