"War Poisons Everybody": Remembering Legendary Historian Howard Zinn on His 100th Birthday

We remember the legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn, who was born 100 years ago today. Zinn was a regular guest on Democracy Now! from the start of the program in 1996 up until his death in 2010 at age 87. After witnessing the horrors of World War II as a bombardier, Zinn became a peace and justice activist who picketed with his students at Spelman College during the civil rights movement and joined in actions such as opposing the Vietnam War. He later spoke out against the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. "I believe neutrality is impossible, because the world is already moving in certain directions. Wars are going on. Children are starving," Zinn said in a 2005 interview. "To be neutral … is to collaborate with whatever is going on, to allow it to happen." His classic book, "A People's History of the United States," retells the country's history from the perspective of everyday people who resisted oppression and exploitation by more powerful forces.
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[@shirleyrice7093]

We need many more Howard Zinns in the United States, especially in government.

[@hughjassle5876]

How about no?

[@jmvpams1380]

@@hughjassle5876 why?

[@hughjassle5876]

@@jmvpams1380 his bad ideas are more than a little bit responsible for the decrepit state of of the education in government schools.

[@Diana1000Smiles]

@@hughjassle5876 Some men love WAR rather than Humans. Are you wearing your badge?

[@hughjassle5876]

@@Diana1000Smiles let's say you own a factory and you have a machine that makes a product, whatever it may be. You put the raw materials into one end of the machine and out the other end comes the fully formed product. Then one day someone breaks a key component of the machine. Now when you put the raw materials in one end, what comes out the other end is the raw materials; not simply unassembled, but damaged beyond repair, beaten into an unrecognizable, unusable pile of matter. That is what Zinn has done to the American public education system. The only difference is, in a factory you would fix, or replace the machine. Government schools, however, continue to shove the raw materials, our (your) children into one end being perfectly satisfied with the broken, unusable scraps being pumped out the other end.

[@seansmith3058]

That speech just a month after 9/11 took incredible courage. The hysteria and pressure to fall in line during that time was intense.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@ince55ant]

"freedom fries"

[@kathrynmceachern9503]

He was an extremely courageous and thoughtful dissident. In these times, we should look to his legacy and writings more instead of less.

[@reforest4fertility]

@@ince55ant Sadly now, our freedom has fried. Unless we can make it renew it back into a raw state.

[@r.w.4311]

But not enough courage to question the official narrative of 9II…

[@Diana1000Smiles]

Probably the first Peacenik I followed. 💙 Howard Zinn is an inspiration that will never die. ✌

[@shirleyrice7093]

Let’s hope so.

[@hughjassle5876]

Nope. He's definitely dead. Now if we could just kill all of his idiotic ideas...

[@godssara6758]

@@shirleyrice7093 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@buridah328]

Can’t stop thinking about his words and how they still apply to the war in Ukraine

[@jamesbrad7182]

Thank you for sharing this video. As as a young white guy growing up in the 1980s apartheid South Africa i understand the meaning of not being neutral on a moving train. Viva Howard Zinn viva 💜💜❤️❤️💚 the human race needs a paradigm shift

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@typeviic1]

Real, uncensored history.

[@dongmo1]

Thank You Amy and Democracy Now for bringing Howard Zinn to the forefront today. A truly great speaker and humanitarian.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@billaddington831]

Howard Zinn. The most beautiful empathetic critical thinker of our time. I’m blown away watching this today. Mr Zinn will always be remembered for his great work and love for humanity. So he lives on forever in our hearts. ¡Respect!

[@laluba3603]

Just like Stéphane Hessel.

[@godssara6758]

@@laluba3603 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie, he omits facts and where he doesn't omit large chunks of verifiable history he intentionally distorts He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cunio that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a most likely a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies. And not only does he use a fake letter he cherry picks that too while leaving out how violent the Carib cannibal tribe was

[@godssara6758]

@@laluba3603 even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@mididoctors]

We now know the Taliban had fuck all to do with 911

[@lumberpilot]

He selectively cherry picked history to paint the picture his handlers wanted. Also, what is so beautiful about a person who admitted to dropping firebombs on an innocent population?

[@Spock_Rogers]

Zinn's 'People's History' was a real eye-opener for me. RIP Mr. Zinn! 🌷 I still love listening to his lectures.

[@Junksaint]

100% never stop reading, writing and learning yourselves ✌️ it's what he'd want

[@sheldonbodryn1003]

He kept updating the book with new editions as time went on.. A real eye opener.

[@diegomontoya796]

Read anything by Thomas Sowell. Unless you are racist you should enjoy it.

[@Spock_Rogers]

@@diegomontoya796 Of course I've heard of that propagandist years ago. I don't care what race he is. He's done a lot of harm to this country along with Milton Friedman, The Hoover Institute, and all those corporate mouthpieces.

[@Don-md6wn]

@@diegomontoya796 Sowell's stuff is standard right wing trash.

[@mikkimikki5376]

Best of the BEST!

[@teresalegler2777]

Excellent interview. My parents were in Concentration Camps in Philippines 1942-45. The Surrounding villages of those camps were annihilated by bombs and shots from both the Japanese & American planes. There are untold amounts of innocent victims in these wars.

[@compassioncampaigner728]

My respect and heart goes to your parents.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@vi3613]

List of countries that the United States bombed/attacked after the Second World War: Japan (1945) Korea and China (1950-53) Guatemala (1954) Indonesia (1958) Cuba (1959-61) Guatemala (1960) Congo (1964) Laos (1964-73) Vietnam (1961-73) Cambodia (1969-70) Guatemala (1967-69) Grenada (1983) Lebanon (1983,1984) Libya (1986) Salvador (1980s) Nicaragua (1980s) Iran (1987) Panama (1989) Iraq (1991) Kuwait (1991) Somalia (1993) Bosnia (1994, 1995) Sudan (1998) Afghanistan (1998) Yugoslavia (1999) Yemen (2002) Iraq (1991-2003) Iraq (2003-2015) Afghanistan (2001-2015) Pakistan (2007-2015) Somalia (2007, 2008, 2011) Yemen (2009, 2011) Libya (2011, 2015) Syria (2014 - and to this day) Ukraine (2014 - to this day. Proxy war)

[@kathrynmceachern9503]

​@@vi3613 Is that a complete list? Not being sarcastic, I am just truly curious. And is that including all the bombs dropped by other people who bought them directly or indirectly from the US?

[@asahmed1980]

I am humbled. Thank you Professor Howard Zinn for making the world a better place. In a world of constant deceit to me, you were a revolutionary. Thank you Democracy Now for remembering him in this episode.

[@barquerojuancarlos7253]

"You can't be 'neutral'". By merely being neutral, by being silent you're taking a side. "Silence is complicity to the status quo" - Albert Einstein

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

Love Einstein

[@susilemare198]

Thank you Amy and Democracy Now for helping us all celebrate Howard Zinn’s birthday! Thank you for exposing us to this great humanitarian. “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.” Thank you Howard Zinn for your clear voice of reason.

[@Diana1000Smiles]

💙

[@godssara6758]

@@Diana1000Smiles Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cunio that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@mattja52]

I'm very pleased that Democracy Now is commemorating my former professor, Howard Zinn. What a privilege to be schooled by him and Professor Norm Chomsky. Thank you, Amy, for being a real journalist of our time, day in, day out. Honorable mention, Professor Edward Said.

[@luperamos7307]

If it had been up to Trump he wouldn't have been your professor and you would have received some patriotic education.

[@za1231in]

Ahhh yes I love Norm Chompy's 'Manicuring Content'

[@livthedream5885]

Lupe Ramos Trump has no idea who Zinn even is, he mentioned him in a speech written by Stephen Miller on the Fourth of July at Mt.Rushmore. That speech consolidated my instincts about Trump’s status as a useful idiot for White and Christian Nationalists.

[@luperamos7307]

@@livthedream5885 That is what I assumed as well at the time. But I do believe that Trump meant his words about patriotic education and that he did not want history to be taught the way it should taught.

[@boredalchemist]

wow, nice

[@marlbankian]

Excellent food for thought

[@reptilez]

thank you Amy

[@jamesfox2857]

Thank You !!!

[@blackchild5084]

Thank you Howard zinn I will look up your work. From Boston

[@Alan_Dler]

whenever i hear Howard Zinn speaks i get a bit emotional. such a great human. may he rest in peace

[@hitreset0291]

Agreed. He has fortunately for him avoided even more of the nasty shit coming our way.

[@godssara6758]

@@hitreset0291 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@mmsapollo]

Thank you Amy and team! An amazing wonderful man, and gift to Humanity!

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@billmitchell2080]

Thank you Mr Zinn, for everything.

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

Zinn is the man love his books

[@godssara6758]

Why? Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah, give us socialist Marxist theives all your rights and money or your a white supremacists waaaaa. You fell for the lies.

[@alinecamara7200]

Mr Howard Zinn is one of a million ! Good man who tells the truth!

[@mikem820]

Amy Goodman and Howard Zinn are 2 of my all time heroes! Howard is a true patriot as opposed to these phonies that think waving a rag with some red,white and blue painted on it is a true American

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@jimnickola7196]

I wish I could have attended at least one of his lectures. His students were lucky to have him. The world is fortunate to be able to read his books.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and easily debunked

[@carlhohn4802]

What a wonderful man he was.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@paymansepehri5704]

great human being soul so pure and dignified RIP HOWARD ZINN

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@thenoseknows9391]

Mornin Amy, we LUV you 👍🏽✌🏽💙😁🤣

[@alfredmendoza532]

My high school teacher taught me Zinn's A People's History of the US, now I teach Zinn and R. Dunbar Ortiz' A Indigenous People's History of the US... Rest in Power Zinn. The Zinnfluence lives on....

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

Do you teach them how the tribes warred with each other, took scalp practiced cannibalism roasted babies and mass sacrifices, attacked settlers, killed women and children? Do you teach them that Commanche means one who fights with everyone? Or that if by an unfortunate circumstance you survived a raid the Commanche were masters of torture and would bury their captives up to their heads cut their eyelids off so the sun would burn their eyes out while they starved to death? Doubtful Because you are brainwashing kids.

[@billytheweasel]

Zinntastic.

[@Marxist2]

Thank you for covering the life of this great human being. We need more people like him.

[@susanmercurio1060]

Be like him in your own life as a memorial for him.

[@godssara6758]

@@susanmercurio1060 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

THANKS for reminding me WHY I LOVED this man!

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@garygarber7668]

Howard Zinn is one of my heros.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

Bahahahahahaha. Why? He wanted a violent communist revolution in America

[@oneworldonehome]

"War is destructive. It is destructive to both the winner and the loser, and it sows the seeds for future conflict. The damage is not only to material things, but to the nature and character of entire nations of people who are traumatized. Humanity has not matured enough nor has grown in wisdom enough to recognize the absolute truth of this." From - _Life in the Universe » Chapter 7: Competition, Influence and the Mental Environment_ - by Marshall Vian Summers (free online/highly recommended read)

[@johnchapman5125]

Thank you.

[@duellingscarguevara]

Maybe a Stone Age is where we’re meant to be . (Seem to be threatening to return to it, all the time?).

[@alexboros1751]

Man is a FAILURE

[@godssara6758]

Great quote However Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@md.muzahidulislamsamrat8037]

“To kill and kill and kill” Israel’s view is that if it ever stops killing Palestinians it will cease to exist. This is because it is engaged in a demographic war to maintain a regime founded on ethno-racial dominance. As Israeli government adviser Arnon Sofer put it a year before Israel’s 2005 withdrawal of its soldiers and settlers from the interior of the Gaza Strip, “If we want to remain alive, we will have to kill and kill and kill. All day, every day.” “If we don’t kill, we will cease to exist,” Sofer said. “The only thing that concerns me is how to ensure that the boys and men who are going to have to do the killing will be able to return home to their families and be normal human beings.” As the traumatized survivors of Israel’s successive assaults on Gaza can attest, Sofer meant what he said.

[@nelsonmullis4931]

Very happy to see this article! We need more leaders like Zinn. His work should be taught in school.

[@hughjassle5876]

It is, stupid. Why do you think government schools churn out so many broken, idiotic kids?

[@joshc6569]

It should. But imagine the outrage.

[@compassioncampaigner728]

Should be.....but won't be

[@margotschulz6597]

Nelson, the books exist: "A Young People's History of the United States" Howard Zinn". Rebecca Stefoff worked with him adapting the books for young readers.

[@hughjassle5876]

@@margotschulz6597 how wonderful. Revisionist history and American apologetics for indoctrinating the young leftist. Sure glad I homeschool my kids.

[@jonathanguzman3044]

This man was a national treasure and a true patriot not in the sense that he supported his country no matter what without criticism, but that he believed it could be better and live up to its promises

[@ernestoestrellarodriguez5766]

Tanks that was nice we need more like that Men and like democracy now tanks Amy Very muchs

[@ianwoodywoodwoof345]

Thx for this tribute to Howard Zinn... A wonderful man!

[@nancyanderson5310]

Sanity. So rare. Thanks for a breath of clean air. Thanks for revealing a rare soul, shining.

[@buridah328]

What a life 🙏 God rest your soul

[@keithfernandez8965]

MAY GOD BLESS HIM...AND ALWAYS LIGHT HIS PATH ALONG HIS RIGHTEOUS JOURNEY !!

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

More like may God have mercy on his soul for being a liar and wanting a violent Communist Socialists Marxist revolution in America

[@marie-laure.]

We definitely cannot say we do not know, unless we choose to be ignorant. Thank you for keeping the word of truth and liberty going. We the People of all places need to get together as a matter of survival if nothing else.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@judithcampbell1705]

Howard Zinn was a gem of a human being. We need more of his caliber in government! R.I.P Sir Howard Zinn. Thank you Amy for all you do!

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cunio that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@paulknutstad309]

human being

[@shodopoet]

Respect ✊🏼

[@valkiehaider4544]

Amy..My Juan... Many many thank you/s for this broadcast!!! Beyond excellence!!! We needed to hear this!!! Beautiful!!!

[@zombiehampster1397]

Zinn opened my eyes in a major way. I don't know what the world would do without people like him.

[@hughjassle5876]

Live happily ever after.

[@luperamos7307]

Right wingers want to silence him and not want his books to be used. Trump wanted to implement patriotic education instead.

[@hughjassle5876]

@@luperamos7307 that's because conservatives don't identify each other as a skin color, a sex, a class, or anything except another person. Leftists do. Everything to a leftist is predicated on a person's identifying as one, or more indelible characteristics. The more of those characteristics that intersect the higher one's victim status. Which is why new victim categories are being created nigh daily. Zinn was one of the many people who brought this intersectional victim mania to government schools.

[@luperamos7307]

@@hughjassle5876 That's why the Jan 6 crowd was so diverse. All right wingers run on is racism and xenophobia.

[@susanmercurio1060]

Be honest in your own life as a memorial of him.

[@cheri238]

Howard Zinn was an inspiration to all of us. Intelligence with a heart. A great historian, an activist. I first heard him on your show years ago, Amy. Thank you and Democracy Now. 🙏 Howard Zinn. RIP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. REVERENCE ✨️ ❤️

[@mentalpictures-officialban8707]

Amy Goodman was intentionally pushing fake and misleading war narratives for the US military when it came to the war in Syria. She lied numerous times about the White Helmets, who are actually al-Qaeda's supporting PR group. She lied about the situation in Aleppo. Research deeper folks. Democracy Now is another psyop and Amy is a well-paid propagandist, same as Cenk at the Young Turks.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is easily debunked

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@dawnpalmby5100]

What an inspiration. Just a dose of necessary truth.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@vi3613]

List of countries that the United States bombed/attacked after the Second World War: Japan (1945) Korea and China (1950-53) Guatemala (1954) Indonesia (1958) Cuba (1959-61) Guatemala (1960) Congo (1964) Laos (1964-73) Vietnam (1961-73) Cambodia (1969-70) Guatemala (1967-69) Grenada (1983) Lebanon (1983,1984) Libya (1986) Salvador (1980s) Nicaragua (1980s) Iran (1987) Panama (1989) Iraq (1991) Kuwait (1991) Somalia (1993) Bosnia (1994, 1995) Sudan (1998) Afghanistan (1998) Yugoslavia (1999) Yemen (2002) Iraq (1991-2003) Iraq (2003-2015) Afghanistan (2001-2015) Pakistan (2007-2015) Somalia (2007, 2008, 2011) Yemen (2009, 2011) Libya (2011, 2015) Syria (2014 - and to this day) Ukraine (2014 - to this day. Proxy war)

[@nattanunsangkasaba8991]

Thank there is archive of his lecture. I always enjoy good historical lecture/

[@heynowls3058]

Viva Howard Zinn. Forever! A patriot for all people.

[@4imagesmore]

A human being. Ditch the "patriot".

[@godssara6758]

@@4imagesmore Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies. He was No Patriot

[@jkokubu1984]

It's not a matter of the number of minds, it's the quality of minds involved.

[@jerrypolverino6025]

I have always held this man in the very highest regard. He’s up there with Carl Sagan in terms of being truthful.

[@greedyfirstalgorithmlast26]

The Peoples History by Howard Zinn, who Fascist Harvey J. Kaye Hates Harvey J. Kaye says America Never Killed the Insians, No, No. And he claims The Founding Fathers were Born Again Christians and Godly Man. Professor of Demonology and White Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, an award-winning author of lies, blasphemies and fake history. See America Deserves the mass shootings because Harvy J. Kaye says America Is Not as Howard Zinn says it is. Now people will See His Goddamn Lies are Promoting Mass Murderers to Go Out and murder.

[@TheVanillatech]

Dude NOBODY comes close to Sagan. Except maybe my Dad.

[@compassioncampaigner728]

Never heard of Zinn until Chris Hedges praised him. Man, that is high paraise for sure.

[@godssara6758]

@@compassioncampaigner728 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

@@compassioncampaigner728 even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@theotower268]

This whole segment was very moving. Rip HZ

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a LIAR

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@denisekoger904]

an amazing human being RIP

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@alliecat6281]

I actually knew Helen Keller was a Wobbly organiser before I knew she was blind :)

[@pierneef]

Howard Zinn - to me - perfectly embodied the serenity and righteousness of the message he was the deliverer of. His gentle mien belied a fierce champion of the right to dignity and justice for all - the world is the poorer for the loss of this great soul.

[@charliekowittmusic]

I can’t link cuz KZbin, but there’s a “People’s History” website where you can look up specific subjects Incase you don’t have time to read the books. 👍

[@HoneySuckle123]

Thank you 🫶🏾

[@susilemare198]

Thanks !

[@erickechegar]

Zinn’s influence was great. As a student of history I’m happy to celebrate this occasion, thank you Democracy Now

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@rul4522]

I forever love Howard Zinn.

[@godssara6758]

even lefty historians think Zinn is a liar Zinn’s sympathetic biographer, the leftist historian Martin Duberman, noted that “Howard’s version of our past has been justly criticized as leaving out too much, of presenting a partial and thereby distorted account.” A good starting point, Duberman suggested, is the book’s treatment of Abraham Lincoln. Zinn presented “a one-dimensional view of a complex, cautious man,” he said, ignoring “the fact that unlike most people, Lincoln’s capacity for growth was impressive,” that he “stood at a substantial distance from the outright racism that dominated Northern opinion,” and that Lincoln “was in a decided minority in believing that natural rights belonged to all human beings.” Duberman concluded that Zinn’s “disparagement of Lincoln is part of a general problem with the way he assigns motivation to individuals. With few exceptions, only members of the working class or minorities (or their champions) are allowed to represent human nobility and selflessness.”

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@Agenamigo]

Thank you for sharing this interview. 🙏. Great 👍 speech at the UVM. We need more people like Mr. Zinn 😀

[@paulwellman1030]

Would be very interesting to hear what Howard would think of the current U.S. proxy war in Ukraine.

[@markward3981]

He sometimes spoke about international geopolitics.

[@paulwellman1030]

@North Korea Is Best Korea You are heavily brainwashed. Ukraine is just the next Afghanistan.

[@godssara6758]

@@markward3981 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@jamesfiegel9675]

He turned me onto Emma Goldman also...he will be missed a gentle wiseman :)

[@godssara6758]

He wanted a violent communist revolution in America

[@lindascanlan6317]

Dig a little deeper and our heroes become less heroic......be brave.

[@bkbland1626]

Here's to a great man.

[@godssara6758]

No he is not. He wanted a violent communist revolution in America

[@kiwi-eg5ld]

what an awesome speaker

[@lidiaalejandrazuniga1959]

Thank you Democracy Now!! You brought us back this great writer, another voice in USA especially now that this country is going backwards.

[@lindascanlan6317]

Fascinating interview. ...genius soulfilled man...

[@bigdaddypapsmear]

So grateful for his work.

[@fifteenbyfive]

God bless you sir. Thank you.

[@joseeugeniogonzalez3286]

This is a truly human being, Thanks Howard Zinn

[@marceloorellana5726]

His words are words everyone needs to hear. And after weighing both sides then make decisions.

[@dennisossianderrmplmtcst2053]

Thank you Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman, and the whole Democracy Now Team! Rest In Peace Mr. Zinn! ✨🙏✨

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@oldnepalihippie]

My hero. I too was born Brooklyn Jew. His history of the US woke me up, and inspired me to become a critical thinker. Thx for airing this, I enjoyed.

[@thejoyofsoxmovie7211]

A great guy, for sure. Another part of his legacy is his son, Jon Kabat-Zinn, who has pursued peace via the inner route of mindfulness.

[@thejoyofsoxmovie7211]

Whoops - son-in-law

[@livthedream5885]

I didn’t know there was a relationship there, cool to know!

[@godssara6758]

@@thejoyofsoxmovie7211 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

@@thejoyofsoxmovie7211 the son in law on mindfulness sounds good.

[@godssara6758]

@@livthedream5885 Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@yeai2773]

Thank you very much for the interview with this fascinating man. It is nice to see the recording. Time has past but the topics are still so important even today.

[@medaily57]

Thank you for sharing!

[@rokocolero21]

I'm 37. Living in the US since 2005. I didn't know about this great man. I'm definitely getting his book and looking forward on reading more about his ideologies... Listening to democracy now and kpfk radio since 2015. Saludos , bien Hecho.

[@TheSuzberry]

He opened so many eyes to real history

[@godssara6758]

No he didn't. Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@akbarfarzin9857]

Thankful Sr ! FOR truth Information GOD Blessing you if you are in life or NOT God bless your soul !!!!

[@dlovestar]

Intelligent humans like Howard Zinn are sorely missed in the world today.

[@johnbolger2625]

This is Democracy now at its best, great man, great retrospective of interviews. Thank you!

[@ettaadams6194]

Thank+you for this excellent presentation of an extraordinary man. It was moving and I am deeply grateful for your honoring him in this way. Blessings for the work that you do.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@scotty6124]

This man inspired and influenced me just as much as Chomsky. Do yourself a favor and go watch every speech you can by him since it will make you think about issues even more thoroughly, especially his take on war. What a true American hero.

[@brianwheeldon4643]

Thank you for this Amy and Democracy Now!

[@786humaira1]

This world needs more Howard Zinns

[@marcwa74]

RIP!

[@shahejemelian4823]

I can listen to this lovely human being all day long! May his soul Rest In Peace and memory be eternal. Thank you Amy and Democracy Now for this segment

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@tomjohn8733]

Those who profit from wars are the real monsters, monster creat monsters, war is man inhumanity against himself, ultimately we will destroy ourselves for wealth and power unless we can eliminate those who profit from war, for whatever reason they create to send others to do their dirty work, so they can profit from human misery, Howard Zinn truly a great man…

[@Insightts]

Howard Zinn you'll always be remembered, thank you for everything.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@ProgressiveVegan]

Since I'm from Massachusetts, I've heard Prof. Zinn speak. His work and books are inspiring and continue to be influential. Miss him. Thanks for the retrospective, Ms. Goodman.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@akbarfarzin9857]

Thanks Dearest Amy good Man !!!!my Sunshine 🌞 Lady !!!🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@aprilk141]

Thank you Howard Zinn. Your book is printed to this day. You left your mark on history by portraying the struggles of working peoples and marginalized folks.

[@DorTur]

Just started reading Zinn, but hearing him is extraordinary. Thank you.

[@godssara6758]

Zinn is a liar and a communist propagandist. I have read his books and traced his sources. He is a flat out liar. Where he doesn't lie he omits chunks of verifiable historical facts, where he doesn't omit he intentionally distorts. He takes one sentence from one page of Columbus diary and puts it with another as if it was said together. He also uses the letter from Michel de Cuerno that most historians don't use because it has claims in it that are verifiably false. But not Zinn. Zinn takes parts of a fake letter that he thinks he can use to advance white man bad America bad blah blah blah blah blah. You fell for the lies.

[@godssara6758]

Please read real history

[@gilara5575]

What a great human being! Thanks Amy, Thanks Democracy Now!

[@crimsonspice72]

Love him. His books should be mandatory reads from 6th grade and beyond!!!!

[@Walter-vi3vh]

Long live the magnificent Howard Zinn.

[@laluba3603]

"The government is being treasonous, and the government is being unpatriotic when the government violates the fundamental rights of human beings." "If you define patriotism as obedience to the government, then _you are, I think, following a kind of totalitarian principle._ You do what the government tells you to do." (Like you are taught to do in fundamental religious houses of worship.) _"Democracy means that the government is an instrument of the people_ in order to preserve the equal rights to life, and liberty to the people. And when the government violates those rights it is the duty of the people to defy that government." Powerful words.

[@carollarock4496]

Thank you ever so much for this interview with Mr. Howard Zinn. Listening to him came importantly close to -breaking my heart- coming alongside him, -listening- through the many burdens he had the integrity & courage to bear & carry. I claim "close" because I did not have the opportunity to actually --walk-- alongside him over the many terrains of pain, anguish, destructions & despair... The dark fruit of ...human against human...borne of the precept: "They" are different from -- "Me"--...& --"I" am the --"Good Guy!". He is a man of a beautiful soul. To me, he is, humbly, an honorable example of the discerning standard for 'the measure of a man' (found in Proverbs 28:1)...: " The wicked flee when no man pursues; BUT...the righteous are bold as a lion."

[@dlfields8429]

"The people in Washington are free and these people are in prison " WOW !!!! 💪🏿