One of the most important contemporary historians presents his account of the last six years of the US history, from the events of 9/11, which rocked the world and permanently altered the landscape of international politics, to the recent midterm elections in which voters overwhelmingly overthrew a political party that does not work in tehir interest. In this concise pamphlet. Howard Zinn describes a tumultuous time when catastrophic machinations of war have dictated American foreign and domestic policy and voices of resistance have appeared in the unlikeliest places.