Letters from Lexington

"Some of the essays first appeared in Lies of our times"--Verso t.p.

Foreword / by Edward Herman -- Introduction to the new edition / by Donaldo Macedo -- Introduction / by Noam Chomsky -- What makes the mainstream media mainstream -- "The Middle East lie" -- Defensive aggression -- The Sunday Times makes for a day of no rest -- Notes on the culture of democracy -- Third world, first threat -- "Yearning for democracy" -- Apostles of nonviolence -- UN = US -- Postscript : "riding Moynihan's hobby horse" -- Our "sense of moral purpose" -- "We the people" -- Bringing peace -- The burdens of responsibility -- The death and life of Stalinism -- Toxic omissions -- "Fiendish acts" -- The PC thought police -- Rest in peace -- Class struggle as usual.

Includes bibliographical references and index.