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I could be Bernie Sanders older brother by similarity. I was born in Manhattan, 1940, he, about a year later, in Brooklyn. I too am a white male American. A retired college professor of philosophy. We both were born of Jewish parents. I was in Harlem CORE, He in Chicago CORE. We both went to the University of Chicago; me 58 - 62, he 60 - 64 (I think.) And yet, I don't recall meeting him! U. of Chicago had plenty of progressive activists despite being a bastion of Milton Friedman. He went into politics in Vermont in '68 (?) and I settled that year into a college professorship in northwestern Pennsylvania.
I've been a long-time minor activist in the civil rights, anti-war, pro feminism movements and taught critical thinking and social philosophy. I've been a unionist, on the Board of Directors of a food co-op, an ACLU chapter president, a CASA, and an elected Green Party Borough Councilman in my small hometown. I'm happily married, for over 50 years, to a woman significantly responsible for my modest success in life. We have two great kids and one grandchild, for whom we hope there is a decent future! Recently I've been pushing Modern Monetary Theory.
Politically in 60 years I've been everything from a Libertarian in extreme youth, through socialist but now at last I just call myself a Utilitarian and Pragmatist. It avoids useless rhetorical arguments.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Jumpstart America
A proposal for a left-progressive platform for Democrats that could fund employment and infrastructure through Congressional creation of money.
(10 comments) SHARE Friday, May 12, 2017 The Usurper versus Direct Democracy
The People are wiser than the Prince! Let Democrats be democratic! Push for a Constitutional amendment that would guarantee that the winner of the popular vote would be the next president.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, February 24, 2017 Reform the Democratic Party: Push Policy, instead of Purging People
This paper proposes that progressives, instead of calling for purges of Democratic party leaders, should push for explicit adoption by the Democrats of certain policy goals and the taking of strong legislative action to force these goals' adoption.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 15, 2016 Whither Now, Progressive Advocates?
I offer some suggestions for progressive advocacy following the 2016 election, particularly for a suitably Napoleonic new president.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, October 26, 2016 Boycott Vote for Peace Push
An urgent call for progressives to thrust the issue of Middle East Peace back into the campaign 2016 before the election.
(6 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 4, 2016 A Progressive's Indictment of the Democratic Party
A 10 - item list is given of harms to large numbers of Americans which either Democrats actively participated in or failed to prevent when they could have prevented them. It is concluded that both major parties are thoroughly corrupted and, although one should vote, both parties activities should otherwise be boycotted, even spurned.
(13 comments) SHARE Thursday, June 9, 2016 For a Greenback Restoration
AN argument for use of government money, greenbacks, to be created, not taxed out of people's earned income. This money to be used to restore middle income and poor Americans to roughly where they were before the Crash of 2009. A Presidential LEADER, alone, might be able to start it. By putting the money into public works employment programs it would restore many and trickle up to local and state governments.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Where's Our Damned Bailout?
Following up the Great Recession we see, as economist Jack Rasmus put it in his book title, "Obama's Economy, Recovery for the Few" that about 165 million Americans remain severely financially impaired. A way of remedying that is described, using debt - free greenbacks.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Beyond Bernie
Assuming that the truth and justice in Sanders campaign will be beaten by the wealth behind Hillery the Sly, what next for all who want government to do some good?
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, April 7, 2016 How to Win Peace in the Middle East
The Middle East has become our new Vietnam. Voters can limit it by a mass outcry to both parties to limit their presidential candidates against funding any more regime change to "democratize" Muslim lands. Election of a first Jewish American progressive president (Sanders) could help!
SHARE Thursday, March 17, 2016 The "Lighten Up!" Presidential Campaign Platform
I present a two - plank platform to run upon for the Presidency: 1) how to obtain unthreatened basic income security for all through greenbacks, and 2) how to stop our murderous meddling in the Middle East (DISENGAGEMENT.)
SHARE Thursday, October 15, 2015 Firearms Harm Reduction
Two modest suggestions to reduce harm from firearms misuse.
(4 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Gun Lethality Deposit: A "Pop Bottle" Remedy?
Can a dent be made in the ever - increasing number of guns in private heands in America? Could a sizeable deposit for return when no longer wanted, or if found not in proper custody, help get loose guns collected?
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, April 25, 2015 Start an All-American Anti-Corruption Party
Political Proposal to start real change with the issue of anti-corruption by forming a broad - based, anti-partisan political campaign that will draw voters away from the thoroughly corrupted major parties.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, January 26, 2015 Re-institute Disengagement Policy in Middle East
"Disengagement" is the name of a policy successfully practiced by the U.S. during the cold war. This short op-ed is an attempt to inject the idea of disengagement back into discussion of what the U.S. should do in the Middle East. Talk it up!