By Matthew Rothschild • The Progressive • December 27, 2010
I picked up my Sunday Times yesterday morning and saw that the magazine section was doing its annual obituary section, “The Lives They Lived.”
I expected to find Howard Zinn in there, one of the most towering leftwing intellectuals in America of the last 50 years.
But he was nowhere in sight.
Bradley Manning, who allegedly leaked hundreds of thousands of secret government documents to Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, turns 23 in jail Friday. The Daily Beast’s Denver Nicks, in an exclusive interview with Manning’s attorney, reports on his solitary confinement, what he’s reading (from George W. Bush to Howard Zinn), and his legal strategy.
Using dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of everyday Americans, The People Speak focuses on the concept of democracy based on the lives and experiences of ordinary Americans who, through their words and actions, changed the course of history.
A special screening with Josh Brolin, Staceyann Chin, David Strathairn, Allison Moorer, and other special guests.
Please join The People Speak for a special live performance and slideshow of historical photographs from the Library of Congress digital collections. The evening will feature special guests bringing to life voices – famous and forgotten – from the many movements for civil rights throughout U.S. history.
The People Speak is a unique celebration of British history. Through live performances and readings, The People Speak will highlight significant moments in our history where people have spoken out for change. Taking part in the event are some of the U.K.’s leading actors and musicians.
“Welcome to the Plutocracy”
A LECTURE BY BILL MOYERS
Enjoy an illuminating presentation, in memory of Howard Zinn, by veteran broadcast journalist and political commentator Bill Moyers. Moyers has been recognized, during his forty-year career, as one of the unique voices of his generation.
In July 2010, the FBI released a 243-page file on Howard Zinn. The release describes the historian as "radical." The documents show the bureau taking an active interest in Zinn since the late 1940s, when he was a student at New York University.
On April 14, 2010, The Ridenhour Courage Prize was awarded posthumously to Howard Zinn “for his determination to showcase the hidden heroes of social movements throughout history, his refusal to accept the history of only the powerful and victorious, his steadfast belief in the potential for a better world, his unflinching moral stance on fighting whatever he perceived was wrong in society, his fight to inspire students to believe that together they could make democracy come alive, and, in the words of his former student Alice Walker, ‘his way with resistance.’"
Busboys and Poets celebrated the life and work of Howard Zinn in a special tribute featuring Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, Dave Zirin, Marian Wright Edelman, and many more.
News
The NYT Magazine Slights Howard Zinn in Its Farewell to 2010
Posted: December 27, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
I picked up my Sunday Times yesterday morning and saw that the magazine section was doing its annual obituary section, “The Lives They Lived.” I expected to find Howard Zinn in there, one of the most towering leftwing intellectuals in America of the last 50 years. But he was nowhere in sight.
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: In the News, The Progressive
A People’s History on Manning’s Prison Reading List
Posted: December 18, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, News Tags: Activist, Democracy Now!
The People Speak: Music and DVD
Posted: December 13, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: News Tags: The People Speak
Special Screening of The People Speak at BAM, November 4
Posted: November 4, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: News Tags: Events, The People Speak
Howard Zinn’s The People Speak, Live! in New York, December 12
Posted: October 12, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: News Tags: Events, Performances, The People Speak
The People Speak in Britain
Posted: September 19, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: News Tags: Events, Performances, The People Speak
Boston University’s Howard Zinn Lecture Series Features Bill Moyers
Posted: August 29, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
“Welcome to the Plutocracy”
A LECTURE BY BILL MOYERS
Enjoy an illuminating presentation, in memory of Howard Zinn, by veteran broadcast journalist and political commentator Bill Moyers. Moyers has been recognized, during his forty-year career, as one of the unique voices of his generation.
Category: News
Release of Howard Zinn’s Decades Long FBI File
Posted: July 30, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles about Howard Zinn, In the News, News Tags: In the News
The 2010 Ridenhour Courage Prize Awarded to Howard Zinn
Posted: April 14, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Audio & Video, Audio and Video About Howard Zinn, News, Video About Howard Zinn Tags: Essays and Speeches
Tribute to Howard Zinn at Busboys and Poets
Posted: February 15, 2010 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Audio & Video, Audio and Video About Howard Zinn, News Tags: Events