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Elizabeth Todd-Breland (A Political Education) and William Ayers (about Becoming a Teacher) talked about education and education reform in the United States.

Educators William Ayers and Crystal Laura shared their perspectives on public education. This program contains language some viewers may find offensive.

Bill Ayers talked about his book Demand the Impossible!: A Radical Manifesto, in which he presents his thoughts on contemporary political and social issues. He was interviewed at BookExpo Am…

Author and documentary director Dinesh D’Souza and activist and author Bill Ayers participated in a debate titled, “What’s so Great About America?” Following their opening remarks, they aske…

Book TV was live at the Miami Book Fair International, held on the campus of Miami Dade College on November 23-24, 2013.

Professor William Ayers talked about his book, Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident, in which he chronicles his life following his participation in the Weather Underground, a r…

The author of Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist was a founder of the Weather Underground. He gave a tour of his academic office at the University of Illinois at Chicago and talke…

Bill Ayers talked about his life and work. Mr. Ayers was joined later in the program by his wife and collaborator Bernardine Dohrn. They both responded to telephone calls and to questions fr…

Author and activist Bill Ayers responded to the quetions “What are you reading?” He mentioned graphic novels Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel and Persepolis: The Story of a Ch…

Joel Westheimer talked about the book he edited, Pledging Allegiance: The Politics of Patriotism in America’s Schools, published by Teachers College Press. William Ayers spoke about his cont…

Two former adversaries, Bill Ayers, a founding member of the Weather Underground, and Don Strickland, a former FBI agent assigned to the Weather Underground case, reflected on an incendiary …

Bill Ayers read excerpts from his book Fugitive Days: A Memoir, published by Beacon Press. The book recalls his days as a political activist and founder of the Weather Underground in the 196…

Author Johnathon Kozol talked about his book Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope, published by Crown Publishers. He based the book on his experiences interacting with chil…