howard zinn

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Professor Zinn: the Yoda to my Obi-Wan
by Saab Lofton

"[Proof of intelligent, extraterrestrial life] unites Humanity in a way no one ever thought possible when they realize they're not alone in the universe. Poverty, disease, war -- they'll all be gone within the next fifty years."
--from the movie, Star Trek: First Contact

"Unaware of what year it was, Joe wandered the streets desperate for help. But the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valleygirl, inner-city slang and various grunts. Joe was able to understand them, but when he spoke in an ordinary voice he sounded pompous and faggy to them."

What Haiti Produces
by Saab Lofton

"Baseballs are coming along nicely. They're produced in U.S.-owned factories where the women who make them get ten cents an hour -- if they meet their quota. Since meeting the quota is virtually impossible, they actually make something like five cents an hour. Softballs from Haiti are advertised in the U.S. as being unusually good because they're hand-dipped into some chemical that makes them hang together properly. The ads don't mention that the chemical the women hand-dip the balls into is toxic and that, as a result, the women don't last very long at this work."
--Professor Noam Chomsky, from his book, Secrets, Lies and Democracy

Professor Chomsky won a 2005 poll which named him the world's top public intellectual, so he's most trustworthy.