Noam Chomsky - Arab Spring, American Winter

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Published 2011-12-29

UNE's Center for Global Humanities and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host Noam Chomsky to reflect on the irony of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) demanding the right to good education, health, and employment, while Americans, battered by an economic system that eludes most people's grasp, seem to be resigned to a future without such hope. This event was recorded on December 12, 2011.

All Comments (21)

@moesiatestecles1975 3 years ago

3:38 Intro skip service
@FatmaGamal101 2 years ago

It's been ten years since the arab spring and his words are still true
@FunkMan53 11 years ago

How lucky humanity is to have Chomsky.
@alramone1 12 years ago

kind of sad seeing chomsky get so old but he's still great
@Bnuii 11 years ago

Thanks Noam Chomsky, you are truly inspiring.
@deankrupka1032 4 years ago

starts at 3:42
@junli6065 3 years ago

Lol, listening to this in 2020. The metaphor about “the virus” is especially relevant right now, because clearly Americans know quite well what actions should be done in the face of a virus.
@lukasmolcic5143 3 years ago

Who is here in 2020?
@samanthabrotto1272 3 years ago

Is any possible admire even more a man than I admire Professor Chomsky ???!!!
@salientmajority7073 3 years ago

Critics of the truth can not be labeled mad or co conspiiratory. Facts are facts. It's tragic that in this lecture one gets exposed to history not taught in the universit. We must change our policies to survive and live in harmony with each other. Reason and technology is what separate us from our beloved animals, let's not fail on reason.
@reazrj 12 years ago

And he's a wise man.
@arabiano16 12 years ago

شكرًا تشومسكي من العالم العربي
@sumant28dec 12 years ago

thanks for uploading this video please upload some latest update regarding the same topic
@scorchedearthdj 12 years ago

thank you for posting this :)
@arabiano16 12 years ago

مهم لكل العرب والمسلمين أن يشاهدوا هذا المقطع وينصت وا جيدا لما يقوله هذا الرجل
@FJBRDALLAS 11 years ago

what happens is that our leaders don't conspire, they think alike
@IllogicalMachine 11 years ago

I'm tired of people getting on him for this. Chomsky is an academic, he relies on documents and facts to prove his points. There is no hard evidence of a conspiracy, no matter how far the speculation is able to get you, that could definitely prove that it was an inside job, so he doesn't go there. He has A LOT of credibility to maintain. If it makes you feel better, he doesn't seem to accept the official story either.
@CIARUNSITE 2 years ago

Police unions have unfortunately diminished the value of public unions, yet they're rarely subject to the public sector union busting.
@CyberspacedLoner 3 years ago

We need Progressive Reforms of the Corporate State and the American Empire
@jmus6494 3 years ago

The irony looking back after 8/9 years