Howard Zinn: Obama "Is Going to Need Demonstrations and Protest and Letters and Petitions" to Do the Right Thing

The author of A People's History of the United States discusses his newest project and why dissent is as important as ever.

you might say the theme of my work is that we cannot depend on people in the White House. We can depend on people picketing the White House. So my attitude towards Obama has been watchful from the beginning in the sense that, okay, it's good to have Obama in there, I'm glad that he aroused a lot of people getting people involved in politics -- now I hope these people who have been aroused and energized will use that energy to push Obama in a direction ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 12, 2009

Zinn is famous for reporting the history of the people of this country. His views now on what the people need to do to move history is worth considering.

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by Gregory Kruse - Mar. 13, 2009

The interview itself is only moderately interesting, but my attention was caught by the participants. Alternet is one of my favorite organizations, and Liliana Segura is one of their best writers. My daughter has read Howard Zinn's Young People's History. I am impressed enough that I will probably be one of the two million to buy the adult version.

I am slowly increasing my political activity. I signed up today for a meeting in Des Moines about the subject of universal medical care.

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