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The Accidental Radical

The Accidental Radical

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Former '60s activist Mark Rudd's riveting memoir is a mea culpa for his revolutionary past. He spoke to The Daily Beast about his years underground and regrets over violence.

7:38 AM | Apr 27, 2009
Acid Trips and Frozen Heads at San Franciscorsquos Trippiest Party

Acid Trips and Frozen Heads at San Francisco’s Trippiest Party

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At a wild celebration reuniting friends and family of the late LSD guru Timothy Leary, status anxiety, Bill Ayers, and near-miss decapitations were the pink elephants in the room.

6:12 AM | Feb 18, 2009
George Bush Thanks a Terrorist

George Bush Thanks a Terrorist

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What's the difference between William Ayers and Charles Colson? One just got a presidential medal.

6:00 AM | Dec 18, 2008
Bill Ayers Fan Club

Bill Ayers Fan Club

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Over 3,000 fervent supporters have signed a statement emblazoned "Support Bill Ayers," describing the former leader of the Weather Underground, Chicago educator and Obama associate William Ayers as a victim of McCarthyite slurs by the McCain campaign. The naivete and self-delusion of the signatories heats up the already boiling Ayers issue on the day of the final debate between Obama and McCain.

7:08 AM | Oct 15, 2008
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