Howard Zinn

"There's no such thing as a whole story; every story is incomplete."



"Real change will come when people take direct action."

Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist passed away on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while travelling with his daughter, Myla Kabat-Zinn, in Santa Monica, California. He was 87. Zinn is best known for writing A People's History of the United States, his 1980 non-fiction book which details the lives of ordinary people who fought for social change in America.

Interview by Bill Moyers
See Documentary: "The People Speak."