The news of the day is surely Obama taking back the reins. However, a great man and hero of the common man has passed. Hopefully you have all had the pleasure of reading Howard Zinn's book "A People's History" or seen the spoken word special of it recently aired on the History Channel. He tells the history that they don't teach you in school, and corporate media dares to acknowledge. The view of history from the suffering masses (us). We should all pause in a moment of introspection and respect.