Norman Markowitz

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

Richard Nixon’s tapes and the psychology of division
December 20, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
New tapes from the Nixon White House show Nixon's pathologic prejudices against virtually every ethnic group, particularly his crude anti-Semitism.
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Opinion

Springtime for Franco and Pope Benedict
December 9, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
In Spain recently, Pope Benedict made remarks that boil down to an outrageous defense of the 40-year fascist dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco.
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Opinion

“Secession balls” in 2010?
December 3, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
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Opinion

Murderers among us
November 24, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
A newly-released report details how U.S. agencies colluded to keep Nazi war criminals free.
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Opinion

What we can learn from the elections
November 9, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
The "tea party movement" is neither "populist," or new; nor was it as I see it, a major factor inthe GOP victory. So what was?
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U.S.

New Jersey stands up to Gov. Christie
May 25, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
TRENTON -- Tens of thousands of New Jersey citizens marched here in Trenton on May 22 to protest the unprecedented attack that the Republican Christie administration has launched.
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U.S.

Scottsboro widow dies
May 11, 2010 By Norman Markowitz

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U.S.

Howard Zinn: people’s historian
January 28, 2010 By Norman Markowitz
Howard Zinn died yesterday but he will live on, as future generations read his A Peoples History of the United States and say "Wow!"
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