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

  • 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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