Tag Archives: Noam Chomsky

John Searle on Foucault and the Obscurantism in French Philosophy

Posted on January 6, 2024 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“It is sometimes noted–typically with admiration–that France is a place where a philosopher can still be a celebrity. It sounds laudable. But celebrity culture can be corrosive, both to the culture at large and to the celebrities themselves. So it’s … Continue reading →

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The Essential Chomsky – Noam Chomsky (2008)

Posted on June 6, 2023 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Noam Chomsky: Moral & Social Thinker: “Noam Chomsky is a powerhouse of insightful thought – this book attests to that. So analyzing or even summarizing Anthony Arnove’s The Essential Chomsky is no simple task. A moderately lengthy and notably chronological … Continue reading →

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Political positions of Noam Chomsky

Posted on December 8, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an intellectual, political activist, and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments. Noam Chomsky describes himself as an anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist, and is considered to be a … Continue reading →

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Denise Levertov

Posted on November 10, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. … During the 1960s and 70s, Levertov became much more politically active in her life and work. As poetry editor for The Nation, she … Continue reading →

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WBCN and The American Revolution

Posted on November 11, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“It’s been a decade since WBCN rode Boston’s airwaves. In mass media terms, that’s an eternity. Today, if you tune to its old spot on the FM dial, you’ll hear a ‘hot contemporary adult’ format, Mix 104.1, a world away … Continue reading →

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Paul Goodman Changed My Life

Posted on October 7, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘Paul Goodman Changed My Life’ pays tribute to a man — poet, teacher, social critic, guru without portfolio — whose name was once a household word and whose books were talismans of intellectual seriousness and social concern. His current obscurity … Continue reading →

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Posted on March 12, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about English musician John Lennon‘s transformation from a member of the Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film … Continue reading →

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History of War Tax Resistance

Posted on January 14, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Writers and Editors War Tax ad as it appeared in 1968 Ramparts magazine. “… War tax resistance gained nationwide publicity when Joan Baez announced in 1964 her refusal to pay 60 percent of her 1963 income taxes because of the … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky Explains the Best Way for Ordinary People to Make Change in the World, Even When It Seems Daunting

Posted on June 8, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The threat of widespread violence and unrest descends upon the country, thanks again to a collection of actors viciously opposed to civil rights, and in many cases, to the very existence of people who are different from them. They have … Continue reading →

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MIT’s Anti-War Protests 1967-1972

Posted on February 27, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The protests that erupted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the late 1960s were an important part of the wider student unrest that shook the US in this period. Noam Chomsky has often talked sympathetically about these protests, which … Continue reading →

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The Overrated Champion Has Been Crowned

Posted on January 9, 2020 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Click to enlarge “In the finals of the overrated philosophers bracket, Noam Chomsky beat out Adam Smith for the title of most overrated philosopher by 112 votes. Over 100,000 votes were cast in total during the course of the entire … Continue reading →

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The CIA has nothing on Noam Chomsky (no, really)

Posted on April 23, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“This month, a two-year-long investigation into CIA records on Noam Chomsky concluded with a surprising result: Despite a half-century of brazen anti-war activism and countless overseas speaking engagements, the Central Intelligence Agency has no file on the legendary MIT professor. … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn

Posted on February 4, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote over … Continue reading →

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Cuban missile crisis: how the US played Russian roulette with nuclear war – Noam Chomsky

Posted on January 5, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

President John F Kennedy in his office during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Vice-president Lyndon B Johnson, at the White House in Washington, DC, 1961. “The world stood still 50 years ago during the last week … Continue reading →

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RESIST

Posted on December 29, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“A Call To Resist Illegitimate Authority,” 1967 “RESIST is a philanthropic non-profit organization based out of Somerville, Massachusetts. It has provided grants to grassroots activist organizations around the country since its inception in 1967 as a result of the anti-war … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary monument to CIA’s fall in Laos

Posted on November 2, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Air America helicopters land on top of Phou Pha Thi mountain during the US’ ‘secret war’ in Laos. “Half a century after North Vietnamese sappers scaled sheer 200-meter cliffs in the dead of night to overrun a strategic US Air … Continue reading →

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The New York Review of Books

Posted on July 19, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semi-monthly magazine[2] with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs. Published in New York City, it is inspired by the idea that the discussion of important … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Vietnam War Machine

Posted on June 18, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

NARMIC’s top 100 defense contractors list, which continued after the war. Here is a 1977 edition. “Diana Roose was a longtime staffer with National Action/Research on the Military-Industrial Complex, or NARMIC, as it was commonly known. NARMIC was a group … Continue reading →

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Clash of the Titans: Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault Debate Human Nature & Power on Dutch TV, 1971

Posted on June 8, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Today, we’re revisiting the clash of two intellectual titans, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault. In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, the American linguist and the French theorist/historian of ideas appeared on Dutch TV to debate a fundamental question: Is there … Continue reading →

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Flyer for a joint Chomsky-Pauling presentation, Montreal, 1967

Posted on February 26, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“As the 1960s moved forward, Linus Pauling’s interest in contributing to an academic circle that resolutely rejected the Vietnam War continued to strengthen. A participant in several past petitions, Pauling co-authored another such document in June 1967, a ‘Scientists’ Appeal … Continue reading →

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Post-Scarcity Anarchism – Murray Bookchin

Posted on December 31, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Post-Scarcity Anarchism is a collection of essays by Murray Bookchin, first published in 1971 by Ramparts Press. In it, Bookchin outlines the possible form anarchism might take under conditions of post-scarcity. One of Bookchin’s major works, its author’s radical thesis … Continue reading →

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Ramparts

Posted on December 28, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ramparts was a glossy illustrated American political and literary magazine, published from 1962 to 1975 and closely associated with the New Left political movement. Unlike most of the radical magazines of the day, Ramparts was expensively produced and graphically sophisticated. … Continue reading →

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Liberation Magazine (1956–77)

Posted on December 2, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Liberation Magazine (1956–77) was a bimonthly, later a monthly, magazine identified in the 1960s with the New Left. Liberation was founded, published, and edited by David Dellinger, Bayard Rustin, Sidney Lens, Roy Finch, and A. J. Muste out of New … Continue reading →

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American Power and the New Mandarins – Noam Chomsky (1969)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“American Power and the New Mandarins is a book by the US academic Noam Chomsky, largely written in 1968, published in 1969. It was his first political book and sets out in detail his opposition to the Vietnam War. He … Continue reading →

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The March on the Pentagon: An Oral History

Posted on October 22, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators run up against military police as they attempt to penetrate security lines at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 1967. “The Vietnam War is the only American conflict remembered as much for the opposition it … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Vietnam – Noam Chomsky (The New York Review of Books, June 12, 1975)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The US government was defeated in Indochina, but only bruised at home. No outside power will compel us to face the record honestly or to offer reparations. On the contrary, efforts will be devoted to obscuring the history of the … Continue reading →

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“The Responsibility of Intellectuals” – Noam Chomsky (1967)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ is an essay by the American academic Noam Chomsky which was published as a special supplement by The New York Review of Books on the 23 February 1967. The article was written during the then-ongoing Vietnam … Continue reading →

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