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press freedom, 40 years ago james goodale from the new york times when the nixon administration attempted to block the paper's publication of the pentagon papers, the secret history of the vietnam war, leaked by daniel ellsberg. then, environmental activist tim dechristopher recently released from prison joins us in the studio. >> there are a lot of things we have tried, most of which have not worked, especially on climate change, on trying to get our government to do something about climate change. mostly, we need people taking action. nobody can really tell you what that action sho...

press freedom, 40 years ago james goodale from the new york times when the nixon administration attempted to block the paper's publication of the pentagon papers, the secret history of the vietnam war, leaked by daniel ellsberg. then, environmental activist tim dechristopher recently released from prison joins us in the studio. >> there are a lot of things we have tried, most of which have not worked, especially on climate change, on trying to get our government to do something about climate change. mostly, we need people taking action. nobody can really tell you what that action sho...

That fist is not a symbol of violence, that fist is a symbol that we will not be misled into thinking we are alone. we will not be lied to and think we are weak. we will not be divided, and we will not back down. that fist is a symbol that we are connected and that we are powerful. it's a symbol that we hold true to our vision of a healthy and just world, and we are building the self empowering movement to make it happen. >> that man with the fist is named tim dechristopher and that speech was given on the day the then-29-year-old climate activist was committed on two felonies, for which he wa...

The last weeks of office the bush administration rushed ahead to sell oil and gas leases near some of our nation's most precious landscapes in utah. the auctions were voided, determined to be corrupt and invalid, including the auction that dechristopher bid on. that did not save him from being sentenced to two years hard time. tim dechristopher just got out of prison. he was released from federal custody in april and she joining me in the studio. great to have you here. >> thank you. it is great to be here. >> you are the subject of a new film "bidder 70," which is about what went on. i want t...