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- Collection: McKiernan Interviews
Interview with Dr. Bruce Johansen
Dr. Bruce Johansen is a Professor of Communication and Native American Studies, the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He had authored 39 published books as of 2014. He writes frequently about environmental subjects. He also writes as a journalist in several national forums, including the Washington P...
Interview with Joseph Lewis
Joseph Lewis, originally from Massillon, Ohio, is a survivor of the Kent State shootings. Lewis was an 18-year-old freshman, studying pre-professional social work when he was shot while attending the student protest rally in 1970. He quit school in 1972 and moved to Oregon, where he has resided ever...
Interview with Linn Washington
Linn Washington is a professor of journalism at Temple University. He continues to work as a professional journalist where he specializes in investigative news coverage and analytical commentary. Washington also serves as an expert commentator, including appearances on CNN and the BBC World Service....
Interview with Dr. Harriet Hyman Alonso
Dr. Harriet Hyman Alonso has been Professor Emerita of History at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center since 2015. She has written extensively about peace history. Her books include the now-classic Peace as a Women’s Issue: A History of the U.S. Movement for World Peace and Wo...
Interview with Heather Booth
Heather Booth is a civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist. Booth started organizing in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women's movements of the 1960s. She also started JANE, an underground abortion service in 1965. Booth was the founding Director and is now President of th...
Interview with Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell is a politician, and a member of Democratic Party. Rendell served as the Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974. Rendell received a...
Interview with Craig McNamara2
Craig McNamara is the son of Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense during the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson administrations. He is the President and owner of Sierra Orchards, a diversified farming operation producing organic walnuts and olive oil. He also serves as founder and pre...
Interview with Dr. Ralph Young
Dr. Ralph Young is a history professor at Temple University where his expertise centers on dissent and protest movements in America, social history, and recent U.S. history. On-campus he runs a weekly teach-in series on historical content of contemporary controversial issues. He is the recipient of ...
Interview with Sara Davidson
Sara Davidson is a journalist, novelist, screenwriter, radio host, and the New York Times bestselling author. She is the author of eight books, and has written for the New York Times, Esquire, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, and other magazines. Davidson created dramas for television and was co-executive...
Interview with Sam Smith
Sam Smith is a writer, activist, and social critic who has been at the forefront of new ideas and new politics for more than four decades. The Harvard University graduate, class of 1959, has been editing alternative publications since 1964. He is an award-winning alternative journalist and currently...
