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Born in New York, March 14, 1949. Staff writer for the New York City Tribune, Economic Growth Report, Register-Star. Presently publish on OpEd News. Mr. Duveen heads up a project known as "The Museum of Brooklyn Art and Culture,' which explores cultural subjects of Brooklyn's past and hosts periodic exhibitions and lectures. He is co-proprietor, with his wife, Junalyn, of "The Siberian Coffee Pipeline Company," which aspires to supply the world with freshly brewed coffee generated from major brewing installations in Siberia. He has also created a planning system known as the Millennial Flexi-Planner, which accommodates short-term and long-term (1,000 years or more) scheduling in a single compatible framework.
(4 comments) SHARE Monday, April 22, 2013 Medical examiner could feel pressure in Boston Marathon bomb case
In considering a cause of death of one of the alleged perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Massachusetts medical examiner may have to fend off pressure to make the facts fit officialdom's storyline.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 18, 2009 Group promoting vote on new 9-11 probe will switch to PR effort
NYC CAN, an organization that led a signature drive to let New Yorkers choose whether to reinvestigate 9-11, has decided against mounting another attempt after a Judge ruled against their effort. The organization will instead emphasize a public relations outreach.
SHARE Tuesday, July 7, 2009 NY's newest U.S. Rep muddies waters on Fed audit bill
The new offices of U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy come with his election to a House seat in March. But will the investment of taxpayer money for the flashy digs reap benefits, or obfuscation, for the public at large? Rep. Murphy's answer to a constituent's question about auditing the Fed indicates that it may be the latter.
SHARE Saturday, July 4, 2009 Virologist to make his case for lab origin of swine flu
Dr. Adrian Gibbs, after having alerted the World Health Organization that the new swine flu circling the globe may have emerged from a laboratory, has submitted a paper defending his position to a scientific journal.
SHARE Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Gov. Paterson laments condition of New York economy
In Glens Falls to congratulate Scott Murphy on his congressional victory, New York Gov. David Paterson said there was much work to be done to remedy the existing economic conditions throughout the state.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Author Griffin: Obama, special prosecutor best hope for new 9-11 probe
Author and theologian David Ray Griffin hopes to encourage people to take a second look at the events of September 11,. 2001 in light of the new evidence that has emerged over the past few years against the government's account of that day.
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, March 27, 2009 Culinary Archeology III: The Lemon Meringue Pie of Yvonne Pène Dubois
Yvonne Pène du Bois's recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie is featured in its historical and cultural context. The article is one of a series, sponsored by the Museum of Brooklyn Art and Culture, that explore recipes and the interesting stories behind them.
(5 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Culinary Archeology II: How to make a kick-ass cup of coffee
In the late 1870s, a group of society women from Brooklyn, New York established a workfare program in their neighborhood. The program has long since disappeared, but the ladies left us with a cookbook that contains some interesting instructions for making a cup of coffee.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, December 6, 2008 Culinary Archeology I
There is satisfaction in taking an old recipe and bringing it back to life. It's an up-beat way of showing one's appreciation for those who have left the earthly plane.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Trio turn 9-11 issues into a blockbuster for local theater
Loose Change Final Cut was the focus of a popular mobilization undertaken by three upstate New York activists. Their effort logged in a record attendance for a local theater, and gave people a chance to find their voice by joining a new activist group.
SHARE Sunday, November 16, 2008 Shays relates evidence of election fraud in House race
Although Rep. Christopher Shays cites evidence for election fraud in the House race he lost earlier this month, he mysteriously states that he lost the election fair and square. Can he have it both ways?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, October 24, 2008 Former SEC chief: Paulson to stay in new administration
Arthur Levitt, financial insider and former SEC head, believes that the next presidential administration will retain Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary at least for a time, since the Paulson team is dealing with the current financial upheaval. How the candidates feel about this is anybody's guess.
(7 comments) SHARE Friday, October 3, 2008 Ron Paul: "Bailout" bill could trigger a major depression
Ron Paul warned today that the bailout bill making the rounds of Congress could trigger a recession. He charged that the bailout, and historical fiscal and monetary policy in general, was counterproductive to a well-functioning economy.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 29, 2008 Return to the gold standard, not a bailout, will cure the nation's economic ills
Congress removed gold reserve requirments for Federal Reserve notes over 40 years ago. This legislation destroyed the gold standard and led to the nation's current economic crisis. A return to a commodity standard such as a gold standard will go much farther toward helping the nation's economy than a bailout.
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 7, 2008 A matter of Rape-Speak: The New York Times on Serbia
Rape-Speak is the lingua franca of the foreign policy establishment, of which the New York Times is one of the primary instruments. Articles are phrased in a manner that literally wallpapers over reality, in an attempt to create a new reality that muffles the voices it is intended to silence into submission.