Time Period: 2000-2009

The Power of the People – A Conversation with Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn interviewed by Dave Zirin. Chicago, IL. Nov. 7, 2009.
On November 7, 2009, the people’s historian, Howard Zinn, was the keynote speaker at the Campaign to End the Death Penalty’s annual convention in Chicago. Zinn spoke with author and activist Dave Zirin about past and present movements for social change, the criminal justice system, war, socialism, and why young people should become activists.
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A People’s History of Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn interviewed by by Joel Whitney. Guernica,October 27, 2004
With the soon-to-be-released film You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, Howard discusses aspects of the film and current events including healthcare, the 2004 presidential election of G. W. Bush, Ralph Nader, and a string of quick questions.
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In Depth with Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn interviewed by Steve Scully. BookTV. Sept. 1, 2002.
On Sept. 1, 2002, Professor Zinn talked about his writings and career, and he responded to calls from viewers during the course of the program. Interviewed by Steve Scully.
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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.
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History of America

Howard Zinn in discussion with Walter Mosley. BookTV. July 21, 2007.
At the 9th Annual Harlem Book Fair in the Schomburg Center’s Langston Hughes Auditorium, Howard Zinn and Walter Mosley talked about the history of America. Topics included politics, power, wealth and poverty, democracy, and the war in Iraq.
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The Just War

Talks by Howard Zinn and Italian surgeon Dr. Gino Strada. BookTV. May 12, 2006.
On May 12,2006, American historian and activist Howard Zinn and Italian surgeon and author Dr. Gino Strada presented a forum on the theme “The Just War” held at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church.
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Situation in Iraq

Interview with Howard Zinn. BookTV. Jan. 14, 2005.
On the Jan.14, 2005 episode of "Washington Journal," Mr. Zinn talked by video uplink from Boston about his views on the war in Iraq, politics and other topics in the news.
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Delusion 2000: How the Candidates View the World

Article by Howard Zinn. The Progressive. March 2000.
"Every day, as the soggy rhetoric of the presidential candidates accumulates into an enormous pile of solid waste, we get more and more evidence of the failure of the American political system. The candidates for the job of leader of the most powerful country in the world have nothing important to say. On domestic issues, they offer platitudes about healthcare and Social Security and taxes, which are meaningless given the record of both political parties. And on foreign policy, utter silence. That silence is what I want to talk about."
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