Add to EJ Playlist  http://www.92Y. org/lectures On May 13, 2009, Howard Zinn hosted a special reading of the newly released, updated and illustrated "A Young Peoples History of the United States" that highlights the words of Americas youngest rebels, dissenters and visionaries, from our past--and present.

Add to EJ Playlist  http://www.92Y. org/lectures On May 13, 2009, Howard Zinn hosted a special reading of the newly released, updated and illustrated "A Young Peoples History of the United States" that highlights the words of Americas youngest rebels, dissenters and visionaries, from our past--and present.

Add to EJ Playlist  Trailer for The People Speak airing on History December 13, 2009, at 8 pm (7 Central).

Add to EJ Playlist  Matt Damon recalls when a Holocaust survivor spoke to his Facing History and Ourselves class in middle school. The experience of hearing the survivor's personal story changed his attitude about school. It was the first time that he felt history was human and relevant to his life.

Add to EJ Playlist  Matt Damon and Howard Zinn talk with THR about The History Channel's "The People Speak."

Add to EJ Playlist  More at http://therealn ews.com/t/index .php?option=com _content&task=v iew&id=102 Howard Zinn speaks at the Progressive's 100 Anniversary Conference for more info visit http://www.prog ressive.org/

Add to EJ Playlist  Howard Zinn: "I Wish Obama Would Listen to MLK" Legendary historian Howard Zinn joins us to talk about war, torture and the teaching of history. Zinn says Obama had Obama heeded the lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he wouldnt be escalating US attacks abroad and increasing the size of the US military budget. We also play excerpts of the forthcoming documentary, The People Speak, featuring dramatic readings based on Zinns A Peoples History of the United States and Voices of a Peoples History of the United States. [includes rush transcript]

Add to EJ Playlist  Our system of government was never intended to be a democracy. Although many believe that we live in one, they have never been asked to vote on the decisions made by said government. Yet they believe that they are empowered just the same. We are not.

Add to EJ Playlist  In MovieMaker's latest video straight from Sundance, see Marisa Tomei perform a piece from the upcoming movie The People Speak, a documentation of live readings from Howard Zinn's contemporary classic A People's History of the United States. PLUS: Watch clips of Iranian documentary The Glass House and an exclusive interview with the movie's director and producer, Hamid Rahmanian and Melissa Hibbard.

Add to EJ Playlist  Howard Zinn on "War and Social Justice" Howard Zinn is one of this country’s most celebrated historians. His classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and is a phenomenon in the world of publishing—se lling more copies each successive year. After serving as a bombardier in World War II, Howard Zinn went on to become a lifelong dissident and peace activist. He was active in the civil rights movement and many of the struggles for social justice over the past forty years. He taught at Spelman College, the historically black college for women, and was fired for insubordination for standing up for the students. He was recently invited back to give the commencement address. Howard Zinn has written numerous books and is professor emeritus at Boston University. He recently spoke at Binghamton University a few days after the 2008 presidential election. His speech was called “War and Social Justice.” [includes rush transcript]

Add to EJ Playlist  TIFF 2008, talking about the upcoming election

Add to EJ Playlist  A powerful video with excerpts from a book that will change your world view. This is why McCain can't be re-elected. We need a revolution, and Obama embodies it.

Add to EJ Playlist  a documentary based on Howard Zinn's groundbreaking books A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People's History of the United States, featuring music by Eddie Vedder and performances by Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Oh, Sean Penn, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle, John Legend, and many other great performers, will air in TV and be released on a special DVD. The documentary, The People Speak, shows the rich history of dissent in our history, and explores why it is so relevant and urgent today.

Add to EJ Playlist  James Earl Jones reads excerpts from Frederick Douglass' speech "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" (July 5, 1852). --DemocracyNow: July 5, 2004. It is a dramatic reading from excerpts of Howard Zinn's "The People's History of the United States"

Add to EJ Playlist  Benjamin Bratt reads Orlando and Phyllis Rodriguez's letter, "Not in Our Son's Name," distributed to the media on September 15, 2001. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Rita Lasar's essay, " To Avoid Another September 11, U.S. Must Join the World." Lasar is the founder of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Q'Orianka Kilcher reads Chief Joseph's account of his 1879 trip to Washington, DC. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on February 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Actor Mark Ruffalo reads Henry David Thoreau's 1849 essay, "Civil Disobedience." Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Feb 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Actor Mark Ruffalo reads union leader Eugene Debs' famous "Canton, Ohio" speech. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Feb 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Actor Benjamin Bratt reads "The War with Mexico," an 1848 editorial from The North Star. It argues against the US case for war, highlighting not only the questions of slavery, but the class dimension of the war as well. Part of a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA on Feb 1, 2007.

Add to EJ Playlist  Alfre Woodard reads an address by Maria Stewart. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) February 1, 2007, at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA.

Add to EJ Playlist  Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn't Teach Me about the American Empire by Howard Zinn Narrated by Viggo Mortensen Art by Mike Konopacki Video editing by Eric Wold To read more from Howard Zinn visit www.TomDispatch .com.

Add to EJ Playlist  Christina Kirk reads activist Vicky Starr's words on the subject of organizing works in the meat packing district in Chicago in the 1960's. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) December 5th, 2007, at the Small Press Book Fair, Cooper Union, New York, NY.

Add to EJ Playlist  Actor Christina Kirk (with Wallace Shawn) reads the words of Susan B. Anthony as she addressed the court at her appeal for the conviction of knowingly voting without lawfully having the right to vote in June of 1873. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) at the Small PRess Book Fair, December 5, 2004 in New York, New York.

Add to EJ Playlist  Journalist Mario Murillo reads Ismael Guadalupe Ortiz, opponent of the use of the island of Vieques for US Military practices, 1979 Speech given just before Ortiz was sent to jail for his protests. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) March 10, 2007, The Great Hall, Cooper Union, New York, NY.

Add to EJ Playlist  Journalist Mario Murillo reads 1848 article in Frederick Douglass's abolitionist newspaper "The North Star" arguing the case against the war in Mexico. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) March 10, 2007, The Great Hall, Cooper Union, New York, NY.

Add to EJ Playlist  Poet Alice Walker reads the 1851 speech of abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) Novemeber 11, 2006 in Berkeley, California.

Add to EJ Playlist  Actor Viggo Mortensen reads the words of missionary Bartolome de Las Casas who traveled to the America's at the same time at Chirstopher Columbus. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove) October 5th, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.