July 4th

Untold Truths About the American Revolution »

By Howard Zinn, July 2009 Issue

The American Revolution was not a simple affair of all of us against all of them. And who actually gained from it? Not the Indians.read more

This July 4th, let’s be true to our principles »

By Jeanne Theoharis, July 3, 2009

It’s the Fourth of July in America, and a U.S. citizen sits in solitary confinement in New York — and he hasn’t even been convicted of a crime.read more

Why I’m Not Patriotic »

By Matthew Rothschild, July 2, 2008

(In memory of George Carlin.)

It’s July 4th again, a day of near-compulsory flag-waving and nation-worshipping. Count me out.

Spare me the puerile parades.read more

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