There’s a scene in last year’s documentary by Lilly Rivlin, Heather Booth: Changing the World, in which Heather and Paul Booth discuss how they met at an anti-war sit-in at the University of Chicago’s administration building in 1966. “The sit-in lasted several days and nights. We got to know each other very well,” Paul recalled. […]
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Remembering Gwen Ifill: Truth Teller and Exemplar of Civility
Sherrilyn Ifill reflects on the legacy of her cousin, political journalist Gwen Ifill, who died on November 14 following a groundbreaking career that included stints at The Washington Post, The New York Times, NBC, and PBS.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tom Hayden Always Rocked The Boat
An appreciation of the legendary political activist.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Memories of Michel Rocard
Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard, who died on July 2 at age 85, will be remembered as a brilliant socialist analyst and forthright contrarian.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Magnificent Trespasser
An appreciation of political economist Albert Hirschman