william kunstler
Democracy Now!: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Investigative journalist Aram Roston traces how the Pentagon’s civilian contractors in Afghanistan end up paying insurgent groups to protect American supply routes from attack. The EPA directed Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel to remove or edit a YouTube video that warns a cap and trade plan will not effectively combat global warming and is "fatally flawed." The couple instead advocate for a solution involving carbon fees with rebates. And a new documentary looks at a man once described as the most hated and most loved lawyer in America: the late William Kunstler. His daughters Emily and Sarah Kunstler, play excerpts from “William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe” and talk about their father and the film. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.
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William Kunstler was perhaps best known for his defense of the "Chicago Eight," but he represented many of the best-known radicals of the sixties. His daughters Emily and Sarah were born after most of his biggest cases, but still grew up in the shadow of his fame. Now Emily and Sarah Kunstler have made a documentary about their father. "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe" tells the story of a man both beloved and written off as a publicity hound. Emily and Sarah join us to talk about their film and their production company, Off Center Media, explaining that their father understood the courtroom as a stage, and used his celebrity status--as well as that of allies like Henry Belafonte--to bring attention to causes about which he cared deeply. The film opens in New York City Friday, November 13, at the Village Cinema East, 22 East 12th Street.
