Where Have All the Ramparts Gone?
Peter Richardson's new book about the groundbreaking Ramparts magazine says the rag changed America. Truthdig arts and culture editor Kasia Anderson asks the author and former Ramparts Editor Robert Scheer, Truthdig's editor-in-chief, why the magazine's impact isn't better remembered and what will take its place.Why was the unruly life of Ramparts magazine so short and what, if anything, will take its place?
Peter Richardson’s new book about the groundbreaking Ramparts Magazine says the rag changed America. Truthdig arts and culture editor Kasia Anderson asks the author and former Ramparts Editor Robert Scheer, Truthdig’s editor-in-chief, why its impact isn’t better remembered, and who will take its place.
Videography and editing by Kassandra Zuanich and Zuade Kaufman.
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