re: Should I read Howard Zinn’s “ people’s history of the United States”?

This advice is apparently too nuanced for some. I have this in the Q along with 100s of others, but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. I just find it interesting how much was left out of the American (as well as world) history in general. Part of that is just more has come to light as well as different perspectives have had a chance to be heard. I think it is very important for US citizens to understand its current prominence isn’t really about some innate exceptionalism, but has a lot to do with luck and circumstance as well. It is always good to step out of one’s preferred bubble and look back at what is on the other side.