A national treasure

A crusader for bottom up democracy has passed away. Howard Zinn 1922-2010. Howard spent his life dedicated to the advancement, and education of the common person from teaching at Spelman college, a black women's college in Georgia to his hallmark book; A People's History of the United States. Howard outlines how any remnant of democracy in the United States has been earned by the common workers, and social and political dissidents. The elite only have their keep because of the sweat and labor of the common people. The elite have easy access to political office because the elite control the sphere of legitimate debate via the mainstream media conglomerates. As sad as I am to hear the news that Howard has passed on, I know that Howard left in his wake sturdy foundations to build future pursuits for true democracy and freedom. Any achievement for democracy this year or in the future will owe some of it's past or origins to the work of Howard Zinn, and others like him