John Halle
Political Articles
Relatively Recent Short Pieces:
The Ascension of Rachel Maddow (1/08/08)
A portrait of the everyone's favorite radio personality and MSNBC anchor.
A Letter from Barack Obama (1/08/08)
A response to Open Letter to Barack Obama. published at the excellent blog
(published in Dissident Voice 2/15/08)
The Grey Lady in the Magic Year
On "centrism" and why the Obama phenomena is "good news". (2/9/08) Also unpublished-a bit snide, I suppose.Who the Left Should Support and Why
(published in Dissident Voice 1/25/08)
(Published in Dissident Voice 7/28 and 7/31/07-see amusing responses to negative comments here).
Run Cindy Run! (Nancy Pelosi and the Farm Bill) 7/24/07
(unpublished submission-shorter version of above)
Fallout from a Smear: Finkelstein and the Progressive
(published in Counterpunch 6/17/07)
Hillary Clinton Declares Victory!
(published on the excellent blog "Stop me before I vote again!" 7/13/07)
(unpublished piece on "strategically" voting for a corporate Dem, 11/06-update 8/07)
What are you gonna do about it, PUNK?
(published in Dissident Voice 11/6/05)
Older and/or longer pieces.
Politics Outside the Box: Introduction and Conclusion
A discussion of third party politics, where we are now and how we got there. Also included, by request, are some thoughts on Ned Lamont, the Obama phenomena and the current crop of Democrats. Those interested can find these in the last section. (5/07)
(Probably needs rewriting. Comments solicited from those who are more or less sympathetic with the basic assumptions.)
On Comrades and Cops: A Nader Campaign Memoir
(unpublished manuscript from 2002-rather long. Perhaps of some historical interest, particularly to those who have seen the recent film "An Unreasonable Man".)
City Progressives Should No Longer
Trust Dems
Silly title courtesy of YDN. Everything here is more true now than ever.
(editorial in Yale Daily News, January 28, 2002)
The Best Citizens of New Haven, A Review of Yohuru Williams
Black Politics/White Power, Civil Rights, Black Power, And The Black Panthers In New Haven
(New Politics, Summer 2001)
(Connecticut Green Pages-Fall 2001)
Why I Ran: Reflections of a Green Alderman
(Progressive Review, February, 2003)
Three Habits of Highly Ineffective Movements
(Progressive Review March 2005-scroll down)
Playing to Win in the post-ABB Era
(New Politics Summer 2003)
A Green View from New Haven: Matt Gonzalez and Me
(Counterpunch Dec 16, 2003)
The following were published as "Halle Sez", a semi regular column in the New Haven Advocate when I was serving as New Haven Alderman.
(I'll put more of these online when I find them. A few more are here.)
Public Transportation: Not a Toy
(Sept 10, 2001)
Development From the Bottom Up: The Living Wage
(August 27, 2001)
(August 18, 2001)
What Hath God Wrought? (unpublished-gee, I wonder why?)
(Dec. 8, 2002)
Which Side Are You On? (unpublished piece on Same Sex Unions)
(Nov? 2001)
Learning the Tricks of the Trade: Journalistic Integrity at The Yale Daily News
(deemed "unfit to print") (October, 2002)
Yale, the Unions and New Haven
(Spring? 2002)