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The author is a 67 year old, white male American retired college professor of philosophy. He is a long-time minor activist in the civil rights, anti-war, profeminism movements and taught critical thinking and social philosophy. He has been a unionist, on the Board of Directors of a food coop, an ACLU chapter president, a CASA, and is currently an elected Green Party member nearing, with relief, the end of a 4-year term as a Borough Councilman in his small hometown. He is happily married, for 37 years, to a woman significantly responsible for his modest success in life, the couple have two great kids.

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13 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 17 Comments, 1 Diaries, 0 Polls

13 Articles

Monday, March 23, 2009
Stimulate Without Debt, Bankrupt the Banksters!
(4 comments) How to stimulate the economy without encumbering taxpayer debt. Bank credit creation, monetizing the national debt, "credit," money, greenbacks, inflation, over productivity, capacity utilzation, unemployment, redistribution, 40/30 plan, ecological economics, sustainable living wages.

Saturday, December 20, 2008
Federal Reserve Follies
(2 comments) Federal Reserve to Weaken Dollar

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Mobilizing on Bailouts,and Stamocap
An article characterizing bailouts in terms of class war, state monopoly capitalism and suggesting a mobilization target for progressives at this time.

Saturday, November 1, 2008
Untying the Gordian Knot
(4 comments) How One part of the Financial Tangle Might be Untied

Monday, September 22, 2008
Taxpayer Relief from Bailout
How to recover taxpayer money from the bailout.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Bipartisan Pathologies
A Diagnosis of the Pathologies of the Two Party System.

Friday, August 8, 2008
Against Afghan War
An Argument against sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Friday, July 11, 2008
Voting for Revenge
(1 comments) Why voting for revenge won't work. What might shake up the system.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Federal 55 + State Feebate
How to Reduce Gas Pains (a Little, Maybe)

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Dear Conservative:
(6 comments) An Open Letter to Conservatives about pride, anger, religion and politics

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Boosting Organ Donation
An article on how to increase organ donation with information on legality and new organizations to help like Lifesharers and Medcure.

Sunday, December 16, 2007
Avoiding Endless Occupation
(1 comments) A compromise course is proposed for Iraq that would reduce casualties and maybe expense while "satisficing" all conflicting power interests there.

Saturday, September 15, 2007
An Alternative for Iraq
Presentation of Alternative Plan to Reduce Casualties and Expense in Iraq and Prevent a Wider Middle East War

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