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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn, one of the country’s most celebrated historians, died of a heart attack January 27, 2010, in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. His classic work, A People’s History of the United States, changed the way we look at history in America. First published a quarter of a century ago, the book has sold over a million copies and continues to sell more copies each successive year.

Over the years, Howard Zinn has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now! A collection of his appearances is listed below.

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StorySep 01, 2003

Labor Day Special Part 1: People’s Historian Howard Zinn on Occupied Iraq, the Role of Resistance Movements, Government Lies and the Media

StoryJul 04, 2003

Independence Day Special: A Dramatic Reading of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States with James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover, Harris Yulin and others

StoryMay 28, 2003

Howard Zinn and Arundhati Roy: A Conversation Between Two Leading Social Critics

StoryApr 30, 2003

Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover, James Earl Jones and Others Read from Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States”: Hour One of Two-Hour Special Commemorating the Millionth Copy

StoryFeb 25, 2003

A People’s History of the United States, 1,000,000 Copies and Counting: Alice Walker, Danny Glover, Kurt Vonnegut, Marisa Tomei and Others Celebrate Howard Zinn’s Classic

StoryFeb 25, 2003

“The Most Important Message I Want to Convey Is That You Don’t Depend on the Authorities, the People in Power to Solve Problems”: Howard Zinn Talks About Bombs, Terrorism, the Antiwar Movement and the

StoryFeb 13, 2003

Renowned Historian Howard Zinn on the History of Government and Media Lies in Time of War

StoryDec 10, 2002

Over 600 Gather for the Funeral of Legendary Antiwar Activist Philip Berrigan in Baltimore: We Hear from Historian Howard Zinn and Brendan Walsh, Who Co-Founded Viva House, a Catholic Worker House in

StoryNov 28, 2002

Howard Zinn on the History of the U.S. Government and CIA “Changing Regimes” Around the World

StoryOct 29, 2002

Saying “No” to War: From Boston to Washington, D.C., to Madison, Wisconsin, We Hear from Howard Zinn, Medea Benjamin and Others

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