The counterculture movement championed the fight for civil rights, the protests against the Vietnam War and spiritual values above and beyond fame and fortune.
Three new memoirs by veterans of the New Left provide nuance and complexity to a tumultuous decade whose political and cultural legacy is still contested. Bonus points to those who can answer the question: Do you still need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows?
"M*A*S*H" star, activist and author Mike Farrell joins regular panelists James Harris and Josh Scheer to talk about his new book "Just Call Me Mike," why it took so long for Americans to wake up to George W. Bush and more.
The Mamas and the Papas' Denny Doherty died on Friday at the age of 66. The singer had suffered a brief illness and was experiencing kidney problems.
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