Presented with the claims of nineteenth-century racist anthropology, a rational person will ask two sorts of questions: 'What is the scientific status of the claims?' 'What social or ideological needs do they serve?' Noam Chomsky anthropologycenturyclaim share on social
The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away. Noam Chomsky callcancellationdebt Change image and share on social
NATO's essentially run by the United States. Noam Chomsky essentiallynatorun Change image and share on social
If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program. Noam Chomsky attentionattributabledeficit Change image and share on social
If you're working 50 hours a week to try to maintain family income, and your children have the kinds of aspirations that come from being flooded with television from age one, and associations have declined, people end up hopeless, even though they have every option. Noam Chomsky ageaspirationassociation share on social
If you look back at the history of the twentieth century, Germany alone had practically destroyed Russia several times. Noam Chomsky backcenturydestroy Change image and share on social
Romania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West. The United States and Britain loved him. He was supported until the last minute. Noam Chomsky badbritainceausescu Change image and share on social
Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy. Noam Chomsky americancivilearnest Change image and share on social
Withdrawal of American troops must be a unilateral act, as the invasion of Vietnam by the American government was a unilateral act in the first place. Noam Chomsky actamericangovernment Change image and share on social
If a child from an Amazonian hunter-gatherer tribe comes to Boston, is raised in Boston, that child will be indistinguishable in language capacities from my children growing up here, and vice versa. Noam Chomsky amazonianbostoncapacity Change image and share on social
