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A Life Devoted To Free Speech

Listen to Entire Show. Mandel piece begins at 15:40.

Arthur Kinoy, a prominent civil rights attorney and a founder of the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights died late last week at the age of 82. Kinoy was involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and the defense of the Chicago Seven—who were charged with inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He was also known for representing witnesses called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s and 60s, and he was eventually called to testify himself.

Those hearings and the era of radical anti-Communism that was invoked by the likes of Senator Joseph McCarthy have been on the minds of many civil rights activists lately. They're concerned that the USA Patriot Act and the climate of patriotic sentiments that enveloped the nation in the aftermath of September 11th have gradually led to a lessening of democratic freedoms traditionally protected under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

In the rest of today's program, we'll hear from veteran political activist, free speech advocate and Pacifica broadcaster Bill Mandel, who stopped by our studios last week. Like Attorney Arthur Kinoy, Mandel was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He says he remembers that day clearly.

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