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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn is a historian, playwright, and social activist. He was a shipyard worker and Air Force bombardier before he went to college under the GI Bill and received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has taught at Spelman College and Boston University, and has been a visiting professor at the University of Paris and the University of Bologna. He has received the Thomas Merton Award, the Eugene V. Debs Award, the Upton Sinclair Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. Howard has appeared on Democracy Now! many times over the years.
May 13, 2009": Howard Zinn: “I Wish Obama Would Listen to MLK
January 02, 2009: Howard Zinn on 'War and Social Justice'
July 04, 2008: July 4th Special: Readings From Howard Zinn’s 'Voices of a People’s History of the United States'
November 09, 2007: Howard Zinn’s 'Rebel Voices' Opens in New York
April 17, 2007: Howard Zinn Urges U.S. Soldiers to Heed Thoreau’s Advice and 'Resist Authority'
April 16, 2007: In Rare Joint Interview, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn on Iraq, Vietnam, Activism and History
December 18th, 2006 Howard Zinn on The Uses of History and the War on Terrorism
April 27, 2005 "Howard Zinn: To Be Neutral, To Be Passive In A Situation Is To Collaborate With Whatever Is Going On
December 26, 2005 "Readings From Howard Zinn’s Voices of a People’s History of the United States
January 20, 2005 "Historian Howard Zinn: Bush Represents Everything That Martin Luther King Opposed
July 05, 2004 A People’s History of the United States: Dramatic Reading of Howard Zinn’s Classic Work
May 28, 2003 Howard Zinn and Arundhati Roy: A Conversation Between Two Leading Social Critics
November 28, 2002 Howard Zinn On the History of the US Government and CIA 'Changing Regimes' Around the World
June 21, 2002 The People’s Historian: Howard Zinn
February 22, 2002 Where Are We Heading: Terrorism, Global Security, and the Peace Movement: During a Time Ofseemingly Endless War, We’ll Hear From Radical Historian Howard Zinn
October 22, 2001 Historian and Activist Howard Zinn Speaks On the US War Against Afghanistan, US Wars Gone By, and the Prospects for a Humane US Foreign Policy
