Steven Halpern
I was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. As in all cities in this country, I was continually exposed to the gross disparity in living conditions between the city and the suburbs. I graduated from high school in 1971, at a time of a massive movement against the war in Vietnam and a teacher's strike in Newark. In this atmosphere I began to question why the disparity between the city and the suburbs existed. This was not because someone made a mistake or was insensitive. This was because of a fundamental problem in the system we live in. This was my initial reason for becoming a socialist and I've continued to have this perspective for the past 39 years.
I worked in the automotive manufacturing industry for twenty-one years and have worked in environmental services in health care since that time.
In 2002 in self published my novel Looking Back From 2101 where I imagined a future world devoid of poverty and discrimination. Most works of fiction about the future imagine a nightmare scenario. The list of these works include, 1984, Children of Men, The Book of Eli, I am Legend, and Avatar. My novel is the only contemporary work that I know of that imagines how a profoundly better world is possible.
My blog includes book reviews, historical essays, and biographical poems about several historical leaders.
Latest Articles
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Kabei: Our Mother – Film Review
The story of a Japanese family that endured persecution because of the father's opposition to the second world war.
May 15, 2012
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The New Jim Crow - A Review
How many aspects of the system of Jim Crow segregation have reappeared with the so-called "War on Drugs."
May 9, 2012
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Free Tanya McDowell
Why it is wrong to send a mother to prison for sending her son to a public school?
Mar 4, 2012
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The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson – A Review
A review of Wilkerson's book about "The epic story of America's great migration." Published in 2010 by Random House and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Jun 12, 2011
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Too Big To Fail – A Review
A review of the HBO film about the stock market crash of 2008 and how this potential catastrophe was the result of successful business practices.
Jun 2, 2011
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Should We Cut Back or Expand Municipal Services?
While politicians argue that we need to drastically cut government spending, the resources exist to dramatically expand social services.
Mar 13, 2011
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Thurgood – A review of the play
The HBO film "Thurgood," a biographical play starring Laurence Fishburne leaves out a few important facts concerning the life of Thurgood Marshall.
Mar 2, 2011
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The Egyptian Revolution
The Egyptian people are teaching the world many invaluable lessons.
Feb 2, 2011
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President Obama's Call to War
President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech was a call to war against working people and farmers all over the world
Jan 27, 2011
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Empire of the Summer Moon – A Review
Quana Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. By S. C. Gwynne
Jan 21, 2011
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