Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Articles

Howard Zinn, author of the revisionist A People's History of the United States, died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday. He was 87. The Brooklyn-born writer and teacher — admired by progressives, reviled by reactionaries — had his People's History mentioned by friend and admirer Matt Damon in the 1997 drama Good Will Hunting, for which Damon and Ben Affleck won [...]

The Story of the Weeping Camel The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday, Nov. 17, a list of twelve semi-finalists for the Best Documentary Feature Academy Award. The twelve films were chosen by the Academy's documentary branch, which will also select the five final nominees. The semi-finalists are: Born into Brothels, about the children of Calcutta prostitutes; Home of the Brave, the [...]