Remembering: Howard Zinn

An appreciation of the author of A People's History of the United States by Anthony Arnove at AlterNet.

Howard had that rare ability to step back and help us understand our topsy-turvy world primarily because he approached politics and history from the standpoint of someone who thought it was possible to turn our world right side up — to put people before profit, the environment before the interests of mining companies.

(I haven't read it, by the way, and I ought to, if only to see what he gets wrong.)