Howard Zinn - History Matters in the United States of Amnesia!

Thanks to xenophilia for this upload. I'm just cross-posting this torrent here. The following are his comments and his description of this torrent. ----- THIS IS A LECTURE, NOT A BOOK. Its a very interesting lecture by Historian, Howard Zinn. If you are worried about american foreign policy, you need to listen to this torrent. This is a follow up to the Gore Vidal post I made previously. Its along the same genera and its the same high quality thinking. Enjoy. History Matters Howard Zinn Where recorded: Cambridge, MA Date recorded: 6 Feb 2004 Lincoln said, "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time." Perhaps he should have added the caveat, if you don't know history you can all fool all the people all the time. Many Americans seem afflicted with an inability to remember the past. Just three decades ago a president was impeached for breaking into an office building. Today, another president breaks into a country and nary a peep is heard. Gore Vidal calls the USA, the United States of Amnesia. Without an appreciation and respect for history people are vulnerable to manipulation and deceit. Howard Zinn Howard Zinn, professor emeritus at Boston University, is perhaps this country's premier radical historian. He was born in Brooklyn in 1922. His parents were poor immigrants. During World War II, he saw combat duty as an air force bombardier. After the war, he went to Columbia University on the GI Bill. He was an active figure in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. Today, he speaks all over the country before large and enthusiastic audiences. His masterpiece, "A People's History of the U.S." continues to sell in huge numbers. His latest book is "Original Zinn" with David Barsamian.