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  • Ralph Nader

    Ralph Nader in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 25, 1986

    Discussing the book "The Big Boys: Power and Position in American Business" (published by Pantheon) with the author, lawyer and consumer advocate Ralph Nader.

  • Leonard Boudin discusses various cases he's tried

    May. 20, 1986

    Dr. Benjamin Spock, Paul Robeson and Jimmy Hoffa are a few of Leonard Boudin's clients. Although some people were outraged Boudin welcomed Hoffa as a client, Boudin's belief had always remained that whether a person be good or bad, that person is, like all people, entitled to civil liberties and good representation. Boudin lastly explained he liked law students and that from what he witnessed, he was hopeful for their/our futures.

  • Interviewing civil rights attorney Cliff Durr, includes a recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Interview with Belinda Belcher

    Feb. 1, 1995

    Interviewing Belinda Belcher, executive director of the Uptown People's Law Center, and guest.

  • George Anastaplo discusses his background and career

    Mar. 24, 1976

    The American Bar Association asked George Anastaplo if he was a Communist. Anastaplo refused to answer the question because he believed the Bar shouldn't have asked the question and knowing the answer was none of their business.

  • Frank Donner discusses the article he wrote "Theory and Practice of American Political Intelligence" ; part 1

    Surveillance, informants, and provocateurs are some of topics covered by Frank Donner with his article, "Theory and Practice of American Political Intelligence". Donner explained that intelligence practices exist so that everyone has something to fear.

  • Discussing the book "The People Rising: The Campaign against the Bork Nomination" with Mike Pertschuk

    Feb. 17, 1997
  • Discussing the book "Blue Belle" with the author, attorney Andrew Vachss

    Dec. 13, 1988
  • Discussing Italian culture in America with Italian Americans, attorney Tony Scariano and historian Dominic Candeloro

    Sep. 19, 1983
  • Anne Sidon, Susan Fisher, and Sandra Nye discuss womens' changing roles in society and its connection with mental health

    Nov. 6, 1985

    Physician Anne Sidon, psychiatrist Susan Fisher, and attorney Sandra Nye discuss womens' changing roles in society and its connection with mental health problems and solutions. The group discusses domestic violence, and notes how the normalization of divorce affects the mental health of women and the parental roles between father and mother. Studs plays “She Sits on the Table” - Tom Paxton (1980).

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