Washington, D.C. - August 13: Moderator Jessica Rucker speaks during a book release of Dave Zirin’s “The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn” at Busboys and Poets on August 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Zirin’s newest book is a biography of historian and social scientist Howard Zinn. The book focuses on events and people who shaped Zinn, and his approaches to commentary and social activism. (Tim Nwachukwu/Nwachukwu Works)