Biography
I was born in 1934 in Boston, MA, raised in a modest middle income family, attended public schools, received a Harvard BA in 1956 and a Wharton MBA in 1960. After six years as a marketing research analyst, became part of a new small family business in 1967, remaining there until retiring in 1999. Have since devoted my time to progressive causes, extensive reading, and since summer 2005 writing on vital world and national topics, including war and peace, American imperialism, corporate dominance, political persecutions, and a range of other social, economic and political issues. In early 2007, began regular radio hosting, now
The Progressive Radio News Hour on The Progressive Radio Network.
He is also the author of
How Wall Street Fleeces America
Secret Service agents, NORTHCOM and National Guard forces, as well as thousands of state and local police seem everywhere.
May 20th, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Editors Picks | Read More »
Truths eventually leak out. One day much more will be known. Vanunu was harshly punished to deter other whistleblowers. Bradley Manning faces similar treatment. In his case, life in prison may result.
May 18th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Editors Picks,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
May 15 marks Israel’s 64th independence day. This year’s Jewish calendar commemorated it on April 25.
May 16th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Mass Palestinian prisoner hunger strikes continue. Freedom, dignity, and respect for their rights are at issue. Strikers want horrific Israeli prison abuses ended. More on that below.
May 14th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine | Read More »
A $100 million NATO invasion is coming. Low intensity conflict may follow. The “City of Broad Shoulders” may get more than it bargained for.
May 11th, 2012 | Posted in Americas | Read More »
Police states are defined by lawlessness, injustice, and contempt for democratic values.
May 10th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine | Read More »
America’s First Amendment affirms it. So does Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
May 8th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
Grassroots activism takes time to grow. Broad-based participation is vital. Issues must be clearly defined. Leadership is needed. Major obstacles must be overcome.
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Editors Picks | Read More »
Quelle surprise! Britain’s parliament discovered what media critics and people wanting real news and information knew decades ago.
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Britain United Kingdom,World | Read More »
NATO's "responsibility to protect" (R2P) was subterfuge to wage war. Months of terror bombing left Libya a charnel house.
May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Britain United Kingdom,Europe,Middle East,World | Read More »
Predator drones sanitize killing on the cheap compared to manned aircraft and ground troops. Teams of remote warriors work far from, and at times, closer to battlefields.
April 29th, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Middle East,Yemen | Read More »
Israel’s prison gulag is one of the world’s most hellish. Palestinians held suffer horrifically. Inflicting pain and suffering is official Israeli policy. Rule of law principles are spurned.
April 29th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Government,Politics | Read More »
For decades, Palestinians have been slaughtered, displaced, intimidated, humiliated, collectively punished, and denied equal rights as Jews. They’ve also been mass imprisoned.
April 27th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Israel notoriously censors truth. Military censorship bans or sanitizes material potentially harming Israel’s security. Media/government agreements comply.
April 26th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Never before historically did the world’s largest central banks abandon reason and go “absolutely berserk,” according to financial expert Martin Weiss. Earlier ones alone did it.
April 24th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Economics & Markets,Economy,Investing & Finance,Jobs & Careers | Read More »
Perhaps Bahrain April 22 was a first. Imagine a sporting event featuring state-sponsored terror and blood in the streets.
April 24th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Long-suffering Bahrainis want democratic change. In response, Al Khalifa security forces attack them
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Al-Khalifa despots rule Bahrain repressively. Bahrainis want democratic change. In summer 2010, sporadic protests began. In mid-February last year, major ones erupted.
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Don’t visit Gaza by sea. In May 2010, nine Mavi Marmara activists died trying. Anyone planning Gaza, West Bank, or East Jerusalem trips be warned.
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine | Read More »
On April 17, Palestinian Prisoners Day, Khader gained freedom. At issue is for how long? As announced, Israel released him as scheduled. He endured 66 hunger striking days to be free.
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine,World | Read More »
On April 14 and 15, Cartagena, Columbia hosted the Sixth Summit of the Americas (SOA). Obama came, participated, and left empty-handed.
April 18th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
On April 14, two days of nuclear chess began in Istanbul. At issue is Iran’s civilian program.
April 17th, 2012 | Posted in Americas,Britain United Kingdom,Europe,Iran,Israel,Middle East | Read More »
Post-9/11, the Bush administration declared war on terror. It was sham cover for eroding personal freedoms and waging war on humanity.
April 16th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Delay may end up denial. More on that below. On March 16, 2003, an Israeli bulldozer driver murdered Rachel in cold blood.
April 14th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Grass touched the right nerves. He deserves praise, not condemnation. Nonetheless, he’s vilified for discussing Israel’s open secret. It’s nuclear armed and dangerous.
April 12th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Editors Picks,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
Abdulhadi is a heroic human rights activist. A previous article discussed him and his ordeal in detail.
April 12th, 2012 | Posted in Bahrain,Middle East | Read More »
Soros’ Open Society Foundations pretend to be liberal. Their claimed mission is to “work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.”
April 10th, 2012 | Posted in Middle East,Syria | Read More »
The struggle continues. “From now on it must focus on human rights.” Achieving it depends on the Palestinian street. Twice before Intifadas erupted. Expect another one, perhaps sooner than imagined.
April 10th, 2012 | Posted in Israel,Middle East,Palestine | Read More »
Again, America's 99% was betrayed. Overwhelming bipartisan House and Senate support backed the measure. The bill does nothing to create jobs. It facilitates greater fraud. America's race to the bottom continues.
April 9th, 2012 | Posted in Business,Economy | Read More »
On February 17, 2010, the US Justice Department indicted Bout and Richard Ammar Chichakli "for allegedly conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") stemming from their efforts to purchase two aircraft from companies located in the United States, in violation of economic sanctions which prohibited such financial transactions."
April 7th, 2012 | Posted in Civil Liberties and Freedom,Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Politics | Read More »
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