Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn is the author of A People’s History of the United States and, most recently, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress.

Currently

  • Finishing School for Pickets

    December 22, 2009

    The good ladies of Spelman set aside decades of gentility and moderation to wade into the civil rights battle.

  • SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters

    April 23, 2009

    A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi--a very dangerous place to be.

2008

  • In Defense of Studs Terkel

    November 6, 2008

    Edward Rothstein separates Studs Terkel's politics from his oral history, proving he doesn't understand the man's legacy at all.

  • A Big Government Bailout

    October 8, 2008

    Take a tip from the New Deal: invest that $700 billion in jobs and mortgage aid for those who need it most.

  • Beyond the New Deal

    March 20, 2008

    How refreshing it would be if a presidential candidate reminded us of the experience of the New Deal.

2004

  • The Optimism of Uncertainty

    September 2, 2004

    I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give up the game.

2002

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Blogs

» The Beat

Stupak Won't Listen to Nuns -- Or Other Women | When it comes to women's health, key congressman turns for advice to men.
John Nichols
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» Altercation

Slacker Friday | On health insurance, food insecurity, poverty and the mail.
Eric Alterman

» Act Now!

March for America | Organizers of this Sunday's immigration reform rally in Washington, DC are hoping that lightening strikes twice.
Peter Rothberg
39 Comments

» The Notion

All The News That's Fit To Print? | Non-news led the news at the Times when Petraeus met the Armed Services Committee.
Laura Flanders
18 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

GOP Peaceniks? | Some Republicans suggest that a "silent majority" of their party opposes nation-building and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. So where are they?
Robert Dreyfuss
51 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Welcoming our newest blog. Plus: Two must-see videos.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
16 Comments