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The South and National Politics
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn takes exception to the title he was given for his talk. He says, “I don’t like to talk about Southern influence in national politics because it perpetuates a kind of mythology which I think is very prevalent in American thinking…and that is that we have a fine, decent, democratic, beautifully structured, lovely country […]
Speaking to 8th Grade Students
Howard Zinn
Spend an hour with Howard Zinn and more than 200 students and teachers at Ephraim Curtis Middle School in the Boston suburb of Sudbury. Howard Zinn speaks and then students ask questions. A delightful morning assembly.
I Was a Pushcart Peddler, Ph.D.
Howard Zinn
2 CDs This is Howard Zinn at his best. His sense of humor is mixed with a sharp intellectual critique. He says: “There’s no free marketplace of ideas any more than there is a free marketplace of goods. People talk about the free market. There’s no such thing. Every market is dominated by those people […]
I Am a Trade Unionist
Howard Zinn
Recorded at the Harvard Trade Union Program.
Confronting Government Lies
Howard Zinn
Humpty Dumpty, that great social philosopher, told Alice in a scornful tone, “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less.” Alice replied, “The question is whether you can make words mean so many different things.” To which Humpty Dumpty responded, “The question is to be master-that’s […]
War on Iraq: A Dissenting View
Howard Zinn
Respected historian Howard Zinn joins AR’s David Barsamian in conversation for this live feed. Zinn’s extensive historical and current perspectives combine to provide critical insight on the situation in Iraq and the world. His breadth of knowledge and engaging style make this a program not to be missed.
Can the System be Fixed?
Howard Zinn
The scale of corporate scandals is unprecedented in American history. Many workers have lost not only their jobs but also their savings, pensions and investments. Upper management, the so-called captains of industry, cashed in their stocks long before they tanked. Wall Street brokers, dependent on commissions, were selling investors stocks they were describing in internal […]
War and Democracy
Howard Zinn
“Truth is the first casualty of war,” a wise politician once said. Since Vietnam, the U.S. has tightly controlled the flow of information to the public. Grenada, Panama, the Gulf War and Yugoslavia were carefully orchestrated Pentagon briefings with high-ranking officers in front of maps talking about smart bombs and hard targets. For most of […]
Stories Hollywood Never Tells
Howard Zinn
Zinn, the people’s historian, provides numerous examples of hidden material for possible movie scripts. There are great stories out there waiting to be told. Zinn recounts some of them. Recorded at the 1999 Taos Talking Film Festival. Introduction/tribute by David Barsamian.
Economic Justice
Howard Zinn
Bringing Democracy Alive
Howard Zinn
According to Howard Zinn, democracy is people on the move, doing something about issues they care about. But the media doesn’t report these kinds of activities. We’re taught to think that democracy is the three branches of government, and citizens going to the polls to vote. In reality, only great movements bring democracy alive, when […]
The Future of History
Howard Zinn
4 CDs Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at Harvard.

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