An excerpt from Howard Zinn's new book -- a collection of essays on history, class and the strength of ordinary citizens -- explores the unfair trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the flawed justice system that still haunts us today.
If Americans were more aware of how often our leaders have lied in order to wage war, would anyone have believed this president's justifications for attacking Iraq?
"I wanted, in writing 'A People's History,' to awaken a great consciousness of class conflict, racial injustice, sexual inequality, and national arrogance."
With the failure so obvious, and the president tripping over his words trying to pretend otherwise, it astonishes us that a majority of Americans believe the president has done "a good job" in the war on terrorism.
Foregoing white men as America's historical idols isn't just a matter of poltitical correctness. Howard Zinn comments on why yesterday's heroes should be pushed out of the spotlight in favor of the activists and civil rights leaders who fought against injustices our forefathers have caused.
