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Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU
September 17, 2009
Wendy Kaminer civil libertarian, social critic, writer
Peter Kadzis executive editor, Boston Phoenix

Wendy Kaminer, lawyer, social critic, and former American Civil Liberties Union national board member, joins Peter Kadzis, Executive Editor of The Boston Phoenix and political commentator on FOX25 News, to discuss the virtues of dissent and free speech, and why organizations so often stray from these principles.

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ACLU | Activism | American Civil Liberties Union | Human Rights | Worst Instincts | TV & Radio | Non-Fiction
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Publisher: Beacon Press (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 160 pages
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