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Interview with Jan Scruggs

Jan Scruggs is a United States Army veteran who founded the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and was the President of the foundation until 2015. He received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in combat and was awarded three Army Commendation Medal, with 'Valor' device, along with the...

Interview with Jack Smith

Jack Smith (1945-2004) was an Emmy Award-Winning former correspondent for ABC News. Smith is known for reporting on the Iran-Contra affair, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and technology in the Silicon Valley. He received Bachelor's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971 and from Oxford University in 1974.

Interview with Susan Rosenberg

Susan Rosenberg is a far-left revolutionary, educator, author and advocate for social justice and prisoners' rights. She was active in many radical movements and she lived as a fugitive for several years. She was eventually caught and sentenced to 58 years in prison. While in prison, she became a po...

Interview with Bernice Sandler

Bernice Sandler is an educator, consultant, and women's rights activist, best known for being instrumental in the creation of Title IX. She has received numerous awards and honors for her work on women’s rights and was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame And the National Women's Hall o...

Interview with Troy Perry

Rev. Troy Perry is an author, activist, and founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, which belongs to a Protestant denomination known for affirming with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. He became a licensed Baptist preacher by the age of 15 and was a pastor of several ch...

Interview with Dr. Norman Ornstein

Dr. Norm Ornstein is a writer, editor, columnist for National Journal, and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He also serves as an election analyst for CBS News. Ornstein received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Interview with Dr. Peter Richardson

Dr. Peter Richardson is a scholar, author, editor and lecturer. He currently teaches and coordinates the American Studies and California Studies programs at San Francisco State Univerity. Dr. Richardson has authored several books and was a recipient of the National Entertainment Journalism Award for...

Interview with Gaylord Nelson

Gaylord Nelson (1916-2005) was a politician and environmentalist who served as a United States Senator and Governor. He was the original founder of Earth Day, a leading consumer advocate, a strong supporter of civil rights and civil liberties, and one of the earlier outspoken opponents of the Vietna...

Interview with Tia Nelson

Tia Nelson is a conservationist, environmental activist, and politician. She spent 17 years with The Nature Conservancy in government relations, as a policy advisor for Latin America, and later as the first director of the Global Climate Change Initiative. For this work, she received the EPA’s Cli...

Interview with Holly Near

Holly Near, born in Ukiah, California, is a singer, songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. She was on various TV shows including The Mod Squad, Room 222, All in the Family, and The Partridge Family. Near is the founder of an independent recording label called...

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