Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist and the author of the bestselling A People's History of the United States , as well as Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People's History (The New Press). He received the Lannan Literary Award for nonfiction and the Eugene V. Debs Award for his writing and political activism. Ray Suarez is co-host of the public radio program and podcast World Affairs . He was chief national correspondent for PBS NewsHour and the...See more

Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist and the author of the bestselling A People's History of the United States , as well as Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People's History (The New Press). He received the Lannan Literary Award for nonfiction and the Eugene V. Debs Award for his writing and political activism. Ray Suarez is co-host of the public radio program and podcast World Affairs . He was chief national correspondent for PBS NewsHour and the host of Talk of the Nation on NPR. He is the author of several books, including Latino Americans , as well as Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People's History (The New Press). He lives in Philadelphia and Washington. See less