Howard Zinn: A New Perspective On U.S. History

"...Will Hunting you’re probably familiar with the work of Howard Zinn. Zinn is the leftist political philosopher spouted by..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Contesting Zinn's Point on Slavery

"...Dear Editor, In your interview with Howard Zinn ["Howard Zinn on Human Nature and History," News,..."

Feb. 13, 2006 Postmarks

Who We Are

The 'Chronicle' interviews Howard Zinn on war, peace, and human nature

"...co-founder of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence; and Howard Zinn, the historian, activist, and author best known for..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad socialist?

In Howard Zinn's play, Karl Marx is back, and he's pissed

"...Unlike Karl Marx, Howard Zinn isn't a household name, but he should be...."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

I Am

Tom Shadyac, the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective has found spirituality and now wants to fix the world's problems.

"...content to simply let his interview subjects – including Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and Desmond Tutu – speak for..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...A disciple of Howard Zinn, Zirin’s work focuses on the social and political..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Point Austin: In Memoriam

On the wars that never end all wars

"...When the holiday comes around, I inevitably recall Howard Zinn's Vietnam-era Boston Globe column on the subject: "We..."

May 30, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: One Step Forward

To leave Iraq is a political journey

"...denunciation of the bill (posted by The Progressive), historian Howard Zinn reminds us of the distinction between "politicians and..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Michael King

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...the Iraq war along the lines that activist historian Howard Zinn explored in 1967: "The only way we can..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

The Corporation

An immensely informative and provactive documentary about the growth of corporate entities within the legal sphere, marketplace, and human imagination.

"...among all the interviews with some of the usual (Howard Zinn, Michael Moore, and Noam Chomsky, about whom co-director..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Nation Duped

"...Also included is a video talk by people's historian Howard Zinn on the corruption of the political process...."

Feb. 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...a factual accounting of our government's corrupt history, read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

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A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...a factual accounting of our government's corrupt history, read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...a factual accounting of our government's corrupt history, read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...showing in last week's special election. Headlines• The Donna Howard and Ben Bentzin campaigns for the state House District..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Everything Old Is New Again

The long, honorable history of students “disturbing the war”

"...is enough. It’s helpful to recall the words of Howard Zinn on Vietnam anti-war protests: “And they’ll say we’re..."

May 4, 2024 News Post by Michael King

The Class Conscious Honky-Tonk of Croy & the Boys

Corey Baum’s crew nails the zeitgeist of 2019 Austin

"...a warm smile and two-step rhythms like a honky-tonk Howard Zinn...."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...and his cronies, refresh yourself on the truth with Howard Zinn's seminal work, A People's History of the United..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Goodbye, Columbus

City Council declares “Indigenous Peoples’ Day”

"...– from the Journal of Christopher Columbus, quoted in Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Post by Michael King

A Glossy View

"...a glossy view of the “Progressive Era” which, as Howard Zinn recalls, “was a reluctant reform, aimed at quieting..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Postmarks

Playback: Charlie Pierce Burns It Down

Charlie Pierce, the Gibby Haynes of piano, speaks out; Sweet Spirit serenades Spoon in a tour diary excerpt; and Phil Anselmo says maybe next year for a Housecore Horror ATX return

"...over coffee and tacos. "That naive thing. I'd read Howard Zinn's The People's History of the United States to..."

May 29, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Front Line of Defense

"...Aristophanes, Jean-Paul Marat, Nellie Bly, Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, Howard Zinn, and others who risked their lives to defend..."

Dec. 8, 2014 Postmarks

Polari: 'Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'

Director Pratibha Parmar takes us on an Alice Walker tour

"...interviews with leading icons including Angela Davis, Quincy Jones, Howard Zinn, Jewel Gomez, Sapphire, Gloria Steinam, and Stephen Spielberg...."

Oct. 20, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Playback

R&B, race relations, and rap: Black Joe Lewis and the League of Extraordinary G'z, plus Ginny's Little Longhorn

"...Lewis' Howard Zinn-meets-Star Trek worldview becomes increasingly evident on new tracks..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Civics 101

"...'MARX IN SOHO' Howard Zinn's play about Karl Marx's life and passion comes..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Column

National Treasure

Reflections on John Sayles' America

"...The narrative is full of historical lessons of the Howard Zinn/Studs Terkel radical-revisionist school, but Sayles is too good..."

May 13, 2011 Books Feature by Louis Black

Casual Invisibility

Mississippi student edited from yearbook because she wore a tux

"...something to do with the fact that I saw Howard Zinn's The People Speak at Cafe Caffeine last night,..."

April 29, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

'A People’s History of Sports in the United States'

Zirin's book rates amongst the best in his field

"...of the book is more than a shout-out to Howard Zinn’s seminal work A People's History of the United..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Media Watch: The Rag in the Modern World

Olde Austin Ragsters revive in a digital age

"...Union to the passing of historian and social activist Howard Zinn. Headlines trumpet, "Is America Already a Failed State?"..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass

'How Football Explains America'

Timothy Braun on Sal Paolantonio's excellent new history/sports book

"...studies area alongside Fast Food Nation, Bowling Alone, and Howard Zinn’s A People’s History. And that is my only..."

Nov. 10, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

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