Bill Ayers

Occupy Our Schools

Rick Ayers | Posted 12.19.2011

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Rick Ayers

Take over these schools. Occupy them. Sit in. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We built these schools with our taxes, our labor, our commitment to students and communities. They are not just playthings for overfed business dilettantes.

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Betrayal and Backlash: A Personal Account of Why I'm Bamming Bam

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.06.2011

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Danny Schechter

I have to admit that I was once seduced by the idea of Barack Obama.

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Palin Reacts To Alleged Tea Party 'Terrorist' Criticism

Posted 10.03.2011

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During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity" on Tuesday night, Sarah Palin shared her take on a criticism Vice President Joe Biden reportedly directed ...

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In Wacky GOP Presidential Field, the Donald Trumps the Shark

Michael Sigman | Posted 06.06.2011

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Michael Sigman

Donald Trump's transparently idiotic statements about President Obama's birth certificate and other matters haven't made Rupert Murdoch's New York Po...

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Donor Who Complained About Ayers Speech Pays For Ann Coulter To Speak At U. Of Wyoming

AP | By BOB MOEN | Posted 05.31.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Ann Coulter was bringing her edgy brand of conservatism to the University of Wyoming Thursday, a year after the school drew widesprea...

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Real Rahm, Fake Rahm, and Louder Than A Bomb

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Edelberg

The creator of the infamous fake Twitter account, donated his reward to Young Chicago Authors, the subject of the powerful new documentary, Louder Than A Bomb.

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Coulter To Speak At University Of Wyoming One Year After Ayers Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter plans to speak at the University of Wyoming this month, nearly one year after the un...

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Education DEFORM and Media Hearing Loss

Timothy D. Slekar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy D. Slekar

I'm convinced that unless something changes dramatically, the end of public education in America is inevitable.

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University Of Wyoming Holds Free Speech Forum In Wake Of Cheney, Ayers Controversies

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Public colleges must be neutral in allowing controversial speakers and their ideas on campus and must work harder to educate cit...

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Bill Ayers Denies Dedicating Book To RFK's Killer

Posted 05.25.2011

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In September, 1960s radical and retired professor William Ayers was denied emeritus faculty status by the University of Illinois at Chicago for an all...

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Bill Ayers Denied Emeritus Status By University Of Illinois After Chris Kennedy's Plea

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois on Thursday denied 1960s radical William Ayers emeritus faculty status after trustees Chairman Christo...

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Bill Ayers To Retire From UIC After 20 Years

Posted 05.25.2011

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After 20 years of teaching at the University of Illinois at Chicago, former Weather Underground member William Ayers is getting ready to retire. T...

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Ayers Speech Concludes Without Incident

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — A stack of e-mails released this week show Gov. Dave Freudenthal was among those who had supported canceling a talk by William A...

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William Ayers Visit Prompts University Of Wyoming To Heighten Security

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Security was heightened as William Ayers delivered a speech on education reform at the University of Wyoming on Wednesday, but o...

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David Lane Strikes Again, Forces University Of Wyoming To Allow Bill Ayers Speech

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CASPER, Wyo. — A judge who served as a Marine in Vietnam ruled Tuesday the University of Wyoming must allow William Ayers to speak on campus, bu...

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David Lane Strikes Again, Forces University Of Wyoming To Allow Bill Ayers Speech

Posted 05.25.2011

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the University of Wyoming must allow 1960s radical William Ayers to speak on the school's campus ...

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U. Of Wyoming Cites Threats In Barring Ayers

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming says it received threats after 1960s radical William Ayers was invited to speak on campus and it should...

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Bill Ayers SUES University Of Wyoming After Banning Campus Speech

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — Bill Ayers and a University of Wyoming student are suing the school after it banned the former 1960s radical from speaking on ca...

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This Week In Pictures: Simon, Biden, Ayers, Burge And More

Posted 05.25.2011

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Another big week of news in Chicago. Pat Quinn finally got a running mate! And it's exactly who he asked for. Also, Bill Ayers got the cold shoulder, ...

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University Of Wyoming CANCELS William Ayers Speech: 'Presence Would Adversely Impact School's Reputation'

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has canceled a speech by former 1960s radical William Ayers after it raised hundreds of objections fr...

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Bill Ayers Speech CANCELED By University Of Wyoming

AP | BOB MOEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming has canceled a speech by former 1960s radical William Ayers after it raised hundreds of objections fr...

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Bill Ayers is Back... with a Brilliant Graphic Novel

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Brown

William Ayers's new book To Teach: The Journey, In Comics is part autobiography, part education reform tract, and entirely enjoyable to read.

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Louder Than A Bomb: Slam Poetry Festival Allows Teen Poets To Shine

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Laurie Koblesky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The tenth annual "Louder Than a Bomb" youth poetry slam exploded across the stage of the V...

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Jeff Haas, Bill Ayers Discuss New Book About Fred Hampton And Activism At Chicago Bookstore

Huffington Post | Samira Said | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit "Back [in the 60's] segregation was normalized so it's easy to say 'If I would have been a...

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New Rule: Everyone Deserves Equal Rights

Bill Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Maher

This weekend is the perfect time for Obama to announce he's repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and committing to a full-throated endorsement of gay marriage. But of course that's not going to happen.

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