In September 1974, Sam Lovejoy went on trial for "malicious destruction" of a weather tower that had been erected to test wind direction at the site for the planned construction of a nuclear power plant. Howard Zinn testified in Lovejoy's case as an expert on civil disobedience (read Lovejoy's letter to Zinn). The following is a summary of these events, including a film clip from Lovejoy's Nuclear War, featuring an interview with Howard Zinn on civil disobedience.
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.
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Sam Lovejoy and ‘No Nukes’ Activism
Posted: April 6, 2016 by Howard Zinn Website
Category: Articles & Interviews, Interviews With Howard Zinn Tags: Activism, Activist, Civil Disobedience, Environmentalism
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!