Visionaries
Saul Alinsky Would be Impressed and Encouraged by the Occupy Movement
The Occupy movement learns and benefits from all the struggles and creative activism during the 20th Century. One of the key intellectual and innovative leaders was Saul Alinsky who has again become part of the public dialogue – thanks to Newt Gingrich. Just like Mr. Alinsky his reputation has now become larger than life. At [...]
Jesus Would Lead the Occupy Movement to Fight Injustice
The Occupy Wall Street movement builds on over 2,000 years of Christian activism aimed at helping poor people and promoting social justice. Like Jesus, many of the people taking a stand are willing to sacrifice their own comfort and welfare to help the less fortunate. In this article I compile writings that demonstrate how Jesus [...]
Without the Hippies, Steve Jobs Would Not Have Flourished
With the death of Steve Jobs we have lost one of our most brilliant minds and successful entrepreneurs. Many tributes are being written about his impacts on the computer and communication industries. To really appreciate the genuine genius of Steve Jobs, we need to understand the cultural climate in which he grew up. He was [...]
Dobie and Maynard were Key Role Models for Sixties Counterculture
Dobie Gillis (Dwayne Hickman) was an average teen living in America between 1959 and 1963. This was right before so much started to change in 1964. Like other red-blooded American teenage boys of his time, Dobie thought about money, cars and girls. He wished he had more of all three which led to funny schemes [...]
The Video “Chicago 10” is Great Way to Learn from 1968
The 1968 Democratic convention was the site of intense protests against the Vietnam war. Held in Chicago, then Mayor Daley made sure that the police and national guard were in place and ready to confront and control any demonstrators. Young people were drawn from all over the country in hopes of attending a music festival [...]
Chinese Youth Will Inspire and Inherit the World
Last year at this time the world was watching as China displayed its new image to the world during the Summer Olympics. I watched most of the coverage and was particularly impressed with some of the feature stories about life in modern China. This reinforced my opinions about how China has emerged as the world’s [...]
Dr. Tom Picks “Office Space”
Time for another review of one of my favorite movies with a message. This one is particularly relevant given the way the capitalist economy is exploiting workers. It sure does not seem fair that many workers are baring the brunt of the financial meltdown caused by corporate executives. Millions stuck in a dead-end and depressing [...]
Karl Marx Would be Marveling at Capitalism’s Colossal Collapse
As the global economy continues to tank, everyone is looking for the reasons we are in this mess. What we have is the predictable and inevitable collapse of the corrupt capitalist system. Everyone seems to be “whistling in the dark” when they half-jokingly say we are headed for socialism. By fostering greed and inequality Capitalism [...]
Jesus was a Community Organizer – Pontius Pilate was a Governor!!
During the Republicans’ wretched convention they launched a foolish attack against Barack Obama’s experience as a community organizer. Response to these ignorant tirades has included reactions from those who have worked their whole lives to help the less advantaged – namely community organizers. Why would the Republicans spend a whole night of their convention attacking [...]
