Watch and remember: A People’s History of American Empire by Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
Howard Zinn died of a heart attack Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the age of 87. An intellectual of extraordinary influence, we remember him at rabble.ca for the way he wrote history ‘for the rest of us’.
In this clip: ‘Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me about the American Empire’ by Howard Zinn. Narrated by Viggo Mortensen. Art by Mike Konopacki. Video editing by Eric Wold.
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