Howard Zinn on The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism

babylonsister

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Mon Dec-18-06 11:14 AM
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Howard Zinn on The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism

On Democracy Now! today. So nice to hear a voice of reason. Transcript also at link.

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/18/1326231

Howard Zinn is one of this country's most celebrated historians. His classic work "A People's History of the United States" changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing - selling more copies each successive year.

After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past 40 years.
He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address.
Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke in Madison, Wisconsin where he was receiving the Haven Center's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship. We bring you his lecture, "The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism."

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Mon Dec-18-06 12:16 PM
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1. K&R.nt

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Mon Dec-18-06 12:24 PM
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Mon Dec-18-06 02:40 PM
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4. This is really worth listening to. Very interesting.

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Tue Dec-19-06 12:12 PM
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5. I saw that speech on democracynow yesterday evening.

He blows you away with the truth.

k&r

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