2003 Archives - Howard Zinn

War Talk

Talks by Arundhati Roy and Howard Zinn. BookTV. May 13, 2003.
On May 13, 2003, Arundhati Roy talked about her book War Talk, published by South End Press, and discusses the war in Iraq, the Bush administration, and other issues with historian Howard Zinn.

With War in Iraq, Echoes of Vietnam Can Still Be Heard

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. July 2003.
"Today, the question remains whether the American people will at some point see behind the deceptions, and join in a great citizens' movement to stop what seems a relentless drive to war and empire at the expense of human rights here and abroad."

A Chorus Against the War

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. March 2003.
"Men who have no respect for human life or for freedom or justice have taken over this beautiful country of ours. It will be up to the American people to take it back."

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.

The Twentieth Century: A People’s History

By Howard Zinn. Book - Nonfiction. Harpercollins. 1984; 1994; 2003.
Chapters from A People’s History of the United States that span history from the 20th century.

Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice

By Howard Zinn. Book - Essays. HarperCollins. 2003.
Howard Zinn directs his critique here to what he calls “American orthodoxies” —that set of beliefs guardians of our culture consider sacrosanct.

Conversation: Howard Zinn and Woody Harrelson | HowardZinn.org

A Conversation: Howard Zinn and Woody Harrelson

Howard Zinn in conversation with Woody Harrelson. Deep Dish TV. October 2003.
In October 2003, months after the United States launched its brutal, criminal war on the people of Iraq, historian Howard Zinn sat down with actor Woody Harrelson for a provocative, humorous, wide ranging conversation.

Labor Day Special: Howard Zinn on Democracy Now!

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! Sept. 1, 2003.
Zinn reviewed the history of the abolitionists and the Vietnam War to encourage a new generation of resistance against the Iraq occupation and the war at home.

Another McCarthy Era

Howard Zinn interviewed by Steven Rosenfeld. TomPaine.com. Dec. 2, 2003.
TP.c: Everybody knows civil liberties take a beating in wartime. But historically, what is the most effective way to balance or challenge the excessive use"or abuse"of state power when those in government use the language of war?
Zinn: The recourse of citizens when civil liberties are attacked is first to expose those attacks as violations of basic freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights; and second to speak and write even more boldly than ever in order to encourage other people to do the same, so that the number of people speaking their minds becomes too great for the government to handle.

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Year: 2003

War Talk

With War in Iraq, Echoes of Vietnam Can Still Be Heard

A Chorus Against the War

Victory?

The Twentieth Century: A People’s History

Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice

A Conversation: Howard Zinn and Woody Harrelson

Labor Day Special: Howard Zinn on Democracy Now!

Another McCarthy Era

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