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Veterans Day

By Howard Zinn. Article. ZCommunications. November 13, 2002.
It would be good to remember a few things about that war as this country is about to embark on still another war. First, that you don’t "win" wars. We "won" World War I, but sowed the seeds of another world war. War is a quick fix, like crack. An exultant high — we won! — and soon you’re down again, and you need another fix, another war.

Victory?

By Howard Zinn. ZCommunications. July 24, 2003.
The “victory” over an already devastated and disarmed Iraq led Bush, Rumsfeld and their teammates into a locker-room frenzy of exultation and self-congratulation. I half-expected to see Bush joyfully pouring beer on Rumsfeld’s head and Ashcroft snapping a towel at Ari Fleischer’s derriere. But it turns out that they thought the Iraq game was over, when it was only the fifth inning.

Secrecy, Archives, and the Public Interest

By Howard Zinn. Midwest Archives Conference/Archival Issues. July 1977.
This paper was presented at "The Archivist and the New Left" panel of the Society of American Archivists' (SAA) annual conference held in Washington, D.C. in which he urged archivists “to take the trouble to compile a whole new world of documentary material, about the lives, desires, needs, of ordinary people.”

Albany: A Study in National Responsibility

By Howard Zinn. Report. Southern Regional Council. 1962.
Report of the investigation Zinn did on the mass civil rights demonstrations in Albany, Georgia.

The Southern Mystique

By Howard Zinn. Book-Nonfiction. Knopf, 1959; Touchstone 1972; ; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
In one of his earliest published works, Howard Zinn writes about his experiences teaching and organizing with the Civil Rights Movement in the South.

Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Beacon Press, 1967; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
Zinn's compelling case against the Vietnam War.

Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Vintage and Random House, 1968; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
Written in response to Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas' Concern Dissent and Civil Disobedience, Zinn lays out a clear and dynamic case for civil disobedience and protest, and challenges the dominant arguments against forms of protest that challenge the status quo.

The Politics of History

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Beacon Press, 1971; University of Illinois Press, 1990.
A series of case studies and thought-provoking essays arguing for a radical approach to history.

Postwar America: 1945–1971

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Bobbs-Merrill, 1973; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
The postwar boom in the U.S. brought about massive changes in U.S. society and culture. In this accessible volume, historian Howard Zinn offers a view from below on these vital years in American history.

Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works

Edited by Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. Morrow Books, 1974; Beacon Press, 1977; South End Press, 2002; Haymarket Books, 2013.
A collection of essays by dozens of writers on topics of the police, courts, prison, housing, work, health, schools, and fighting back.

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Type of Content: Articles and Essays

Veterans Day

Victory?

Secrecy, Archives, and the Public Interest

Albany: A Study in National Responsibility

The Southern Mystique

Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal

Disobedience and Democracy: Nine Fallacies on Law and Order

The Politics of History

Postwar America: 1945–1971

Justice in Everyday Life: The Way It Really Works

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