Howard Zinn, the Boston University historian and political activist, died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 87. The Chronicle will have more on Zinn soon. Meanwhile, below are a few videos from bigthink.com that give a sense of how Zinn wished to be remembered. And you might want to revisit Zinn’s reaction in The Chronicle to 9/11 here as well as a 2003 review-essay on Zinn by James Green.
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Carl Elliott
is a professor of bioethics at the University of Minnesota. His books include White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine.
Read Carl's posts
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David P. Barash
is an evolutionary biologist, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, and author of more than 30 books, most recently Homo mysterious: evolutionary mysteries of human nature.
Read David's posts
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Gina Barreca
is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut.
Read Gina's posts
Jacques Berlinerblau
is director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
Read Jacques's posts
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Kevin Carey
is the policy director for Education Sector, an independent think tank in Washington.
Read Kevin's posts
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Laurie Essig
teaches at Middlebury College and is the author of American Plastic: Boob Jobs, Credit Cards and Our Quest for Perfection.
Read Laurie's posts
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Marc Bousquet
is the author of How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation.
Read Marc's posts
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Michael Ruse
directs the program in history and philosophy of science at Florida State University. His forthcoming book is Science and Spirituality: Making Room for Faith in the Age of Science.
Read Michael's posts
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Michele Goodwin
is a professor of law at the University of Minnesota with joint appointments at the university's medical and public-health schools.
Read Michele's posts
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Todd Gitlin
is a professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the communications program at Columbia University, and a prolific author whose most recent book is a novel, Undying.
Read Todd's posts
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