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Skip Mendler is a writer, performing artist, and activist who lives in northeastern Pennsylvania. He has been performing semiprofessionally as a mime, clown, and storyteller since graduating from Harvard College in 1978. His column "The Peace and Justice Files" appears twice a month in The River Reporter of Narrowsburg NY (www.riverreporter.com) and other outlets. He has an awful lot of stuff in the works, and some of which can be found scattered over the Web. Skip has been involved with the Green movement since 1985, and founded the Wayne County (PA) Green Party Committee, and co-founded Waynepeace (waynepeace.org). He is a Quaker, holds a third-degree black belt in aikido, and is about to launch his own think tank.
SHARE Wednesday, February 3, 2016 How Many Nations Are We, Anyway?
We have contradictory expectations of our Chief Executives. On the one hand, we want someone who can be "a President for All Americans" -- but at the same time, we also want a President that will be "our" guy, not "theirs."
(11 comments) SHARE Monday, November 30, 2015 "IF YOU CAN KEEP IT": Preventing American Fascism
Everyone talks about the development of fascism in America, and point to the numerous symptoms - but no one talks about treatments...
SHARE Tuesday, October 20, 2015 PLAUSIBLE NEWS: Blockbuster World War 3, The Sequel (Satire)
(Satire) Based on well-placed industry sources, Plausible News Service has learned that a major announcement will be forthcoming shortly from the world's leading powers, concerning their collaboration on the long-anticipated blockbuster "World War III."
(4 comments) SHARE Thursday, May 14, 2015 DIE EARLY (A Modest Proposal)
In which an elegantly simple solution for the Social Security/Medicare "crisis" is (modestly) proposed.