Year: 2003

Duty of Expression

Howard Zinn interviewed by Sarah Burton. Resonance Magazine. November 2003.
Howard Zinn and Thom Yorke have never done lunch, waved to each other along a red carpet, or even met face to face. So we arranged the next best thing: a debate between these luminaries moderated via phone and email.… Each had plenty to say about art and politics, but not without also covering everything from Marx and Picasso to Donna Summer and Public Enemy.
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An Occupied Country

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. October 2003.
"We became familiar with the term 'occupied country' during World War II. We talked of German-occupied France, German-occupied Europe. And after the war we spoke of Soviet-occupied Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Eastern Europe. It was the Nazis, the Soviets, who occupied other countries. Now we are the occupiers."
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Humpty Dumpty Will Fall

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. August 2003.
"...it turns out that the war did not bring order to Iraq, but chaos, not crowds of cheering Iraqis, but widespread hostility. 'No to Saddam! No to Bush!' were the signs, as Iraqis contemplated their ruined historic treasures, their destroyed homes, and the graves of their dead — thousands and thousands of civilians and soldiers, with many more men, women, children wounded. And it goes on as I write this in mid-June — an ugly occupation. I see a headline: 'U.S. Troops Kill 70 in Iraqi Crackdown.'"
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A Kinder, Gentler Patriotism

By Howard Zinn. Article. Newsday. April 13, 2003.
At some point soon the United States will declare a military victory in Iraq. As a patriot, I will not celebrate. I will mourn the dead — the American GIs, and also the Iraqi dead, of which there will be many, many more. I will mourn the Iraqi children who may not die, but who will be blinded, crippled, disfigured, or traumatized, like the bombed children of Afghanistan who, as reported by American visitors, lost their power of speech.
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War is the Health of the State

Howard Zinn interviewed by Paul Glavin and Chuck Morse. Perspectives on Anarchist Theory. Spring 2003.
Howard Zinn has been a pivotal figure in the American Left for decades. As an activist and writer, he has influenced generations of leftists and helped encourage a strong commitment to direct democracy, anti-racism, and grassroots action. We asked Zinn about the current changes in the political environment, his theoretical commitments, and some of the challenges faced by radical intellectuals.
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A Few Words with Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn interviewed by Michael Pozo. St. John's University Humanities Review. March 2003.
MP: How is your approach to History conducive for positive social change?
HZ: I hope it gives people the History of previous social movements to show how they can bring about change, to show that it is possible, to give people faith that if they participate, if they do even small actions, that might have an effect, if not today, tomorrow or next year.
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A People’s History of the United States, 1,000,000 Copies and Counting

Interviews at Event. Democracy Now! February 25, 2003.
Who would have thought a history book could become a best-seller? Who would have thought that a history book could not only become a best seller, but could become ever more popular over the years? Who would have thought a little while ago, Professor Howard Zinn would have sold the millionth copy of his famous book, A People’s History of the United States?
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