On this episode of Trotsky & the Wild Orchids our hosts, Andrew and Ray, talk about Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. They consider <a href= "https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/howard-zinns-history-lessons"> Michael Kazin's critique</a> of Zinn and the larger implications A People's History has for the profession. Is Zinn a gateway drug for historians?

On this episode of Trotsky & the Wild Orchids our hosts, Andrew and Ray, talk about Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. They consider Michael Kazin's critique of Zinn and the larger implications A People's History has for the profession. Is Zinn a gateway drug for historians?

On this episode of Trotsky &amp; the Wild Orchids our hosts, Andrew and Ray, talk about Howard Zinn's&nbsp;A People's History of the United States. They consider <a href="https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/howard-zinns-history-lessons" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Michael Kazin's critique</a> of Zinn and the larger implications A People's History&nbsp;has for the profession. Is Zinn a gateway drug for historians?

Ep Ten: Zinn and the Art of History

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