Tag Archives: Noam Chomsky

Ethiopia: The Irresponsibility of the Privileged? By Alemayehu G. Mariam

January 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Recently, Naom Chomsky, MIT Professor of Linguistics and arguably America’s foremost public intellectual, gave an interview to Al Jazeera on the social (ir)responsibility of American academics and intellectuals. Chomsky, 84, has been raising hell for over four decades, getting into … read more »

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Ethiopia: Unfree to Speak or Write?

July 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alemayehu G. Mariam Free to Speak To paraphrase an old expression, “There are two things that are quintessentially important in any society. The first is free speech and I can’t remember the second one.” Free speech is the bedrock of … read more »

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Obama’s Pick for World Bank Hates Capitalism

March 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Imagine if President Obama appointed radical Noam Chomsky, who has denounced capitalism as a “murderously destructive catastrophe,” to head up a committee on economic growth. That’s less of a stretch than it may seem, considering Obama’s nominee to head the … read more »

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President Obama, We Must Not Allow a Tunnel Gap!

December 7, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

by John V. Walsh Mr. President, we must not allow a mineshaft gap! – General “Buck” Turgidson1 China is a vast country—‘When it is dark in the east, it is light in the west; when things are dark in the … read more »

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