bobschacht

About Me:: Joined the Dean Democrats in 2004 in Arizona; became Organizer, Democracy for America, Honolulu Meetup, after moving to Hawaii; Secretary, Progressive Democrats of Hawaii. Moved back to Arizona, 2009 I grew up in the Midwest, taught Anthropology at the University of Maryland, Wayne State University, Rice University, Colorado State University, and the College of Ganado; Moved to Arizona in 1987 and worked for the American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center until 2004, when the Center went out of business. Retired in 2009 from my job in Hawaii, moved back to Arizona, and am temporarily teaching anthropology at Northern Arizona University Hobbies: Family History; also, I play bluegrass music on bass & guitar.

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About Me:: Joined the Dean Democrats in 2004 in Arizona; became Organizer, Democracy for America, Honolulu Meetup, after moving to Hawaii; Secretary, Progressive Democrats of Hawaii. Moved back to Arizona, 2009 I grew up in the Midwest, taught Anthropology at the University of Maryland, Wayne State University, Rice University, Colorado State University, and the College of Ganado; Moved to Arizona in 1987 and worked for the American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center until 2004, when the Center went out of business. Retired in 2009 from my job in Hawaii, moved back to Arizona, and am temporarily teaching anthropology at Northern Arizona University Hobbies: Family History; also, I play bluegrass music on bass & guitar.

Financial Shock Doctrine? Lessons for Young Economists

By: bobschacht Friday February 13, 2009 12:05 am

On September 18, did we narrowly escape a coup precipitated by a financial meltdown?

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A New Era of Citizen Engagement is Needed

By: bobschacht Thursday January 8, 2009 12:12 am

Our problems will not go away when Obama is inaugurated. He is not superman, and he will need our help. If American democracy is worth restoring, we had better get to work.

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Voting for Change

By: bobschacht Wednesday December 10, 2008 1:37 am

At www.change.org, we are invited to vote for change-- submitting our own ideas, or voting for the ideas put forward by others. The prospect is interesting, and frustrating.

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Net Neutrality and Democracy

By: bobschacht Sunday December 7, 2008 9:56 pm

Net neutrality was one of the often-used battle cries of recent years. But what is less well known, if not surprising, is that it also strengthens democracy.

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Ideology vs. Pragmatism

By: bobschacht Monday November 24, 2008 4:42 pm

Glenn Greenwald has an important piece up today about ideology vs. pragmatism. The Republicans have been giving ideology a bad name for the past 8 years, but that doesn't mean that ideology is a bad thing.

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