David Ranney, Author

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    • Dear Rhoda – A Play In Two Acts
    • Living and Dying on the Factory Floor: From the Outside In and the Inside Out
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Police Violence and “Race” in a Disorderly World

January 1, 2015

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: Race

The New World Disorder and the Environment

October 6, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: Environment

The New World Disorder and U.S. Military Policy

September 7, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: military policy

Does Military Spending Make the U.S. Economy Stronger?

August 15, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: military spending, u.s. economy

Is the Global “Economic” Crisis Coming to an End Anytime Soon?

July 20, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: global economic crisis

David Ranney Lecture at Great Cities Institute – UIC

June 25, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos

On Inequality

June 22, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos

“Hot Talk” Interview with Saul Landau and David Ranney

May 2, 2014

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...]

Filed Under: Essays and Videos Tagged With: Hot Topic, Saul Landau

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David Ranney

David Ranney is Professor Emeritus in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago, author, lecturer as well as actor and director in a small community theater.

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Recent Essays and Videos

Eco-socialism or Annihilation: Toward A Green New Deal

Interview on “Wake Up KSFR” Santa Fe, NM

Interview with Allen Ruff on the show “APA” Today on WORT Madison, Wisconsin

Doug Storm Interviews David Ranney About His New Book “Living and Dying on the Factory Floor”

On Violence and the Value of Life

There ain’t no justice, just us

Foxconn: The Myth and Reality of the Welfare Queen

The Foxconn Con

Is “Human Nature” a Barrier to a World Without War, Environmental Destruction and Inequality?

Breaking Our “Mind Forged Manacles” In An Age Of Global Violence

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Dear Rhoda – A Play In Two Acts

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