Howard Zinn Audio & Video

Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up...

Howard Zinn, a professor emeritus of political science at Boston University, is the author of twenty books.

Mr. Zinn discusses his book A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, published by Harper Perennial Library.

One year after tens of thousands of demonstrators shut down the WTO meetings in Seattle, we released an audio introduction to the New World Order & its discontents.

Americans have long embraced a notion of superiority, claims Howard Zinn. Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony described establishing “a city on a hill,” to serve the world as a beacon of liberty.

This makes for exciting listening and is on its own an invaluable contribution to understanding American history.

Professor Zinn talked about his writings and career, and he responded to calls from viewers during the course of the program. He was a former history professor at Spelman College and a former political science professor at Boston University.

In May of 1886 Americans awoke to the news that a bomb had exploded a Chicago labor rally killing several policemen.

UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler interviews historian and activist Howard Zinn.

Mr. Zinn talked by video uplink from Boston about his views on the war in Iraq, politics and other topics in the news.