I recently had a letter to the editor published in the Washington Post. I submitted it for consideration as an Op Ed. You can read the version that I submitted here: In the spring of 1986, students at Northwestern University were out protesting apartheid. I was out there, protesting and wearing a red armband, as… [Read More]
Blog
Tag: Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies
Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies is out of print
It’s a sad event in the life of an author, and one that happens to just about all of them at one point or another. Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies is now out of print. I’m still interested in the topic, though. I’ll still write about it. And all of you wonderful people who own… [Read More]
Socially Responsible Investing for Dummies now available for people with print disabilities
Benetech is an organization that uses technology for good. One of its initiatives is using technology to help people with disabilities. Many of these are problems reading traditional print texts; Benetech’s Bookshare program provides access to a range of books for people with low or no vision, among other things. They have a partnership with… [Read More]
Capitalism is eating itself
I’m a bit of a lefty, albeit one with a traditional education. I used to think that the flaw in capitalism was that its natural outgrowth was monopoly, but it’s not. Companies have a great way of screwing up. Sometimes this is due to the effect of disruptive technologies (Eastman Kodak); other times due to… [Read More]
Fracking, cheap clothing, and sustainability
I’ve recently been part of a few discussions about the pros and cons of fracking. It’s a huge issue in my hometown; citizens there recently had a ballot item that would have banned fracking, and they voted it down. Fracking creates jobs. And it pollutes groundwater. It’s not sustainable. But do you know what an… [Read More]
