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Howard Zinn As the twentieth century came to an end last December, an extraordinary man, whose life spanned the century, died at…
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn was born in 1922 and died 2010. He was a historian and a playwright. He taught at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, then at Boston University. He was active in the civil rights movement, and in the movement against the Vietnam war. He has written many books, his best known being A People`s History of the United States. His many books include You Can`t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (a memoir), The Zinn Reader, The Future of History (interviews with David Barsamian) and Marx in Soho (a play), among many others.
Howard Zinn I have been asked to imagine this situation: "The progressive third party movement has captured the White House, 60% of…
Howard Zinn In the year 1919, when the city of Seattle was brought to a halt by a general strike – beginning…
There are two issues here: First, why should we accept our culture’s definition of those two factors? Why should we accept…
Howard Zinn There are two issues here: First, why should we accept our culture’s definition of those two factors? Why should we…
Howard Zinn Some years ago, when I was teaching at Boston University, I was asked by a Jewish group to give a…
Howard Zinn In the spirit of killing two obligations with one effort, I offer as my Commentary a response I just made…
The order came from above (I will not reveal the name, unless tortured) ): "Write something inspirational." The exact words were: "Inspire,…
Milosovic has committed atrocities. Therefore it is okay for us to commit atrocities. He is terrorizing the Albanians in Kosovo. Therefore we…
You ask how I manage to stay involved and remain seemingly happy and adjusted to this awful world where the efforts of…