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Bruce Toien is a database designer/developer in the Portland, Oregon area, with an interest in the interaction between technology, society and a sustainable economy. Over the years, Bruce has published numerous opinion pieces relating to these subjects. In addition, he is a triathlete and is one of the pioneers of the emerging barefoot running movement (website: www.barefootbruce.com). He has run several marathons including the Portland Marathon sans shoes. Bruce and his wife moved up to the Pacific Northwest in 2000 from Los Angeles and enjoy the many opportunities for outdoor life there.
Academics: ENGLISH Literature (BA from UC San Diego), PHYSICS (BS program completed plus graduate work at UCLA) and COMPUTER SCIENCE (BS program at CSU Long Beach).
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 22, 2013 JIM CROW, Undead After All These Years
While many trumpet a post-racial America, the bogus War On Drugs has swept millions of young people from poor black neighborhoods into the criminal justice system -- and into a lifetime of disfranchisement -- on the ruse of "getting tough on crime". Stripped of rights for life, the system amounts to a "colorblind" version of Jim Crow.
(17 comments) SHARE Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Honeybee Democracy: The Occupy Movement as a Critique Of Hierarchy
More than just a simple protest movement, the Occupy movement is modeling a highly successful alternative social organization that is leaderless, democratic, resilient -- and ancient.
SHARE Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Encouraging Experience at "Economic Recovery/Do Something Positive" House Meeting
Last weekend, we attended an "Economic Recovery/Do Something Positive" house meeting, one of 3,587 hosted across the country. The idea that President Obama was actively soliciting input from these meetings was electrifying - after eight years of utter indifference to public opinion exhibited by the White House.
SHARE Friday, November 7, 2008 Ode to Obama, to America, to US
And ode to Barack Obama on the occasion of his election November 4, 2008 as the 44th President of the United States
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Reflections on Independence Day
Reflections on Independence Day flag waving and one way to reclaim the meaning of our flag.
SHARE Friday, June 9, 2006 A Last Hope for our Democracy?
(OpEdNews contributor Todd Huffman referred me.) This piece was inspired by my exasperation that so many otherwise intelligent and well-intentioned people among neighbors, friends and family don't seem to see the damage that is being inflicted upon our democratic institutions. I still think there's a chance to find common ground -- and start rebuilding our City on the Hill.