Cyrus Eaton, Social Science, and Charlie Eaton - Berkeley

A fun crosspost from another blog I have for Thinkers Lodge about a little family history that inspires my son's intellectual curiosity and critical approach to powerful interests:

Prominent cold war critic and Thinkers Lodge founder Cyrus Eaton was an ardent supporter of social science that engaged pressing issues. Friendships with academics like John Dewey and Bertrand Russell nurtured this passion. Today, Eaton's passion for social science is carried forward by his Cyrus' great grandson Charlie Eaton at Berkeley where he is a PhD candidate in Sociology.

Here is a photo of Cyrus in the center and Dewey on the left.


And here's another photo with Russell on the left and Cyrus on the right:



Here's what Charlie has published so far:
 

• “Swapping Our Future: How Students and Taxpayers Are Funding Risky UC Borrowing and Wall Street Profits.” forthcoming in Berkeley Journal of Sociology. 2013.

• Research assistance for: Shaiken, Harley. “Commitment is a Two-Way Street: Toyota, California and NUMMI.” Working Paper Series, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UC Berkeley. March 3, 2010.

• “Student Unionism and Sustaining Student Power.” Social Text. 70, Vol. 20, No. 1, Spring 2002, pp. 51-60.

Popular Publications

• “‘1 percent’ need to re-fund higher education.” with Claudia Magaña. Sacramento Bee. Page 13A. March 9, 2012.

Interviews

• Jones, Steven T. “The growing 99 percent: Students and faculty groups take to the streets, adding to the Occupy Movement.” San Francisco Bay Guardian. November 8 2012.

• “Rethinking the Sweatshop: A Conversation about United Students against Sweatshops (USAS) with Charles Eaton, Marion Traub-Werner, and Evelyn Zepeda.” Interview by Kitty Krupat. International Labor and Working-Class History. No. 61. Spring 2002, pp. 112-127.

• “Portrait of a Protest.” Interviewed by Lenora Todaro. Village Voice. April 18th, 2000.

In the News
Reporters sometimes contact Charlie for stories on healthcare finance, college finance, labor, and student protest.  On his website, Charlie has links to an assortment of news stories for which he has been interviewed.  Most stories that have quoted Charlie during his Berkeley years have made it onto his Facebook timeline.  Here are some greatest hits:

• March 13, 2013 - UC Regents Public Comment Session Draws Attention to …

• Feb. 12, 2013 - Orange County Register - UC Irvine students rally against health insurance cap | student …

• January 30, 2013 SF Chronicle - comments on Obamacare and financial mismanagement of UC Student Health Insurance Plan.

• Jan. 25, 2013 - Health care limits leave some UC students with few options - San …

• Nov. 19, 2012 - How Occupy Influenced the Election – Beyond the Pepper Spraying …

• Nov. 18, 2012 - The Nation -Prop 30 Tax Revenues to Be Diverted from Higher Ed to Wall Street …

• Nov. 15, 2012 - Huffington Post - University Of California Deals With Wall Street Banks Could Wipe …

• Nov. 15, 2012 - Minutes from UC Regents testimony on risky UC borrowing and derivative bets.

• UC Students ‘Sleep-Out’ Against Fee Increases - Berkeley, CA Patch

• Nov. 14, 2012 Coverage by Daily Nexus of Swapping Our Future report.

• Nov. 14, 2012 - Firedog Lake - Millions in CA Prop 30 Tax Revenues Will Be Diverted from Higher …

• Nov. 14, 2012 - Calitics - Calitics:: Millions in Prop 30 Tax Revenues Will Be Diverted from …

• Nov. 14 2012- New Report Says Prop. 30 Savings Could be Wiped out by UC’s …

• Nov. 12, 2012 Review of Swapping Our Future by Faulders.

• Nov. 12, 2012 Interview on UpFront on risky UC borrowing and derivative bets.

• Nov. 12, 2012 - SF Public Library Archives Swapping Our Future.

• July 18, 2012 - San Jose Mercury News - UC regents endorse governor’s tax plan - San Jose Mercury News

• June 22, 2012 - UC Berkeley Labor Center - Economic Inequality Teach In: Charlie Eaton - YouTube

• May 17, 2012 - SF Chronicle - Protests as UC regents seek to avoid tuition hike - SFGate

• May 16, 2012 - California University Cuts Davis Enterprise

• March 1, 2012 - Sacramento News & Review - Occupy the Capitol? - News - Local …

• March 1, 2012 - Mother Jones Magazine - Student Protests Seek to Breathe New Life Into Occupy | Mother Jones

• January 2012 - California’s Not Dreamin’: This Is the Nightmare of an Obama Second Term

• Dec. 5, 2011 - KSBW Radio - Gov. Jerry Brown To Pitch Tax Hike To Voters | KSBW Home - KSBW …

• Nov. 28, 2011 - Protesters Disrupt Regents Meeting - The Bay Citizen

• Nov. 28, 2011 - CBS Bay Area - UC Students Protest Police Actions, Soaring Tuition As Regents Meet

• Nov. 28, 2011 - Dozens Speak Out at UC Regents’ Meeting - Berkeley Daily Planet

• Nov. 27, 2011 - NBC Bay Area - UC Board of Regents Modify Monday Meeting Format | NBC Bay Area

• Nov. 22, 2012 - Wall Street Journal - UC Davis Police Chief Put on Leave After Defending Pepper …

• Nov. 15, 2011 - Associated Press - comments on Occupy Wall Street, Refund California, and Occupy Cal.

• Nov. 15, 2011 - ABC 30 - comments on Occupy Wall Street, Refund California, and Occupy Cal.

• Nov.15,2011 - Occupy Protestors In California Target UC Regents - Turnstyle

• Nov. 14, 2011 - SF Chronicle - comments on cancellation of UC Regents meeting in face of Occupy Wall Street protests.

• Nov. 14, 2011 - SF Examiner - UC Regents cancel meeting after receiving threats of violence | Amy …

• May 26, 2011 - TA Union Remains Divided - City on a Hill Press

• May 9, 2011 - Huffington Post - Reformers Sweep UC Union Election - Huffington Post

• April 29, 2011 - Admin Caucus tries to rig UAW election | THOSE WHO USE IT

• Feb. 2, 2011 - Push by UC UAW 2865 Grad Union Reformers Triggers

• Radaris archive of Interviews with Charlie Eaton.

• Daily Cal Archive of Interviews with Charlie Eaton.

January 20, 2009

Photo by Christopher Morris

"With Malice Toward None"

From Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.

Obama! - Pattern Recognition in Newpapers

Editor & Publisher has a list of the newspapers that have endorsed Barack Obama or John McCain. In 2004 John Kerry had a small edge over George Bush. But in 2008, Obama has the endorsements of 240 papers compared to 114 for John McCain. The difference in circulation is even larger - 21 million for Obama and 7 million for McCain.

In 2004, E&P's Greg Mitchell correctly forecast the winner in 14 of 15 key states simply by looking at the endorsements in those states. So what is he forecasting for tomorrow?

Obama Will Win Easily Tomorrow -- At Least Based on Newspaper Backing in Key Swing States!

By Greg Mitchell

Published: November 03, 2008 12:20

NEW YORK Everyone's making predictions on Tuesday's election with, as usual, the key "swing" or "battleground" or "tossup" states getting the most attention. Experts, or just plain gasbags, can juggle all sorts of information, from reports on the ground to one of seemingly 500 polls. But here at E&P, we do it a little differently on election eve: We predict the winner in key states purely on the basis on newspaper endorsements in that state.

Before you laugh too hard, consider this: In 2004, I did the same thing in this space -- and picked 14 of the 15 tight races correctly. Only missed on Florida (still waiting for that recount).

So, with perhaps undue confidence, allow me to take the plunge once again. We have been tallying endorsements here, with much national attention, for the past weeks, with an Obama landslide in that measure nationally. But what about in the specific states?

Using this strict measure, I predict Obama will take 11 out of 13 battlegrounds, losing in West Virginia and in Virginia (though I expect he will end up winning there).

Here is a rundown, in no particular order. Again, my picks are based purely on newspaper endorsements -- both the number and the size/influence of the papers in each candidate's column.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Forget McCain "narrowing the gap." He lost both big Philly dailies and split in Pittsburgh--gaining the lesser paper there. Obama has taken the smaller dailies by 2-1 with the papers in York, Easton and Erie, among others, switching from Bush. Winner: OBAMA

OHIO
In 2004, Bush won because he nailed Columbus -- and Cleveland sat it out. This year, Columbus remains in the GOP column but the Plain Dealer went for Obama. The Cincy paper again went Republican. But once again, Obama takes the smaller papers 2-1, with about half dozen switching over from Bush. The Akron, Toledo, Dayton, Canton and Youngstown papers give this state to OBAMA.

WEST VIRGINIA
Papers in our soon-to-be updated list fully back McCAIN.

NORTH CAROLINA
We have to give Obama an upset here since he has in the bag all of the leading papers. A loss here would be embarrassing for...me. OBAMA.

COLORADO
We correctly gave this to Bush in 2004 largely because he won the Denver papers. This time around, the Post backed Obama and the Rocky managed to endorse no one. Obama does well elsewhere here, too, with some Bush flip-floppers. OBAMA.

FLORIDA
Will I blow this one again? Well, I will stick my neck out and give it to Obama, since, like Kerry in 2004, he dominates the editorial picks. But he only picked up one Bush paper that we know of (Naples) while losing one Kerry backer (Bradenton). Still, I have to be faithful to my formula and pick OBAMA.

INDIANA
With the Indy Star begging off the GOP candidate and remaining neutral, the state leans OBAMA.

IOWA
Easy OBAMA win.

MISSOURI
I have to give this to OBAMA, too, as he held the likely papers and picked up a Bush switcher in Joplin.

NEVADA
The candidates split the two Vegas papers but Obama got Reno, so give this to him, too.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Pretty much a toss up, but Obama leads by 5 dailies to 3 in our most recent count, so he can have that one, too.

NEW MEXICO
Ditto.

VIRGINIA
Well, I am probably going to take it on the chin here. The endorsements, big and small, definitely favor McCAIN.

OoooooBAMA!

Tip of the hat to Chris Eaton who sent the link for Yes We Carve!

Obama: One on One

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I like the counterpoint with my last post. Apparently, Obama can connect with 100,000 people or just one. I think the photo above is also in Missouri but taken yesterday. The photo below was taken in Pittsburg.

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100,000 Rally In St. Louis for Obama

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