with Chris Hedges
RT America on Feb 24, 2022
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses George Washington, the fallible human being and one of the principal architects of the United States with author Nathaniel Philbrick.
American Revolution
Untold Truths About the American Revolution, by Howard Zinn
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by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally posted on July 4, 2009
July 1, 2021
There are things that happen in the world that are bad, and you want to do something about them. You have a just cause. But our culture is so war prone that we immediately jump from, “This is a good cause” to “This deserves a war.”
You need to be very, very comfortable in making that jump.
Chris Hedges: Founding Father Myths and Zinn’s People’s History
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with Chris Hedges
Rolling Stone on Dec 23, 2020
Julian Casablancas sits down with his “personal hero and greatest intellectual (along with elder chieftain Noam Chomsky),” journalist and professor Chris Hedges, on the latest episode of his Rolling Stone interview series, S.O.S. — Earth Is a Mess.
Chris Hedges and Christian Parenti: Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on Oct 24, 2020
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Christian Parenti, about Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary of the United States who has been called the founding father of U.S. capitalism and imperialism.
Untold Truths About the American Revolution by Howard Zinn
Image by Jim Surkamp via Flickr
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally posted on July 4, 2009
Excerpt from The Progressive, July 3, 2009
July 4, 2018
There are things that happen in the world that are bad, and you want to do something about them. You have a just cause. But our culture is so war prone that we immediately jump from, “This is a good cause” to “This deserves a war.”
You need to be very, very comfortable in making that jump.
Corporate, State-Capitalist and Imperialist Media, Not “Mainstream Media” and Other Terminology by Paul Street
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by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
The Official Website of Paul Street
March 20, 2018
Climate Crisis, Not “Climate Change”
My next-to-last CounterPunch essay (“Someone Tell a Reporter: the Rich Are Destroying the Earth”) elicited a smart criticism from a senior scientist:
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Abby Martin: From 1776 to Trump: White Mobs, Racist Heroes and Hidden History
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See video below
with Abby Martin
teleSUR English on Sep 9, 2017
Trump hit his lowest moment when he blamed “both sides” for the murder of anti-racist protester Heather Heyer in Charlottesville. But understanding how a neo-Nazi sympathizer got into the White House requires breaking apart the myth underneath it all, the glorified story of the creation of the United States in 1776.
Untold Truths About the American Revolution by Howard Zinn (2009)
Image by Jim Surkamp via Flickr
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Repost from July 4, 2009
Excerpt from The Progressive July 3, 2009
July 4, 2017
There are things that happen in the world that are bad, and you want to do something about them. You have a just cause. But our culture is so war prone that we immediately jump from, “This is a good cause” to “This deserves a war.”
You need to be very, very comfortable in making that jump.
Peter Linebaugh: The Untold History of Independence Day
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TheRealNews on Jul 4, 2014
Historian Peter Linebaugh: The rights and freedoms that we celebrate on the Fourth of July are the product of vast human struggle that remains unfinished.
The Fourth of July Like You’ve Never Seen It Before! by Mike Ferner
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Republished with permission from David Swanson at World Beyond War
by Mike Ferner
World Beyond War, June 29, 2017
July 1, 2017
This year, sit back with your favorite beverage or herb, prop up your feet and open your head to consider Independence Day in a whole new way.
A historically critical article about the American Revolution would typically discuss how the democratic promises of the Declaration were left hanging at war’s end, followed by a decidedly undemocratic constitution six years later.
Howard Zinn: Myths of the Good Wars (Three Holy Wars) (must-see)
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with Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published January 8, 2010
July 1, 2017
PHubb
September 15, 2009
Historian, Author, Playwright: Howard Zinn. Sponsored by Cape Codders for Peace and Justice. Filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Wellfleet Public Library on 9-13-09.
Howard Zinn: Myths of the Good Wars (Three Holy Wars) (must-see)
Image by Indiana Stan via Flickr
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published January 8, 2010
August 11, 2016
PHubb
September 15, 2009
Historian, Author, Playwright: Howard Zinn. Sponsored by Cape Codders for Peace and Justice. Filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Wellfleet Public Library on 9-13-09.
A Leftist Guide to the Fourth of July by Billy Wharton
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by Billy Wharton
Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad
Examiner.com
originally published July 4, 2011
July 4, 2016
A neighbor illustrated the problem with the Fourth of July. He broke out a new bumper sticker for his car just in time for the annual celebration. The sticker promoted the US Navy with the slogan, “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of all those who oppose us.” This twisted take on the spirit of the day is a perfect illustration of the worst American chauvinism that often pushes leftists and other progressives away from the holiday. However, as historians such as Howard Zinn have demonstrated, there are alternatives – there is a counter-narrative to American history that represents ordinary people. The Fourth of July is the perfect opportunity to discover it.
Untold Truths About the American Revolution by Howard Zinn (2009)
Image by Truthout.org via Flickr
Repost from July 4, 2009
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Excerpt from The Progressive July 3, 2009
July 5, 2015
There are things that happen in the world that are bad, and you want to do something about them. You have a just cause. But our culture is so war prone that we immediately jump from, “This is a good cause” to “This deserves a war.”
You need to be very, very comfortable in making that jump. Continue reading
Untold Truths About the American Revolution By Howard Zinn (2009; repost)
Repost from July 4, 2009
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Excerpt from The Progressive July 3, 2009
July 4, 2014
There are things that happen in the world that are bad, and you want to do something about them. You have a just cause. But our culture is so war prone that we immediately jump from, “This is a good cause” to “This deserves a war.”
You need to be very, very comfortable in making that jump. Continue reading
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