Category Archives: social sciences

The View from the Left: A Day on Wall Street

My longtime friend David Walters shared a few thoughts with me regarding his recent visit to New York in the midst of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement.  He kindly agreed to share his impressions with others through this website. … Continue reading

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E. Sylvia Pankhurst

Originally posted 08 Dec 2006 on greeklish.org In 1979, Dave Widgery wrote of his “love” for E. Sylvia Pankhurst in a Radical America piece entitled Sylvia Pankhurst: Pioneer of Working Class Feminism.  The article was written almost two full decades … Continue reading

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An afternoon with Cornel West

On January 26, 2006, I had the honor of seeing Dr. Cornel West speak at my alma mater, Wright State University. The speaking engagement was not scheduled to begin until 3:00 that afternoon, but I arrived at the WSU campus … Continue reading

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