Extremely depressing news hit tonight with the announcement of the passing of Howard Zinn. He died of a heart attack earlier today in Santa Monica, California, where he had been travelling. Zinn was 87 years old. The Boston University historian and political activist was an early opponent of American involvement in Vietnam, as well as the best-selling author of A People's History of the United States. Zinn was a great American intellectual, patriot, historian and contributor to our popular culture.
One of his last interviews was with Bill Moyers on his PBS show in December 2009:
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