Holly Sklar (born 1955) is an author and syndicated columnist for ''

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'',"About the Author." ''Chaos or Community?: Seeking Solutions, Not Scapegoats for Bad Economics''
Boston:

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, 1995. . . (p. 222) a policy analyst, and strategist whose articles have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and online outlets including ''

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Biography

Sklar is the founder and CEO o
Business For a Fair Minimum Wage
"a national network of business owners and executives who believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense." She also serves on the board of directors of the American Sustainable Business Council."About Holly Sklar."
Entrepreneur.com From 1975 to 1976, Sklar lived and worked in an agricultural region of

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."About the Editor." ''Trilateralism: The

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973 principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

, 1980. , , . (p. viii
Excerpts available online
In 1978 she accepted an invitation to join the steering committee of the national conference taking place October that year, Women and Global Corporations: Work, Roles, and Resistance. On October 13, 2000, Sklar spoke at the New Jersey Project's fall conference entitled Now You See It, Now You Don't: Class in America at

Essex County College Essex County College (ECC) is a public community college in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. History In August 1966, the Essex County Board of Freeholders approved the creation of Essex County College and in September 1968, more than a ...

, Newark, New Jersey. Sklar earned her

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree from Oberlin College and her

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Th ...

degree from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Writing

Sklar read several drafts of ''Right-wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort'' by

Chip Berlet John Foster "Chip" Berlet (; born November 22, 1949) is an American investigative journalist, research analyst, photojournalist, scholar, and activist specializing in the study of extreme right-wing movements in the United States. He also stu ...

and Matthew N. Lyons in preparation for publishing.

Works

Books

''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management''.
Boston:

(1980). .
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Review of ''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management''
by Holly Sklar. '' Library Journal'', vol. 106, no. 8 (Apr. 15, 1981), p. 870. .Bancroft, Nancy; Knapp, Peter H. Review of ''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management'', by Holly Sklar. ''

CrossCurrents ''CrossCurrents'' is a quarterly academic journal published by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (before 1990, it was published by the Convergence). Now published as a peer-reviewed academic journalAccording to the journal ...

'', vol. 31, no. 3 (Fall 1981), pp. 349-351. * ''Washington's War on Nicaragua''. Boston:

(1988). . * ''Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood'', with Peter Medoff. Boston:

(1994). . * ''Chaos Or Community?: Seeking Solutions, Not Scapegoats for Bad Economics''. Boston:

(1995). . * ''Shifting Fortunes: The Perils of the Growing American Wealth Gap''. Boston: United for a Fair Economy (1999). . * ''Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work for All of Us'', with Laryssa Mykyta &

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. Boston:

(2001). .
''A Just Minimum Wage: Good for Workers, Business, and Our Future,''
with Rev. Paul H. Sherry. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee and the National Council of Churches USA (Oct. 2005). .

Articles

* "Responses to Michael Massing: The U.S. Left and Nicaragua." ''

'' (Apr. 20, 1985), p. 460. * "Reading Nicaragua." ''

'' (Sep. 7, 1985), pp. 185-192. * "Out of Africa." ''

'' (Jan. 25, 1986), p. 87.
"Still Alive, Contadora Challenges Cold War."
''

In These Times ''In These Times'' is an American politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published in Chicago, Illinois. It was established as a broadsheet-format fortnightly newspaper in 1976 by James Weinstein, a lifelong socialist. ...

'' (Apr. 8, 1987)
p. 17.

"Rainbow Future."
''

'', vol. 248, no. 4 (Jan. 30, 1989), pp. 113–114. * "The N.E.D.'s Ex-Nazi Adviser: Harbinger of Democracy?" (with

). ''

'' (Apr. 2, 1990), pp. 450-457.
"N.E.D., C.I.A., and the Orwellian Democracy Project"
(with

). '' CovertAction Information Bulletin'', no. 39 (Winter 1991), pp. 10–13
Full issue.

"An Economic Bill of Rights."
''

Earth Island Journal The Earth Island Institute is a non-profit environmental group founded in 1982 by David Brower. Located in Berkeley, California, it supports activism around environmental issues through fiscal sponsorship that provides the administrative and org ...

'', vol. 11, no. 4 (Fall 1996), p. 39.
"Titans of the Enron Economy: The Ten Habits Of Highly Defective Corporations."
''

'' (Jul. 18, 2002).
"Wall Street Has Already Voted."
''

'' (Nov. 1, 2010).

Book contributions

* "Trilateralism: Managing Dependence and Democracy." In: ''Trilateralism: The

and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

(1980), pp. 1–58. . .
"Founding the Trilateral Commission: Chronology 1970-1977."
In: ''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

(1980)
pp. 76–82.
. . * "The Commission's Purpose, Structure, and Programs: In Its Own Words." In: ''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

(1980), pp. 83–89. . . * "Who's Who on the Trilateral Commission." In: ''Trilateralism: The

and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

(1980), pp. 90–122. . . * "Trilateralism and the Management of Contradictions." In: ''Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management''. Boston:

(1980), pp. 555–586. . . * "Increasing the Minimum Wage Can Help the Working Poor." In: ''Poverty: Opposing Viewpoints'', edited by Karen Balkin. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press (2004), pp. 126–129. .
"Imagine a Country."
In: ''Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study'', by Paula Rothenberg. New York: Worth Publishers (2010), pp. 284–289. * "Raising Minimum Wage Does Not Increase Unemployment." In: ''Unemployment'', edited by David M. Haugen and Megan Susser. Detroit, Mich.: Greenhaven Press (2011), pp. 60–66. .

Pamphlets

* ''Poverty in the American Dream: Women & Children First''. INC Pamphlet, no. 1. New York: Institute for New Communications (1983). . . * ''Plant Closures: Myths, Realities, and Responses'', no. 3. Boston:

(1985). . . * ''Reagan, Trilateralism, and the Neoliberals: Containment and Intervention in the 1980s'', no. 4. Boston:

(1986). . .Moreno, Dario
"Thunder on the Left: Radical Critiques of U.S. Central American Policy." Review of ''Reagan, Trilateralism, and the Neoliberals: Containment and Intervention in the 1980s'', by Holly Sklar
''

Latin American Research Review The ''Latin American Research Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on Latin America and the Caribbean. It was established in 1965 by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and is published by LASA's publis ...

'', vol. 26, no. 3 (1991), pp. 226-234.
''Titans of the Enron Economy: The Ten Habits of Highly Defective Corporations''
with Scott Klinger. Boston:

United for a Fair Economy United for a Fair Economy (UFE) is an American left-leaning nonprofit organization. Co-founded by Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel in 1995, it describes itself as "raising awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corru ...

(Apr. 10, 2002).

Posters

''Who's Who in the Reagan Administration''.
Boston:

(1981). .

Reports

* ''Jobs, Income, and Work: Ruinous Trends, Urgent Alternatives.'' Community Relations Division (Mar. 1995). .

Filmography

''Cold Warriors: The Trilateral Commission''
ocumentary(1984).
''Holly Sklar on Wages and Work''
nterview

Bill Moyers Journal ''Bill Moyers Journal'' was an American television current affairs program that covered an array of current affairs and human issues, including economics, history, literature, religion, philosophy, science, and most frequently politics. Bill Moy ...

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

(Jun. 13, 2008). *
Watch online.View transcript.

References

External links

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