Former Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK) died yesterday at 91. He was a major hero of the antiwar movement several times over. Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times; they began publishing them on June 13, 1971 The U.S. Justice Department immediately tried to halt publication, on the grounds that the information … Continue reading "Senator Mike Gravel and Me: RIP to a Hero of the Antiwar Movement"
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