10 things to do this weekend1)Stand up for freedom of speech—and uphold a century-old tradition—by turning out to ask questions and heckle the speakers at the Bughouse Square Debates on July 26 in Washington Square Park across from the Newberry Library. The main topic for the 19th year of organized debates is "Are We Safer with Fewer Civil Liberties?"
But before that, former Gov. George Ryan will be on hand to accept the annual John Peter Altgeld Freedom of Speech Award, and a dozen speakers will deliver 20-minute soapbox tirades on three stages. Dr. Quentin Young will address "The Great Corporate Medical Rip-off," for example, while Andy Thayer claims "President Bush Lied...And People Died" and Jay Miller deliberates "Are the Patriot Acts Unpatriotic?"
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