The Iraq War was the first conflict in western history in which an imperialist war was massively protested against before it had even been launched.

A number of analysts have observed that although bin Laden was finally killed, he won some major successes in his war against the U.S.

If kids are studying for a test, they're not going to learn anything. We all know that from our own experience.

People have no human rights, only the rights that they can gain on the labour market. Above all, wealth and power have to be protected.

Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky

I don't bother writing about Fox News. It is too easy. What I talk about are the liberal intellectuals, the ones who portray themselves and perceive themselves as challenging power, as courageous, as standing up for truth and justice. They are basically the guardians of the faith. They set the limits. They tell us how far we can go. They say, 'Look how courageous I am.' But do not go one millimeter beyond that. At least for the educated sectors, they are the most dangerous in supporting power.

The racism is so profound and the recognition - the kind of deep recognition that you have to humiliate. It's not about to killing or torture. It's to humiliate. So the oppressed feel degraded. And both the oppressed understand and the oppressors understand. It's constant.