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I am the editor of www.PDRBoston.org and www.NewDemocracyWorld.org, the author of No Rich and No Poor: The Populist Goal We CAN and Must Win, Divide and Rule: The "Left vs. Right" Trap, The People as Enemy: The Leaders' Hidden Agenda in World War II, the co-author of On the Public Agenda, a (now retired) Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health with many medical journal publications about HIV treatment clinical trials, a veteran of the 1960's anti-Vietnam War movement, father of three boys and resident of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
What Do "White Supremacists" Believe? This article is about the fact that white supremacist leaders with a very racist aim (and with great contempt for ordinary white people) use a non-racist idea to recruit working class whites. Knowing this is what makes it possible to defeat the white nationalist leaders.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Saturday, October 14, 2017What Do "White Supremacists" Believe? This article is about the fact that white supremacist leaders with a very racist aim (and with great contempt for ordinary white people) use a non-racist idea to recruit working class whites. Knowing this is what makes it possible to defeat the white nationalist leaders.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Trump's Secret Weapon: Well-Intentioned Progressives President Trump has a secret weapon: well-intentioned progressives. Here's how that weapon works. Progressives march in the streets with signs that, unbeknownst to them, Trump LOVES. Signs such as these: "Love not Fear, Refugees are Welcome Here" "No to Fascism" "No to Racism" "No to Homophobia" "No to Transphobia"
Tuesday, February 7, 2017Trump's Secret Weapon: Well-Intentioned Progressives President Trump has a secret weapon: well-intentioned progressives. Here's how that weapon works. Progressives march in the streets with signs that, unbeknownst to them, Trump LOVES. Signs such as these: "Love not Fear, Refugees are Welcome Here" "No to Fascism" "No to Racism" "No to Homophobia" "No to Transphobia"
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Friday, October 13, 2017
The Capitalist Big Lie about Human Nature This article refutes the notion that human behavior causes people to act mainly out of self-interest. This false idea is what apologists for capitalism rely upon, by claiming that capitalism is the only system that accepts greed as natural but turns it towards benefiting society, via Adam Smith's famous "Invisible Hand."
Friday, October 13, 2017The Capitalist Big Lie about Human Nature This article refutes the notion that human behavior causes people to act mainly out of self-interest. This false idea is what apologists for capitalism rely upon, by claiming that capitalism is the only system that accepts greed as natural but turns it towards benefiting society, via Adam Smith's famous "Invisible Hand."
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Free Will: Why the Ruling Class Wants Us to Think It's an Illusion, and Why It's Not This article refutes the idea that free will is just an illusion. It also explains why newspapers and magazines (controlled by the ruling class) are promoting the "free will is an illusion" idea. And it shows that the premise underlying the "free will is an illusion" idea has no scientific basis and rests entirely on faith.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Saturday, October 14, 2017Free Will: Why the Ruling Class Wants Us to Think It's an Illusion, and Why It's Not This article refutes the idea that free will is just an illusion. It also explains why newspapers and magazines (controlled by the ruling class) are promoting the "free will is an illusion" idea. And it shows that the premise underlying the "free will is an illusion" idea has no scientific basis and rests entirely on faith.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Beware of the Universal Basic Income This article is about how the ruling class is using the Universal Basic Income idea to stigmatize a good idea (economic equality) as a bad idea (freeloading).
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017Beware of the Universal Basic Income This article is about how the ruling class is using the Universal Basic Income idea to stigmatize a good idea (economic equality) as a bad idea (freeloading).
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Here's How the Ruling Class USES the Left This article is about why good people are not winning the fight to make our society more equal and democratic. The reason is that our leaders--the Left--have a very different agenda, based on a very wrong and negative view of ordinary people.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Tuesday, October 10, 2017Here's How the Ruling Class USES the Left This article is about why good people are not winning the fight to make our society more equal and democratic. The reason is that our leaders--the Left--have a very different agenda, based on a very wrong and negative view of ordinary people.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Why U.S. Billionaires Could Destroy the Israel Lobby, But Don't This articled refutes the notion that the non-Jewish rulers of the United States are forced against their will by the Israel lobby to have a pro-Israel foreign policy. It shows that the entire U.S. ruling plutocracy has its own very rational (though immoral) reason for supporting Israel.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Monday, October 16, 2017Why U.S. Billionaires Could Destroy the Israel Lobby, But Don't This articled refutes the notion that the non-Jewish rulers of the United States are forced against their will by the Israel lobby to have a pro-Israel foreign policy. It shows that the entire U.S. ruling plutocracy has its own very rational (though immoral) reason for supporting Israel.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017
America's Liberal Establishment Enables White Nationalist Organizations to Recruit The liberal establishment has done the heavy lifting to recruit white working-class people into white nationalist organizations.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017America's Liberal Establishment Enables White Nationalist Organizations to Recruit The liberal establishment has done the heavy lifting to recruit white working-class people into white nationalist organizations.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
Guns and the Working Class This article is about why the working class needs guns, not mainly to hunt or protect against crime, and not to defeat the 82nd Airborne Division. Why then? To demonstrate sufficient determination--in fighting to remove the plutocracy from power--to persuade the many members of the military forces (most of whom support that goal) to refuse orders to attack the revolutionaries and even use their weapons to help them win.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Sunday, October 8, 2017Guns and the Working Class This article is about why the working class needs guns, not mainly to hunt or protect against crime, and not to defeat the 82nd Airborne Division. Why then? To demonstrate sufficient determination--in fighting to remove the plutocracy from power--to persuade the many members of the military forces (most of whom support that goal) to refuse orders to attack the revolutionaries and even use their weapons to help them win.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
U.S. Constitution: Help or Hindrance? This article refutes the notion that the U.S. Constitution is a good document and that if only it were really obeyed by our politicians things would be much better.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Wednesday, October 11, 2017U.S. Constitution: Help or Hindrance? This article refutes the notion that the U.S. Constitution is a good document and that if only it were really obeyed by our politicians things would be much better.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Monday, October 2, 2017
Can We Just Ignore the Billionaires and Proceed to Make a Good Society? This article is about the possibility of making a truly equal and democratic society by just ignoring the billionaires; is that possible?
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Monday, October 2, 2017Can We Just Ignore the Billionaires and Proceed to Make a Good Society? This article is about the possibility of making a truly equal and democratic society by just ignoring the billionaires; is that possible?
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Saturday, October 7, 2017
The U.S. Armed the Soviet Union During the 'Cold War' This article exposes the "Cold War" against the Soviet Union as a Big Lie. United States corporate and government rulers, far from fearing the Soviet Union, armed it from its 1917 revolution straight through the Cold War including the Korean and Vietnam war. Why? Because the Communists were useful to America's rulers: they were a bogeyman enemy to frighten Americans into accepting the warmongering military-industrial complex.
Saturday, October 7, 2017The U.S. Armed the Soviet Union During the 'Cold War' This article exposes the "Cold War" against the Soviet Union as a Big Lie. United States corporate and government rulers, far from fearing the Soviet Union, armed it from its 1917 revolution straight through the Cold War including the Korean and Vietnam war. Why? Because the Communists were useful to America's rulers: they were a bogeyman enemy to frighten Americans into accepting the warmongering military-industrial complex.
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
The Problem with the "Just for Show" Explanation of Trump's Missile Attack on Syria Trump did a 180 on his very popular anti-war ideology; that's not "just for show." He caved in to pressure from the Billionaire class.
Sunday, April 9, 2017The Problem with the "Just for Show" Explanation of Trump's Missile Attack on Syria Trump did a 180 on his very popular anti-war ideology; that's not "just for show." He caved in to pressure from the Billionaire class.
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Friday, April 28, 2017
The Lame Response of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Obama's $400,000 Wall Street Speaking Fee Senator Warren pretends, but does not actually, challenge the power of Wall Street.
Friday, April 28, 2017The Lame Response of Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Obama's $400,000 Wall Street Speaking Fee Senator Warren pretends, but does not actually, challenge the power of Wall Street.
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Saturday, August 19, 2017
The "Daily Stormer" Was Removed From the Web: GOOD! Free speech for racists is NOT always something we should permit. Here's why.
Saturday, August 19, 2017The "Daily Stormer" Was Removed From the Web: GOOD! Free speech for racists is NOT always something we should permit. Here's why.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Why Cooperative Businesses Are Not the Answer This article refutes the notion that we can create a society no longer dominated by the rich if we just create more and more cooperative businesses.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Saturday, September 30, 2017Why Cooperative Businesses Are Not the Answer This article refutes the notion that we can create a society no longer dominated by the rich if we just create more and more cooperative businesses.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Judge Gorsuch and the Rule of WHOSE Law? People who praise "The rule of law" never specify WHOSE law.
Thursday, March 30, 2017Judge Gorsuch and the Rule of WHOSE Law? People who praise "The rule of law" never specify WHOSE law.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017
How the Ruling Class Uses the Abortion Issue to Divide-and-Rule The Pro-Choice versus Pro-Life debate on abortion has been framed by the ruling class to be maximally divisive; it's time for progressives to break out of this divide-and-rule trap.
Sunday, March 12, 2017How the Ruling Class Uses the Abortion Issue to Divide-and-Rule The Pro-Choice versus Pro-Life debate on abortion has been framed by the ruling class to be maximally divisive; it's time for progressives to break out of this divide-and-rule trap.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Do You REALLY Know What 'Democracy' Means? This article explains why anybody who claims that "My nation is a democracy of ALL the people" is lying.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Wednesday, March 15, 2017Do You REALLY Know What 'Democracy' Means? This article explains why anybody who claims that "My nation is a democracy of ALL the people" is lying.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Monday, March 6, 2017
"The Right to Free Speech" is a BOGUS Concept This refutes the idea that there is a "Right to Free Speech"
Monday, March 6, 2017"The Right to Free Speech" is a BOGUS Concept This refutes the idea that there is a "Right to Free Speech"
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Monday, February 18, 2013
The Despicable Values in Obama's State-of-the-Union Speech This is a critique of the fundamental values underlying President Obama's State-of-the-Union Speech.
Monday, February 18, 2013The Despicable Values in Obama's State-of-the-Union Speech This is a critique of the fundamental values underlying President Obama's State-of-the-Union Speech.
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Thursday, March 2, 2017
Billionaires Warn: "Don't Tread on Us" This responds to a NYT article that says we should let the billionaires keep their money.
Thursday, March 2, 2017Billionaires Warn: "Don't Tread on Us" This responds to a NYT article that says we should let the billionaires keep their money.
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Abolish Class Inequality This article explains why we should start calling for the abolition of class inequality
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Tuesday, March 7, 2017Abolish Class Inequality This article explains why we should start calling for the abolition of class inequality
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
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Friday, March 17, 2017
Why Do We Keep Losing? How Can We WIN? We're losing because we don't even aim to win, or say what it would mean to win. When we do that, we CAN win.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
Friday, March 17, 2017Why Do We Keep Losing? How Can We WIN? We're losing because we don't even aim to win, or say what it would mean to win. When we do that, we CAN win.
Series: No Rich and No Poor (12 Articles, 19685 views)
