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SOURCE: The Nation
10/21/2020

Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7

by Jeet Heer

According to Jeet Heer, "Sorkin takes many liberties with the facts, most of which are designed to make both the New Left and its conservative opponents more palatable to contemporary liberal viewers."

SOURCE: The Guardian
10/13/2020

'I Was Hit and Knocked to the Ground': The True Story of the Trial of the Chicago 7

“There are some things that I wouldn’t agree with how Sorkin has characterised certain figures in the trial, myself included. But the impact of the movie is there and I certainly endorse and support it," says Chicago 7 defendant and antiwar activist Rennie Davis.