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A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

Talk by Howard Zinn. BookTV. Jan. 18, 2007.
Howard Zinn discussed his latest collection of essays, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress, that critiques America’s response to 9/11, examines the current state of democracy and government responsibility in America and cites examples of when government has overstepped throughout American history.

The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! November 24, 2006.
Howard Zinn recently spoke in Madison, Wisconsin where he was receiving the Haven Center’s Award for Lifetime Contribution to Critical Scholarship. We bring you his lecture, “The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism.”

Bringing Democracy Alive

Talk by Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn Lecture Series. BU Today. November 2, 2006.
In this inaugural talk, Howard Zinn calls for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney. Zinn accuses the Bush administration of starting a "war of aggression" against Iraq and the American public. He argues that the government and its "warmongering" organs - the mass media and the congress - are not to be relied on for information and exhorts Americans to stop believing that government has the interest of the people in mind.

Howard Zinn Spelman Commencement 2005 | HowardZinn.org

Against Discouragement

By Howard Zinn. Speech and article. Spelman College. May 15, 2005.
In 1963, Howard Zinn was fired from Spelman College because of his support for students' civil rights activism. In 2005, he was invited back by President Beverly Daniel Tatum to give the commencement address. Here is the text of that speech, given on May 15, 2005, and published in Original Zinn: Conversations on History and Politics.

‘Don’t Depend On the Authorities, the People in Power to Solve Problems’

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! February 25, 2003.
A speech Howard Zinn gave at the New School University. He talks about bombs, terrorism, the anti-war movement and the Bush administration’s impending war on Iraq.

The History of Government and Media Lies in Time of War

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! November 28, 2002
Howard Zinn talks about the history of government propaganda as well as mainstream media propaganda in times of war.

The History of the U.S. Government and CIA ‘Changing Regimes’ Around the World

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! November 28, 2002.
"We turn now to an excerpt of a speech historian Howard Zinn gave earlier this month at Brown University. Zinn talks about the Bush administration’s desire to invade Iraq. He talks about the history of the U.S. government and the CIA changing regimes around the world."

Saying “No” to War

Event Broadcast. Democracy Now! • October 29, 2002.
ZINN: To go to war means that you do not consider the lives of other people as important as the live of people in your country. It means that you don't consider that the children of Iraq have an equal right to life as our children... It's important to confront that, and to confront other people with that.

Reflections On 9/11 and Beyond

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! March 11, 2002.
"It is 27 degrees today outside in New York, a chilling reminder of the events of the day six months ago. ... we are going to give you a series of reflections, glimpses of reality since September 11th."

‘Where Are We Heading: Terrorism, Global Security, and the Peace Movement’

Talk by Howard Zinn. Democracy Now! February 22, 2002.
Howard Zinn's talk on "Where are We Heading: Terrorism, Global security, and the Peace Movement," given at a benefit for the Alliance for Democracy on February 10, 2002.

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A Power Governments Cannot Suppress

The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism

Bringing Democracy Alive

Against Discouragement

‘Don’t Depend On the Authorities, the People in Power to Solve Problems’

The History of Government and Media Lies in Time of War

The History of the U.S. Government and CIA ‘Changing Regimes’ Around the World

Saying “No” to War

Reflections On 9/11 and Beyond

‘Where Are We Heading: Terrorism, Global Security, and the Peace Movement’

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