Oral historian, rabble-rouser and grand old man of the American left, Studs Terkel died Friday at 96. From Robert LaFollette to Barack Obama, he never pulled his punches through the chronicling of five generations of American history. Read John Nichols' appreciation of the life and work of a true American hero and Dennis Kucinich's eulogy to the quintessential American writer.
In celebration of Terkel's 95th birthday last year, the Nation's Deadline Poet and celebrated essayist, Calvin Trillin, paid tribute to "America's pre-eminent listener."
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Peter Rothberg
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