Author and Local Economy Advocate

Michael Shuman

1 article 2002

Michael Shuman is an author and economist associated with progressive causes, particularly local economics and community development. He contributed a piece to The Weekly Standard in 2002 offering a self-reflective address to fellow liberals.

My Fellow Lefties . . .

February 18, 2002 · Magazine

THE REV. JESSE JACKSON says that an eagle can only soar with two wings. But what if one wing refuses to fly? From September 12 onwards, the left-leaning press--magazines like the Nation and the Progressive and alternative newspapers like the Village Voice and the Bay Guardian--have fed their…