It’s time has come, the idea that war must be abolished. … When [Albert] Einstein said that in 1932, he was attending a conference in Geneva which was called a disarmament conference. Any time you see the words “disarmament conference,” be suspicious.…
Interview by Dave Zirin • May 2, 2009
Discussion ranges from the U.S. elections, the New Deal in the 1930s, the struggle for racial justice, equal marriage, and the need to recreate a socialist alternative.
Interviewed by David Barsamian • The Sun • July 2004 Barsamian: You have called attention to the role of artists in a time of war. What attracts you to artists? Zinn: Artists play a special role in social change. I first noticed this when I was a teenager and becoming politically aware for the first time. It was people in the arts who had the greatest emotional effect on me.
By Howard Zinn • The Progressive • April 2004
I cannot get out of my mind the photo that appeared on the front page of The New York Times on December 30, alongside a story by Jeffrey Gettleman. It showed a young man sitting on a chair facing a class of sixth graders in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Next to him was a woman. Not the teacher of the class, but the young fellow's mother. She was there to help him because he is blind.
George W. Bush
Howard Zinn: “War must be abolished”
Posted: March 2, 2020 by Howard Zinn Website
PART 1
Excerpt:
It’s time has come, the idea that war must be abolished. … When [Albert] Einstein said that in 1932, he was attending a conference in Geneva which was called a disarmament conference. Any time you see the words “disarmament conference,” be suspicious.…
Category: Audio & Video, Video With Howard Zinn Tags: George W. Bush, Holidays, Iraq, War
‘You have to go beyond capitalism’: Dave Zirin Interviews Howard Zinn
Posted: May 2, 2009 by Howard Zinn Website
Discussion ranges from the U.S. elections, the New Deal in the 1930s, the struggle for racial justice, equal marriage, and the need to recreate a socialist alternative.
Category: Articles & Interviews, Audio & Video, Interviews With Howard Zinn, Video About Howard Zinn Tags: Activism, Activist, American Empire, Barack Obama, Boston University, BU Five, Civil Rights Movement, Economics, FDR, Gay Marriage, George W. Bush, In the South, ISR, Labor, New Deal, Politics
Rise Like Lions: The Role Of Artists In a Time Of War
Posted: July 1, 2004 by Howard Zinn Website
Barsamian: You have called attention to the role of artists in a time of war. What attracts you to artists?
Zinn: Artists play a special role in social change. I first noticed this when I was a teenager and becoming politically aware for the first time. It was people in the arts who had the greatest emotional effect on me.
Category: Articles & Interviews, Interviews With Howard Zinn Tags: Activism, Articles about Howard Zinn, Artists, Civil Rights Movement, Elections, George W. Bush, Optimism, Organizing, Prison, Veterans
The Ultimate Betrayal to Our Soldiers Would Be to Forget
Posted: April 1, 2004 by Howard Zinn Website
I cannot get out of my mind the photo that appeared on the front page of The New York Times on December 30, alongside a story by Jeffrey Gettleman. It showed a young man sitting on a chair facing a class of sixth graders in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Next to him was a woman. Not the teacher of the class, but the young fellow's mother. She was there to help him because he is blind.
Category: Articles & Interviews, Articles by Howard Zinn Tags: George W. Bush, Iraq, Soldier Resistance, The Progressive, Veterans