Reposted by Alex Goodall
"Zinn has a formula: corrupt elites, virtuous activists standing with ordinary people, who, he assumes, have common interests....A People’s History makes virtually no mention of religion...It doesn’t discuss conservatism in any serious way. Geopolitics is scarce."
newrepublic.com
Did Howard Zinn Tell Too Simple a Story About American History?
As a new biography makes clear, “A People’s History of the United States” arose from a life of deep and admirable commitment, but it has many gaps.
