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The author, born 1940, is a white male American retired college professor of philosophy raised as a secular Jew by professional parents. 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 an elected Green Party Borough Councilman in his small hometown. He is happily married, for over 40 years, to a woman significantly responsible for his modest success in life, the couple have two great kids.
Monday, March 7, 2011 Beck's BS Book "Broke"
Beck's BS Book "Broke," A Partisan Polemical Refudiatin' Review
Thursday, February 24, 2011 Questioning Fiscal Conservatives Talking Points -I (1 comments)
Letter-to-Editor brief (250 word) replies to fiscal conservative (fiscons) economic propaganda talking points. Available for readers to use in replying to fiscons over - simplifications and Big Lie Exaggerations in local newspapers.
Monday, April 12, 2010 American Ideals and Full Employment (2 comments)
This is a hopefully useful "deduction," from ideals in our Declaration and Constitution, of the need for shared work programs as a principal basis of a guaranteed annual security income.
Sunday, January 3, 2010 Doggerel Chants for a New Decade
Some chants for demonstrations and hopefully just a little fun reading. Also a book recommendation.
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
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
