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A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn



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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.


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true i give props ... ( 2 weeks ago by runescapenerd12345)
true i give props too you
wonderful, thanks ... ( 1 week ago by wittgenstein83)
wonderful, thanks for sharing!
who cares of ... ( 1 week ago by Mallophora)
who cares of america is like an empire? you think those whiny leftists really give a damn what america does when they're living it up with their ipods and useless junk like video games and coke? everyone commenting here i bet acts like they give a damn about evil america, but doesnt give a damn once the comp is off cuz we're enjoying our day in the sun.
Can anyone tell me ... ( 1 week ago by hermokrates)
Can anyone tell me what's the source of the picture that appears at 7:58 ?
Yeah 3633tg! Long ... ( 1 week ago by 14534)
Yeah 3633tg! Long live America and long live Barack Obama! If you don't like it, you can get out!!!
Go fuck a tomahawk ... ( 1 week ago by 14534)
Go fuck a tomahawk with war paint
I spoke with Howard ... ( 1 week ago by corrupt1user)
I spoke with Howard Zinn on saturday; I asked him, if the US is an imperialist nation, why is it giving $400 billion in foreign aid? Wouldn't an imperialist nation TAKE $400 billion dollars a year, not give?
He was unable to give a coherent answer.
So either the US is not an imperialist nation, or the US is the most retarded imperialist nation...
If you did indeed ... ( 1 week ago by KarlMarxObama)
If you did indeed speak with Mr. Zinn:
1) What is a "coherent" answer?
2) 400 billion? what kind of aid? The US Aid agency gives millions of dollars every year in so-colled "political aid" which translates to informal efforts to overthrow governments that are hostile to the US.(i.e. Bolivia, Venezuela)
There are a few ... ( 1 week ago by Grsz11)
There are a few things with that statement. First, I'm curious where you got your figure, as it shouldn't include private aid. Also consider the % of GDP. That's nothing to the US, and many countries donate much larger percentages. Also count how much of that is military aid, like the billions we give to Israel each year.
Soviet Union tried ... ( 1 week ago by TrueCommunist)
Soviet Union tried to expand its 'humanity', and it was hammered into submission and finally ideologically destroyed in WW2...
Well done...
400 billion in ... ( 1 week ago by dcm05002)
400 billion in foreign aid?? what the hell are you talking about. if your referring to our war efforts that's not 'foreign aid', we gave approximately 22 billion in foreign aid in 2006. half of which goes to totalitarian states such as saudi arabia to quell civil unrest and objection to u.s. occupation, thus maintaining u.s. interests. the u.s. is an empire no goddamn doubt about it.
dude, 95% of the ... ( 1 week ago by dcm05002)
dude, 95% of the casualties by those "precision" guided bombs dropped in the opening stages of operation iraqi freedom were civilians. Its logged in the hospitals in Baghdad. Imagine if the Russians dropped a bomb through your rough and killed your little children. tell me your proud of this country murdering millions of people since WWII for profit and self interest. please tell me with a clear conscience that makes you proud please. 1 million iraqi's dead and counting.. for what? oil?
I rather listen to ... ( 6 days ago by ahuizotl8)
I rather listen to a proletarian who also was a soldier than a scholar with an inflated vision of the world that has only being influenced by books and not by experience..
Wow. I am an ... ( 4 days ago by fightforyourrights9)
Wow. I am an undergrad right now majoring in history and through my studies in American history I have come to the exact same conclusion as Mr. Zinn. The facts are out there. They cannot be denied. US history is not the history they teach in highschools. US history is bloody, war-mongering, hate-mongering, and hypocritical. Not many realize that US rhetoric is never in line with practice. The US is quite possibly the most dangerous nation in the world today.
Very good, but ... ( 3 days ago by Psykedelice)
Very good, but sadly hard to hear and so understand Viggo's voice for foreign viewers...
i think its a very ... ( 3 days ago by ihaveacomputer2)
i think its a very interesting idea but i think that we do need to maintain a strong army because weather were good or bad at it we are the worlds superpower and we are the main american and european army and i think if we just destroyed our military there would be a world at war again i dont think there will ever be unthreatened world peace
I dont care abought ... ( 3 days ago by Jordan22473)
I dont care abought our humanity Howard Zinn should just get on board with the program. Victory can be acheved and that outways the lives of some krutz,gooks or hadjies. We will fight til we win or we are all dead.
you are a very ... ( 2 days ago by DeanoZA)
you are a very stupid racist... you think people will kill you if you dont kill them, thats what you are implying.. stupid americans like you make it harder for your fellow americans
Zinn has been a ... ( 2 days ago by waterfirerocks)
Zinn has been a soldier though, he says so in the video. The only reason he learned through the books was because of the GI Bill of Rights. I certainly understand your preference for experience over texts, but calling his vision "inflated" after he served in WW2 comes off as impolite in the least.
The reason why the ... ( 2 days ago by waterfirerocks)
The reason why the Soviet Union was "beaten down" as you put it was due to it's economy collapsing on itself, the defecting satellites territories, and it's failed invasion of Afghanistan. If anything, WW2 reinvigorated the Soviet economy due to the response of Russian industrialism. Stalin did indeed smooth over the travesties of the war for the "honor of Mother Russia", but if the Soviet Union was beaten down in WW2, why did the US combat it politically until at least Reagan?
Although Mr. Zinn ... ( 1 day ago by tantanman65)
Although Mr. Zinn is correct in his assessment,it explains why the U.S. is considered the "land of opportunity." We get what we want and don't apologize for it. That is why we are the richest and most powerful country in the world. The word you are looking for is "hegemony." Yes, the U.S. is the most dangerous for a reason. It makes the economy work! Unfortunately the world is not made to be a peaceful place. Remember the animal kingdom because we are part of it, and the strong survive.
"Even the strongest ... ( 1 day ago by Socinus)
"Even the strongest single sword is no match for the unified efforts of a thousand swords". Getting what you want does not have to be at the expense of others
Actually no, if you ... ( 1 day ago by POTATER1228)
Actually no, if you think of it in a very cynical way, you always take at the expense of others. Someone getting something, means that someone else isn't
You sir, are fool. ... ( 1 day ago by Vondine)
You sir, are fool. Evil isn't taught, it's innately grained in the human psyche. Why don't you study forensic science, neurosience and evolutionary genetics before you spout off your religious and socialist bullshit.



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