A variety of links to articles/interviews on current topics that may, or may not, be of interest.
Lakeside Diner |
| By: SouthernDragon Thursday December 29, 2011 4:45 am |
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Bill Zimmerman, Troublemaker – A Memoir From the Front Lines of the Sixties |
| By: Richard Flacks Sunday June 26, 2011 1:59 pm |
One distinctive thing about Zimmerman’s personal story is the fact that he chose to live his life as a full time ‘troublemaker’ (committed leftwing activist), abandoning his extremely promising career as a creative and recognized scientist. He got his PhD in psychology at the University of Chicago in 1967, based on path breaking research on brain function in sleep, and gave up his academic career even though he had every expectation of continuing achievement. Why and how he made this life change reveals a lot about the society of that time—and now—so I hope we can delve into this dimension of his experience.
FDL Movie Night: William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe |
| By: Lisa Derrick Monday January 17, 2011 5:00 pm |
William Kunstler, Disturbing the Universe recounts the historic explores the live and career of one of the most controversial lawyers whose believed in justice for. Directed by his daughter Emily and Sarah the film explores not only his civil rights work and his private clients, but also how his family coped with his work
Justice is not a popularity contest
The Freedom Riders, Chicago 8/7, Wounded Knee, Martin Luther King, Jr. , negotiating at Attica made sense for a civil rights lawyer.


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