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Nation HistoryMarch 23, 2015
When Respectability Was No Longer Respectable, and Virtue Required Acting Out, Not Leaning In
Spelman College girls are still “nice,” but not enough to keep them from walking up and down, carrying picket signs, in front of supermarkets in the heart of Atlanta.
Howard Zinn and Paula J. Giddings
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HistoryDecember 22, 2009
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HistoryApril 23, 2009
SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters
A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi—a very dangerous place to be.
Howard Zinn
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisNovember 6, 2008
In Defense of Studs Terkel
Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel’s politics from his oral history, proving he doesn’t understand the man’s legacy at all.
Howard Zinn
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EconomyOctober 8, 2008
Spend the Bailout Money on the Middle Class
Take a tip from the New Deal: invest that $700 billion in jobs and mortgage aid for those who need it most.
Howard Zinn
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisMarch 20, 2008
Beyond the New Deal
How refreshing it would be if a presidential candidate reminded us of the experience of the New Deal.
Howard Zinn
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ActivismSeptember 2, 2004
The Optimism of Uncertainty
The metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble. Not to play is to foreclose any chance of winning.
Howard Zinn
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MediaJanuary 24, 2002