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William Kunstler

  • News

    February 8, 2012

    Jazz Hayden and the Fight Against Stop-and-Frisk

    An unlikely activist's battle with the NYPD's frisky business

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Attica Prison Uprising '71 -- Another Voice Heard From

    Liz Fink​As this paper's late great photographer, Fred McDarrah, used to say when cornered by readers angry over something they disliked in its pages, "The Voice is many voices." This is why Clark Whelton's article blaming leftists for the bloodiest prison siege in American history -- "Attica: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2010

    Attica: The Death of '60s Radicalism

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 16, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 37 Attica: the death of '60s radicalism By Clark Whelton There are three treatments for cancer -- radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. All three poison or mutilate the body and may even kill the patie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Jerry Rubin Raided, Busted!

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 20, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 36 Summer's a Bummer When the Heat's On by Don McNeill Summer comes on Friday and, true to all predictions, it's getting hot on the Lower East Side. The summer heat fills the streets. At night, in the far ... More >>

  • Film

    November 10, 2009

    William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 20, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 36 Summer's a Bummer When the Heat's On by Don McNeill Summer comes on Friday and, true to all predictions, it's getting hot on the Lower East Side. The summer heat fills the streets. At night, in the far ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 10, 2009

    Jude Law Busted By Sir Ian McKellen!

    You read it here first! (Whatever it is.)

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Ron Kuby Hits the Airwaves Again

    You read it here first! (Whatever it is.)

  • Film

    February 26, 2008

    Nixonian Tumult Remembered in Chicago 10

    The circus of the '60s, from the streets to the courtroom

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Mukasey Stood Up for Convicted Arsonist

    The circus of the '60s, from the streets to the courtroom

  • News

    September 25, 2007

    Fall Guy

    In a shocker, aging rogue cop and Knapp rat Bill Phillips finally wins parole in murder case he says was a frame-up

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    What Exactly Makes Mukasey 'Widely Admired'?

    In a shocker, aging rogue cop and Knapp rat Bill Phillips finally wins parole in murder case he says was a frame-up

  • News

    April 10, 2007

    New York's Most Obnoxious Lawyer

    Do we have to pick just one? Kenny Heller won't admit it, but he could make a case for the title if he hadn't been disbarred—for obnoxious behavior.

  • NYC Life

    August 8, 2006

    Freeze Frame on a Bad Cop

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's war on drugs held her hostage for 16 years. A story of prison, politics, and one woman's pride.

  • News

    August 24, 2004

    City May Have to Pay Protesters

    A whole new spin on the cost of dissent

  • News

    March 13, 2001

    Seizing the Spotlight

    A Stand-Up Comedian Fights the Drug Laws by Working the Media

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Free to Be Deported

    Melita Oliveira Got Clemency. Now the INS Wants to Ship Her to Peru.

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Mixed Bag

    Prisoners' Relatives Assess Pataki's Drug Law Reform Plan

  • News

    November 7, 2000

    ‘A New Day’

    With Silver’s Support, New York Gets Best Chance to Fix Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    May 23, 2000

    Is Sharpton Protecting Hillary?

    Grandpa Al and Reverend Al in Senate Race Endorsement Flap

  • News

    May 2, 2000

    Breaking Down Prison Walls

    An Organizer Takes His Street Movement to Albany

  • News

    February 8, 2000

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's War on Drugs Held Her Hostage for 16 Years. A Story of Prison, Politics, and One Woman's Pride.

  • Art

    December 7, 1999

    Fully Booked

    Photography Collections to Make the Season Bright

  • News

    September 21, 1999

    A Free Speech Warrior

    'Sure, We Get People Angry'

  • News

    May 11, 1999

    Freedom Fighters

    An Unlikely Group of Prisoners' Relatives Battles the Rockefeller Drug Laws

  • News

    May 12, 1998

    New York's Drug-Law Debacle

    Governor Rockefeller started the war on drugs in 1973. His laws have packed prisons, cost billions, and failed to stop the drug trade. On the 25th anniversary, there's new momentum for change.

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