Author Archives: David G. Whiteis

whiteis.qxd To the editor: Harold Henderson hit a lot of nails squarely on the head with his piece on the demolition of public housing in Chicago [“There Goes Their Neighborhood,” May 29]. I’d like, however, to add a few more thoughts: (1) Several times in the article, references are made to public housing residents who […]

To the editors: As a longtime participant in social-change movements, I read Harold Henderson’s article [“Picking Up the Peace Movement,” August 9] with interest. I think we who struggle for social justice have lost sight of some important facts: 1. Mainstream people resent a tone of moral superiority; 2. Mainstream people like to win, and […]

To the editors: Many years ago U.S. feminists, rightfully angry at the abuse and neglect of women and children taking place as a result of male alcoholism, embraced the temperance movement as a women’s cause. History has shown that the temperance movement was only marginally concerned with alcohol; it was driven by ethnic, religious, and […]