Dennis Fox's Opinion Columns

Most of my
opinion and analysis after 2004
has moved to my blog
(and for a while
eTalkinghead.com)

Only a few column-length pieces
are linked to here.

Longer pieces for academic audiences
are listed separately

listed by theme

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Local Column !

my archived
Brookline TAB columns
applied broad themes to local issues
in Brookline, Massachusetts

2005

2004

2003

What Next? (for the post-Iraq anti-war movement)
From Affirmative Action to Reparations (affirmative action is justified, but inadequate)

2002

When in Doubt, Go Left (progressives should make a better case for left analysis)
INS Releases Palestinian Activist Amer Jubran--For Now (Jubran out on bond while awaiting hearing to revoke his green card)
We Should Also Worry about a Quick-and-Easy War (quick-and-easy war against Iraq --as unlikely as that is -- would advance US dominance)
Will South Dakota Free the Jury? (amendment would let defendants seek "jury nullification")
Our Persuasion Challenge (the left must do more than mimic George Bush's simplistic appeals.)
Joining the Expanding Middle (where a just solution to the Middle East crisis must begin)
Kill the Corporation (need I say more?)
The Promise of Palestinian Civil Disobedience (massive curfew violations in Nablus show promise of new movement)
Bush Civics Plan Won't Help Democracy (it's just an effort to boost voting and other rituals)
Alexander Cockburn's Distorting Lens (critique of Cockburn's criticism of my Salon column on Israel/Palestine)
Cautions for the Left on Israel and Palestine (expanded/revised version of Challenging Ourselves.., in Salon)
Challenging Ourselves on Israel and Palestine (issues the peace/justice left should address)
Radio Interviews, Chuck Morse Show, WROL-950 AM Boston. Hour-long interviews with conservative radio host.
- Israel/Palestine 5/3/02
- Critical Psychology/Radical Politics 3/15/02

2001

Against MCAS, Now More than Ever (High-stakes testing opposition)
September 11 and Aftermath (September-October)
3. Response to Crowley
2. Signs of Progress and Danger
1. Reaction to the World Trade Center Attack
(See also longer analysis written with Isaac Prilleltensky)

2000

Corporate-Sponsored Tests Aim to Standardize our Kids [#7 on 2002/2003 list of Top 25 Censored Stories!]
Legitimacy Survives. Too Bad. (why law is not such a good thing)
Under the Rule of Law, Fairness is Irrelevant (on the Bush-Gore Supreme Court case)
Urban-Suburban MCAS Opposition (Massachusetts high-stakes testing)
Lieberman Tolerance Test
Progressives' Stock Portfolios a Regressive Dilemma
In Defense of Class Resentment

Brookline TAB Column: Brookline Newcomer

37 columns (1999-2000) applying broad themes to local issues from perspective of town newcomer: racial diversity, urban development, environmental consciousness, free speech, sex roles, standardized testing, town government abuse of power, general societal values, more. Brookline TAB is a weekly Brookline, Massachusetts newspaper.