interviews

John Perkins talks about his former life as an economic hitman for the U.S., to cheat poor countries out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could repay and then taking over their economies. (46 min in 5 segments)

Chomsky talks about Afghanistan, Iraq, 9/11, terrorism, Israel, U.S. hegemony around the world and the media propaganda. The first two segments are excerpts (7 & 8 min), the 3rd segment is the complete interview (39 min).

More than a century and half later, Charles Darwin’s theories continue to be hotly debated. (22:27 min)

Sandy Cioffi, director of the the upcoming documentary Sweet Crude, speaks about Oil Politics in the Niger Delta. Segment 1 (18:50 min, 2 segments)

In the world of academia Noam Chomsky is the most cited author alive. He talks to Inside USA about healthcare and politics in the United States and around the world. (22 min, 2 segments)

Channel News Asia interviews Bikram Choudhury and explores the success of Bikram Yoga. (9:12 min)

Charlie Rose steers the conversation so Chomsky can speak about values that make United States a great nation, values worth living up to, in addition to his usual critical views of the country. Not surprisingly, they are just the flip side of the same coin. (56:00 min video)

Noam Chomsky, widely considered the most important living intellectual, talks with BBC’s Francine Stock at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, December 2002. (23:28 min)