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Washington, DC Activists Gather to Keep the Spirit of Howard Zinn Alive

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. September 26, 2011.

Washington, DC's Busboys & Poets hosted a gathering September 21 to dedicate its Howard Zinn Room, keep vigil for Troy Davis, and plan for the future.

Ethos: New Documentary Calls for Consumers to Reclaim Power

Megan Driscoll, AlterNet. January 31, 2011.

In his new documentary, Pete McGrain details the ever-expanding systemic quandaries that plague our society and the steps necessary to resolve them.

Bill Moyers: Howard Zinn Taught Us That It's OK If We Face Mission Impossible

Bill Moyers, AlterNet. November 2, 2010.

Moyers: "If you go and do the right thing NOW, and you do it long enough good things will happen -- something's gonna happen."

FBI Admits Investigating Howard Zinn for Criticizing Bureau

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. July 30, 2010.

FBI files show bureau may have tried to get Zinn fired from Boston University for his political opinions

Zinn-ophobia at NPR

Eric Alterman, The Nation. February 12, 2010.

When William F. Buckley died, the conservative got kid-glove treatment by NPR. When the progressive Howard Zinn passed, a right-wing crank was brought in to bash him.

Howard Zinn: People's President & American Patriot

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. January 28, 2010.

Howard Zinn stood up and spoke out for the ideals and values that have always promised to make this the greatest country on the planet.

Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 28, 2010.

Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years.

People's Historian and Progressive Hero Howard Zinn Dies

AlterNetJanuary 27, 2010.

National treasure, and acclaimed author of "People's History of the United States" passed away at age 87.

Howard Zinn and Bill Moyers on Right-Wing Demagogues and Progressive Resistance

Bill Moyers, Howard Zinn, Bill Moyers Journal. December 15, 2009.

Zinn: "Democracy doesn't come from the top. It comes from the bottom. Democracy is not what governments do. It's what people do."

Zinn's 'People's History' Masterwork Hits the History Channel

Dave Zirin, AlterNet. December 11, 2009.

Don't miss Howard Zinn's 'Voices of a People's History' debut on the History Channel on December 13th.

Howard Zinn: Changing Obama's Military Mindset

Howard Zinn, The Progressive. May 15, 2009.

Obama once said, 'It's not enough to get out of Iraq; we have to get out of the mindset that led us into Iraq.' What happened to that Obama?

Howard Zinn: Obama "Is Going to Need Demonstrations and Protest and Letters and Petitions" to Do the Right Things

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 12, 2009.

The author of A People's History of the United States discusses his newest project and why dissent is as important as ever.

Howard Zinn: American Empire Is 'Crumbling'

Al JazeeraSeptember 11, 2008.

"I think the American empire will go the way of other empires and I think it is on its way now."

Memo to Obama, McCain: No One Wins in a War

Howard Zinn, Boston Globe. July 18, 2008.

We should be asking the candidates: Is our war in Afghanistan ending terrorism, or provoking it? And is not war itself terrorism?

Howard Zinn: Anarchism Shouldn't Be a Dirty Word

Ziga Vodovnik, CounterPunch. May 17, 2008.

In this interview, Zinn explains why anarchism is often ridiculed as violent and chaotic.

Empire or Humanity? (Animated)

Jim Gilliam, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. May 9, 2008.

A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn: The End of Empire?

Howard Zinn, TomDispatch.com. April 2, 2008.

Have justifications for empire begun to lose their hold on our minds?

Dramatic Voices of Dissent: Celebrities Film Zinn's 'The People Speak'

Sue Katz, AlterNet. January 26, 2008.

The actors in this four-part TV series are more of a social movement than a cast.

Howard Zinn's 'Rebel Voices': A Call for Civil Disobedience

Andre Banks, AlterNet. November 20, 2007.

Rebel Voices, the dramatic counterpart to Howard Zinn's work, brings together American voices pulled from speeches, articles, memoirs and interviews to highlight a national tradition in short supply in recent years: civil disobedience.