Farewell Howard Zinn (1922-2010)

Zinn’s book, A People’s History of the United States, completely changed the way I think about American history.  Here’s a tribute to the late historian on Democracy Now:

OMG! It’s the “Fall of the Republic!”

I suppose Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton, Roger B. Taney, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Bernie Madoff, and the Dallas Cowboys had absolultely nothing to do with it.

Fascinating “Infographics” From Princeton

Here are thousands of pages of U.S. policy and cultural trends digested in compelling, digestible graphics.
More here.