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How Noam Chomsky is discussed ..

Nobody has been subjected to these vapid discrediting techniques more than Noam Chomsky .. what is so striking is that virtually every mainstream discussion of him at some point inevitably recites the same set of personality and stylistic attacks designed to malign his advocacy without having to do the work of engaging the substance of his claims. Notably, these attacks come most frequently and viciously from establishment liberal venues

The persecution of Barrett Brown – and how to fight it ..

Prosecutorial abuse is a drastically under-discussed problem in general, but it poses unique political dangers when used to punish and deter online activism. But it’s becoming the preeminent weapon used by the US government to destroy such activism .. the pending federal prosecution of 31-year-old Barrett Brown poses all new troubling risks. That’s because Brown [] is a serious journalist who has spent the last several years doggedly investigating the shadowy and highly secretive underworld of private intelligence and defense contractors

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