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The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde

2008-07-25T01:50:00.001-04:00

A unique gem of a comedy. Watch and enjoy!

Noam Chomsky speaking on the Manufacture of Consent, March 1990

2008-07-25T01:28:00.002-04:00

An oldie but a goodie from right after the original edition of the book (written with Edward Herman) was published.

And here's a previously unpublished interview from 1989.

Reason: Special interview with Noam Chomsky, New Scientist

2008-07-24T18:06:00.001-04:00

Typically clear-headed statements on what we actually know, what we don't, and why we should be wary of hubristic claims about "how people really are."

Pastor Hagee's Extreme Makeover, American News Project

2008-07-24T11:22:00.004-04:00

With allies like these, do elite neoconservative Jews need enemies? Nice one, Lieberman. Party down with and support one of the leading anti-Semites in the country. I love all the PR flacks, who can't possibly agree with this lunatic and his organization -- including, going by last name, a nice Jewish girl -- doing their job. I know, I know: they're only following orders.

More here, from The Real News Network:

Court Confirms President's Dictatorial Powers in Case of US "Enemy Combatant" Ali al-Marri

2008-07-22T17:18:00.000-04:00

Obama Adviser Cass Sunstein Debates Glenn Greenwald on FISA Vote, Executive Power and Prosecuting White House Officials for War Crimes

2008-07-22T10:40:00.004-04:00

More legalistic double-talk, this time from an Obama advisor, on why breaking the law isn't really breaking the law. These people are the ones who make it possible for fascism to spread; a bipartisan project that Saint Obama fully supports.

Glenn Greenwald wipes the floor with the Obama mouthpiece, Cass Sunstein. See Robert Parry's books for the 25-year history of tit-for-illegal-tat between the parties.

As for Amy Goodman, well, is there some reason she is kissing the ass of someone, Sunstein, who supports illegal wiretapping? Is there any reason why she should congratulate this criminal-coverup-monger on his marriage to Samantha Power, of all people? Has Goodman forgotten all the work Chomsky has done on liberal interventionists?

Will Goodman just come out and declare support for Obama? No criticism of Sunstein's declaration that Obama is a constitutional scholar, right after he justified Obama's shredding of the fourth amendment? OK, they ran out of time: we'll see what she says on this tomorrow. Nothing, I expect. Another hopeful trend killed by greed, PR- or otherwise.

I assumed success would defang Goodman. Didn't think it'd happen so quickly.

21 July '08: Following exposure by B'Tselem, Military Police investigate shooting of bound Palestinian

2008-07-22T09:21:00.000-04:00

Maryland State Police Spied on Peace, Anti-Death Penalty Groups

2008-07-22T09:17:00.000-04:00

Truthout Kucinich Interview

2008-07-21T13:48:00.000-04:00

GOP cyber-security expert suggests Diebold tampered with 2002 election

2008-07-21T13:27:00.001-04:00

ANP: Feith on Torture

2008-07-21T13:13:00.002-04:00

"The stupidest fucking guy on the planet" (according to L. Wilkerson) speaks his so-called mind. To be fair, all these Nazis are parsing their words in order to avoid conviction at a war crimes trial. Don't worry; it won't happen. High-level Democrats -- Harman, Pelosi, Rockefeller, etc. -- are all indictable as well, so no Obama administration will take any action.

Benny Morris, Nazi

2008-07-21T12:03:00.003-04:00

An appalling, if unsurprising, op-ed in the Times. Nice. Lunatics like this should not be encouraged. For more on this psychotic fool, see here.

Istanbul

2008-07-19T13:55:00.002-04:00

The Roman City

2008-07-19T12:52:00.001-04:00

The Story of Rush

2008-07-18T10:09:00.000-04:00

Jane Mayer's The Dark Side

2008-07-18T08:21:00.010-04:00

We torture. Openly and proudly. Period. Time for the war crimes trials: the most important thing we can do to improve our national security.

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On Democracy Now!

Rush on The Colbert Report

2008-07-18T08:16:00.005-04:00

July 16th

July 17th (funny coda)

Or check this:

'Resonant and unwavering': Noam Chomsky talks to the 'Bangkok Post' about the Vietnam War, Burma and the future of the human race

2008-07-17T18:46:00.001-04:00

D.C. Socialists Save Crashing Capitalists: Another Bail Out for the Financial Elites, Ralph Nader, Counterpunch

2008-07-17T11:21:00.001-04:00

Tom Friedman Doesn’t Understand Why America Is Unpopular In The World, Glenn Greenwald

2008-07-16T13:56:00.005-04:00

With the ever-popular "suck on this" analysis of why we went into Iraq. What part of, "You're a coddled, depraved apologist for state power who is willing to kill people needlessly to make yourself feel like a real man," do you not understand? More importantly, how can someone this depraved be a celebrated "intellectual" in a supposedly civilized country?

Iran Shows Its Cards, Scott Ritter, Truthdig

2008-07-16T13:29:00.001-04:00

A man worth paying attention to.

Kucinich's Impeachment Might See the Light of Day

2008-07-15T11:14:00.001-04:00

Naomi Klein Reexamines the “The Shock Doctrine”

2008-07-15T10:38:00.000-04:00

"With Crises in Fuel, Food, Housing and Banking, What Gvt. Policies Are Being Pushed Through?"

Indeed.

Ten Lessons from Recent Torture Hearings, American News Project

2008-07-15T09:51:00.000-04:00

Secrets, Lies and Democracy, Noam Chomsky interviewed by David Barsamian, 1994

2008-07-14T19:40:00.003-04:00

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