Howard Zinn

A People's History of American Empire

author: Howard Zinn
Mike Konopacki
Paul Buhle
asin: 0805087443
binding: Paperback
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VIDEO : Howard Zinn, my boyfriend Viggo and "The People Speak"

My (imaginary) boyfriend has been busy shooting movies, doing some performances and growing a beard. I hate the beard, by the way, but I love the acting.

That's not just the reason why I can't wait to see him and others in Howard Zinn's "The People Speak". The material itself is just incredibly compelling, by presenting alternative texts and voices to History, to the official story those in power want you and me to agree as being truth and reality : Democracy is in dissent, Democracy is in resistance, Democracy doesn't come from the top, it comes from the bottom.

Here's a list of the performers :

Howard Zinn
MartÃn Espada
Christina Kirk
Danny Glover
Darryl McDaniels (DMC)
David Strathairn
Harris Yullin
Jasmine Guy
John Legend
Josh Brolin
Kathleen Chalfant
Kerry Washington
Marisa Tomei
Michael Ealy
Michael O'Malley
Q'orianka Kilcher
Reg E. Cathey
Staceyann Chin
Viggo Mortensen

You can read more about the project at Howard Zinn's website.

Submitted by liza on 14 February 2008 - 12:45pm.
history | Performance | Video | Howard Zinn | Viggo Mortensen

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