Experts
Howard Zinn
Historian
The legendary activist, author, and historian wanted to be remembered for "introducing a different way of thinking about the world," and as "somebody who gave people a feeling of hope and power that they didn’t have before." Read More
Do strong nations have an interest in writing accurate historical accounts? Read More
The next President should pull the troops out of Iraq immediately, Zinn says. Read More
After some 60 million dead, did we rid the world of fascism or racism or militarism? Not at all, the late Howard Zinn told Big Think. Read More
We’ve come from a tightly segregated society to an integrated one, Zinn says. Read More
For Zinn, the 2008 US election comes down to the war. Read More
What we have is not democracy, Zinn says. We just have formal institutions. Read More
Howard Zinn explains democratic socialism. Read More
The world, Zinn says, is trying to overcome American dominance. Read More
About Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn is a historian, political scientist, social critic, activist and playwright, best known as author of the bestseller A People's History of the United States.
Zinn has been active in the Civil Rights and anti-war movements in the United States.
The author of some 20 books, Zinn is currently Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, the artist Roslyn Zinn. The couple have two children, Myla and Jeff, and five grandchildren. Both artist and editor, Roslyn has had a role in editing all of Zinn's books and many of his articles.