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Eric Zorn, "The Calm After The Storm," Chicago Tribune's "Change Of Subject" Blog, 8/16/08

Daniel Flynn, "Obama's Boys Of Summer," The City Journal, 6/29/08

Michael Klonsky
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"The Argument Over School Consolidation, Particularly In Rural Areas, Is More About Saving Money Than It Is The Best Way To Educate Kids, Said Michael Klonsky, Director Of The Small Schools Workshop At The University Of Illinois, Chicago. The Workshop Focuses On Restructuring Schools Into Smaller Units And Creating New Startup Schools." (Scott Bauer, "Small Schools Fight To Survive Latest Consolidation Efforts," The Associated Press, 2/11/05)

  • From 1995 To 2001, The Chicago Annenberg Challenge Gave The Small Schools Network In Partner With The Small Schools Workshop $1,056,162 Million In Grants. (Chicago Annenberg Challenge, History Of Grants Awarded And Paid, 1995-2001)

"[Bill] Ayers And An Old Comrade From SDS, Mike Klonsky, Run The Small Schools Workshop To Mentor And Provide Guidance And Technical Support To Educators Seeking To Start Small Schools. … 'We've Learned How To Work Within The System,' Says Klonsky." (Don Terry, "The Calm After The Storm," Chicago Tribune, 9/16/01)

  • "The Two Men 'Are Like Family' Today, Klonsky Says." (Don Terry, "The Calm After The Storm," Chicago Tribune, 9/16/01)
  • "'[Ayers] Was Always More Upbeat Than The Rest Of Us,' Says Marilyn Katz, Another Former SDS Member. … Katz, Like Ayers And Klonsky, Has Learned To Work Within The System. (Don Terry, "The Calm After The Storm," Chicago Tribune, 9/16/01)

In September 1977, The Washington Post Reported That "Secretary Of State Cyrus Vance Got A Good Reception In Peking… But Nothing Like The Red-Carpet Treatment Received By That Distinguished Representative Of The American People Michael Klonsky. … Klonksy, As It Turns Out, Is The Chairman Of The Newly Organized Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Of The United States Of America..." (Jay Mathews, "China's Ideal American," The Washington Post, 9/6/77)

  • "Klonsky Replied, According To The Chinese News Agency, 'As A Marxist-Leninist Party In One Of The Two Superpowers, And Recognizing Our Responsibility To Lead The Struggle To Topple The U.S. Imperialist Ruling Class, We Are Determined As Well To Make A Contribution To The Worldwide Struggle Against The Two Superpowers, The United States And Soviet Social-Imperialism, The Main Enemies Of The Peoples Of The World.'" (Jay Mathews, "China's Ideal American," The Washington Post, 9/6/77)

"Klonsky Enjoyed A Period Of Notoriety During The Late 1960s When He Headed Students For A Democratic Society And, For The First Time, Brought A Radical Communist Rhetoric To That New Left Organization." (Jay Mathews, "China's Ideal American," The Washington Post, 9/6/77)

  • "Klonsky Told The [Students For A Democratic Society] Membership In March 1969 That 'Our Primary Task Is To Build A Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Movement,' But Three Months Later He Was Deposed By So-Called 'Regulars' In SDS Who Turned The Organization's Attentions Toward Civil Rights And Anti-War Activities." (Jay Mathews, "China's Ideal American," The Washington Post, 9/6/77)
Facts About Me and Barack

"Klonsky, Whose Disgust For Mainstream Politics Led Him To Launch A New, Maoist Communist Party In The 1970s, Today Supports Barack Obama So Enthusiastically That Until Recently He Was Blogging On The Illinois Senator's Campaign Website." (Daniel Flynn, "Obama's Boys Of Summer," The City Journal, 6/29/08)

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