Hollywood and Howard Zinn's Marxist Education Project

Before we all get upset by the inflammatory rhetoric of this article which uses the word "marxist" to incite fear and ire & sell more of Ms. Malkin's products, has anyone read the Rethinking Schools site? Here is the "about us":
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/about/history.shtml

It is not to substitute for actual learning of core subjects but to augment it. They want MORE children to get MORE education and BETTER education. They want school budgets to stop being slashed."the country's productive resources are still used to make zippier shoes, rather than used in less profitable arenas like education and affordable housing."

The activism? Just to make sure there is more and better education for all and helping to raise...