The Unraveling of the Bush Presidency
by Howard Zinn
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Read in June, 2008
I get the feeling that Howard Zinn is tired. This recent book, a short work of less than fifty pages, exemplifies Zinn's trademark economy of writing, but it lacks the underlying drive and passion of his other pieces. I had the impression while reading - which took me little more than ten minutes - that the tract was meant to be read years in the future, a succinct addition to a time capsule, giving a general description of the state of the union under the Bush regime for those who hadn't expe...more
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Read in August, 2007
Nothing new in here, and the writing isn't signature Zinn--he relies on "according to the New York Times" to make some of his points, rather than the firsthand accounts of people through diaries, speeches, poetry and other media that made his "People's History" so powerful. As an additional chapter, it doesn't hold up, and I say that as a longtime Zinn admirer. The September articles in the Atlantic Monthly about Karl Rove and Bush's speechwriting team is time better spent th
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Read in December, 2007
Zinn has a fabulous way of stating the truth, whether people like it or not. He is to be admired for his chutzpa.
The book is very condensed so there is not much opportunity for depth, but Zinn covers a lot of ground in a few pages. It may help to gain a deeper understanding of the issues(more non-fiction reading, not the papers!)for those who read these concepts for the first time.
The book is very condensed so there is not much opportunity for depth, but Zinn covers a lot of ground in a few pages. It may help to gain a deeper understanding of the issues(more non-fiction reading, not the papers!)for those who read these concepts for the first time.
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Read in October, 2007
A thorough synopsis of the misery of the Bush years, but far too terse; feels like he's saying plenty that's been said before: stolen election, culture of fear, illegal surveillance, dumb war, but it doesn't go deep enough.
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This is just a slim Zinn tome with not much editorializing. It simply accounts the key events that led us all to believe Bush was full of B.S.
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