“I got to be a hero.”
David Harris is a former contributing editor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone, and he is the author of nearly a dozen books—but Harris is most famous for leading the draft resistance during the Vietnam War. He was imprisoned for 20 months for refusing to report for military service, and is credited by many with helping to end the war. Alan Goldfarb profiled Harris in Alta’s Fall 2019 issue. We joined the famous resister at his home in Marin County to discuss his work, his thoughts on the state of the union, and how a terminal illness hasn’t dimmed his hope for the future.
Beth Spotswood is Alta's special projects director. In addition to her work for Alta, Spotswood has contributed to 7x7 Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Discovery Channel, Slow News Day, KGO Radio, SFist and the San Francisco Chronicle, where she had her own weekly column in the Thursday edition of the newspaper. Spotswood's work in Alta has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club, Los Angeles Press Club, and the FOLIO Awards.
