Michael Steven Smith is the author, editor, and co-editor of many books,  including Imagine: Living In a Socialist U.S.A. and The Emerging Police State, by William M. Kunstler.  He lives and practices law in New York City with his wife Debby (and Charlie). Michael Smith has also organized and chaired the Left Forum. He is co-host of the Pacifica radio show Law and Disorder and is a longtime member of the National Lawyers Guild and a former board member of the Center for Constitutional Rights. His most recent book, written with his wife Debby Smith, is Parrot Tales: Our Life With a Magical Bird.