A Message to The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, Wisconsin, June 14, 2015 I must confess to being a bit of a news junky. I start the day looking at a variety of news sources on TV, … [Read more...]
Police Violence and “Race” in a Disorderly World
The national outrage over the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and other black men by the police and the failure of authorities to indict the police officers responsible is best understood by … [Read more...]
The New World Disorder and the Environment
On September 21, well over 300,000 people demonstrated in New York City against global warming and there were many other demonstrations in cities around the world. The New York march was attended by … [Read more...]
The New World Disorder and U.S. Military Policy
My 10 year old granddaughter has never experienced a time when her country wasn’t at war. Her older sister who is 17 can’t remember such a time. Children in nations like Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and … [Read more...]
Does Military Spending Make the U.S. Economy Stronger?
In several discussions of my book New World Disorder: The Decline of U.S. Power, people have asked me about the impact of U.S. military spending on the economy. In the book, I contended that military … [Read more...]
Is the Global “Economic” Crisis Coming to an End Anytime Soon?
The year 2007 began what became known as “the greatest recession since the Great Depression." A highly speculative market for bonds backed by bad mortgages crashed due to widespread defaults. Banks in … [Read more...]
David Ranney Lecture at Great Cities Institute – UIC
Dave Ranney, Professor Emeritus in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at University of Illinois at Chicago, presents his arguments from his most recent book, New World Disorder: the … [Read more...]
On Inequality
There is a lot of discussion in the newspapers, social media, TV and in the coffee shops about the fact that inequality is on the rise. Essentially the idea is that rich people are getting richer, … [Read more...]
“Hot Talk” Interview with Saul Landau and David Ranney
Film maker, Saul Landau interviews David Ranney about his book, Global Decisions, Local Collisions, May 7, 2003 on his show, Hot Topic. Click here to watch the interview online. … [Read more...]
