Norman Markowitz

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Norman Markowitz is a Professor of History. He writes and teaches from a Marxist perspective, and has written many articles on a variety of topics, including biographical entries on Jimmy Hoffa, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the civil rights movement, 1930-1953, and poor peoples movements in U.S. history.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Norman Markowitz

  • Peace
    MOVIE REVIEW: Why we fight

    MOVIE REVIEW: Why we fight

    March 17, 2006 By Norman Markowitz

    It is a truism that knowledge is power. It is also true that ruling classes seek to hoard knowledge and use mass media to distribute propaganda. Not all propaganda though is disconnected from real knowledge.

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  • Opinion
    End the death penalty

    End the death penalty

    February 3, 2006 By Norman Markowitz

    As a longtime New Jerseyan and death penalty opponent, I was happy that New Jersey’s Legislature had the courage to establish a death penalty moratorium.

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    Capitalism gone disgustingly mad

    Capitalism gone disgustingly mad

    October 28, 2005 By Norman Markowitz

    There is a real estate “boom” reported in New Orleans and other devastated areas as desperate people sell shattered houses and the speculators move in, buying up land to make money. Perhaps a future New Orleans...

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    Capitalism at $3 a gallon

    Capitalism at $3 a gallon

    October 7, 2005 By Norman Markowitz

    After the New Orleans disaster, gas prices skyrocketed in a matter of days, shooting well over $3 a gallon everywhere in the U.S. While the prices have begun to come down somewhat, they are still substantially...

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