Chomsky’s Lectern: The Elite-Manufactured Sectarian America (Video)

Prof. Chomsky discusses: e-media; the hypocritically selective nuclear hysteria; “sensibility” and “tragedy” within the ‘tea party movement’; cynical scapegoating, the natural inclinations of the human species; the business propaganda against government by those who embrace government; a world without war or a world without people; the evolution of the antiwar movement; the immoral elite debate on the Afghanistan occupation, campaign funding predicting policy; and the manufactured sectarian America.

Part One (9:56):

Chomsky’s Lectern: War, Peace and Obama’s Nobel

Professor Noam Chomsky on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize at a time when the U.S. is drumming up false threats posed by Iran and escalating the war in Afghanistan.

Chomsky’s Lectern: What’s Ahead for the U.S.? (mp3)

Professor Noam Chomsky discusses his coming book—Hopes and Prospects, to be released 1 January 2010—the military coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, his meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, mainstream media’s “narrow criticism” of state power, U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, and the meetings between world “leaders” and Iran with Matt Martin and listeners at KALW 91.7 FM in San Fransisco (52:11):

Chomsky’s Lectern: Coups, UNASUR and the U.S.

A lecture given by Professor Noam Chomsky in Caracas, Venezuela 29 August 2009 (updated September 9) on the U.S. plundering of Latin America and the corporate State.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Iran Election, Religion in Democracy, and ‘Neoliberal’ Globalization (mp3)

Prof. Noam Chomsky interviewed by Said and Dari on WorldStreams Radio – 17 June 09 (60:00):

Chomsky’s Lectern: Turning Point?

Prof. Noam Chomsky’s extended response to Obama’s Cairo Speech: Palestine-Israel, U.S. presence in the Middle East, U.S. rejectionism, and the Newspeak cover for no change in the U.S. quest for ‘global dominance’.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Obama’s Cairo Speech

Prof. Noam Chomsky on Obama’s speech in Cairo to the ‘Muslim World’: his intent, his rhetoric, and his actions.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Unexceptional Americans — Why We Can’t See the Trees or the Forest

Prof. Noam Chomsky on the torture memos and ‘American exceptionalism’: this is nothing new for American policy.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Interview with Press TV

Prof. Chomsky interviewed by Iran’s Press TV on the recent election of Obama, the ‘Bush legacy of catastrophe’, protectionism disguised as capitalism, propaganda, current events in the Middle East.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Iran is Pressured Because of Its Independent Stance

Prof. Chomsky believes Iran is being pressured because of its independent stance, which the major powers view as disobedience.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The Global Economic Crisis, Health Care, US Foreign Policy and Resistance to American Empire (Video)

The second half of Prof. Chomsky’s interview by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! (DN!). Part One is found here.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The War on Drugs, Power, and Reasons for Hope (mp3)

Prof. Chomsky interviewed by Allison Kilkenny and Jamie Kilstein on “Citizen Radio”.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The Obama-Geither Plan (Video)

‘Plan is recycled Bush/Paulson. We need steps towards democratization.’

Chomsky’s Lectern: NATO, Af-Pak-etnam, and Palestine-Israel (Video)

Prof Chomsky: “The obvious question is, why bother celebrating NATO at all? In fact, why does it exist?” Prof. Chomsky also analyzes the Obama administration’s escalation of the Afghanistan occupation and reacts to the new Netanyahu government in Israel.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The Propaganda of US Elections and the Economy (Video)

Prof. Chomsky lectures at Boston College (Feb ‘09) on the election of Obama in relation to democracy in Bolivia, the public relations of US elections, the Investment Theory of Politics, the new cabinet, bailouts, and protectionism — followed by Q&A that includes Palestine-Israel discussion.

Chomsky’s Lectern: State Intervention Common in ‘Free Market’

Noam Chomsky says that there has always been economic intervention by the state in the so-called free market economy countries.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Geopolitics of the ‘US-Israel’ Gaza Massacre and ‘Illusions’ About Obama

India national magazine Frontline interviews Prof. Chomsky on the post-Gaza situation in Palestine-Israel and the region.

Chomsky’s Lectern: March ‘09 Interview with AntiWar Radio (mp3)

Scott Horton interviews Prof. Chomsky on the choice between hegemony and survival, “the roots of U.S. imperialism”, “exaggerated strength of U.S. economic rivals”, “continuation of the Great Game into the 21st century”, Iraq/Afghanistan, Iran and the US consent to Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Israel’s Election’s and the Reason for the Gaza, US Rejectionism, and Activism (Video)

Interview with Prof. Chomsky on the Newspeak and effects of Israel’s elections, the US stance on Palestine-Israel under Obama as ‘continuity’, and activism.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The Consequences of Hegemony for Survival

Prof. Chomsky concisely explains the choice of Americans between hegemony or survival.

Chomsky’s Lectern: The Cuban Embargo and ‘Democracy Promotion’

Prof. Chomsky cuts past Sen. Lugar’s Newspeak against the US embargo on Cuba.

Chomsky’s Lectern: In Support of Take Back NYU

Prof. Chomsky’s statement in support of TBNYU.

Chomsky’s Lectern: Manufacturing Consent — The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Video)

In a lecture from 15 Mar 89 that’s more relevant today than ever, Prof. Chomsky provides an in-depth discussion of the “propaganda model” of “historical engineering, thought control and indoctrination” used by the “liberal intellectual class” to “feed the masses”, discussed in the book, co-authored with Ed Herman, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media — (in our opinion) one of the most, if not the most, important political science works of the modern day — followed by Q&A.

Chomsky’s Lectern: There’s Never Been a Medical Reason to Criminalize Marijuana, Only Class

Prof. Chomsky on the criminalization of marijuana to target certain classes. For more, see Part II of “Chomsky’s Lectern: Anarchism, Elections, and the Problem of Crime“. Pretty funny.

Chomsky’s Lectern: On Anarchism, Elections, and the Problem of Crime (Video)

An interview with Prof. Chomsky in his office on a potpourri of subjects, centering on anarchism.