Holly Sklar

Holly Sklar (born 1955) is an author and syndicated columnist for Z Magazine,^[1] a policy analyst, and strategist whose articles have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and online outlets^[2] including The Nation,^[3] The Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today.^[4][1]

Biography[]

Sklar is the founder and CEO of Business For a Fair Minimum Wage, "a national network of business owners and executives who believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense."^[5][6] She also serves on the board of directors of the American Sustainable Business Council.^[6][7]

From 1975 to 1976, Sklar lived and worked in an agricultural region of Bolivia.^[8] 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.^[8]

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, Newark, New Jersey.^[9]

Sklar earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and her Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.^[8]

Writing[]

Sklar read several drafts of Right-wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort by Chip Berlet and Matthew N. Lyons in preparation for publishing.^[10]

Bibliography[]

Books

• Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001. Excerpts available online.^[11][12][13]
• Washington's War on Nicaragua. Boston: South End Press, 1988. ISBN 978-0896082953, ISBN 978-0896082960.^[14][15][16]
• Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood. Co-authored with Peter Medoff. Boston: South End Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0896085114.^[17][18][19]
• Chaos Or Community?: Seeking Solutions, Not Scapegoats for Bad Economics. Boston: South End Press, 1995. ISBN 978-0896085114.^[20]
• Shifting Fortunes: The Perils of the Growing American Wealth Gap. Boston: United for a Fair Economy, 1999. ISBN 978-0965924924.^[21]
• Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work for All of Us. Co-authored with Laryssa Mykyta & Susan Wefald. Boston: South End Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0896086838.^[22][23]
• A Just Minimum Wage: Good for Workers, Business, and Our Future. Co-authored with Rev. Paul H. Sherry. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee and the National Council of Churches USA, October 2005. ISBN 0977182010.

Selected articles

• "Wall Street Has Already Voted." Z Magazine, November 1, 2010.
• "Rainbow Future." The Nation, Vol. 248, No. 4, January 30, 1989, pp. 113–114.
• "NED, CIA, and the Orwellian Democracy Project." Co-authored with Chip Berlet. CovertAction Information Bulletin, No. 39, Winter 1991, pp. 10–13. Full issue available.
• "An Economic Bill of Rights." Earth Island Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, Fall 1996, p. 39.

Book chapters

• "Trilateralism: Managing Dependence and Democracy." Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980, pp. 1–58. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001.^[11][12]
• "Founding the Trilateral Commission: Chronology 1970-1977." Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980, pp. 76–82. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001.^[11][12]
• "The Commission’s Purpose, Structure, and Programs: In Its Own Words." Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980, pp. 83–89. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001.^[11][12]
• "Who’s Who on the Trilateral Commission." Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980, pp. 90–122. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001.^[11][12]
• "Trilateralism and the Management of Contradictions." Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management. Boston: South End Press, 1980, pp. 555–586. ISBN 0-89608-103-6, ISBN 0-89608-104-4, OCLC 6958001.^[11][12]
• "Imagine a Country." Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study, by Paula Rothenberg. New York: Worth Publishers, 2010, pp. 284–289.

Book contributions

• "Increasing the Minimum Wage Can Help the Working Poor." Poverty: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by Karen Balkin, San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, 2004. pp. 126–129. ISBN 978-0737716986, ISBN 978-0737716979.
• "Raising Minimum Wage Does Not Increase Unemployment." Unemployment, edited by David M. Haugen & Megan Susser, Detroit, Michigan: Greenhaven Press, 2011. pp. 60–66. ISBN 978-0737752472, ISBN 978-0737752489.

Pamphlets

• Poverty in the American Dream: Women & Children First. INC Pamphlet, No. 1. New York: Institute for New Communications, 1983. ISBN 978-0896081970, OCLC 10250764.
• Plant Closures: Myths, Realities, and Responses. No. 3. Boston: South End Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0896082120, OCLC 12972734.
• Reagan, Trilateralism, and the Neoliberals: Containment and Intervention in the 1980s. No. 4. Boston: South End Press, 1986. ISBN 978-0896082137, OCLC 13456393.^[24]
• Titans of the Enron Economy: The Ten Habits of Highly Defective Corporations. Co-authored with Scott Klinger. Boston: United for a Fair Economy, April 10, 2002.

Posters

• Who's Who in the Reagan Administration. Boston: South End Press, 1981. OCLC 13688462.

Reports

• Jobs, Income, and Work: Ruinous Trends, Urgent Alternatives. Community Relations Division, March 1995. ISBN 978-0910082297.

Filmography[]

• Cold Warriors: The Trilateral Commission (Documentary). 1984.
• Holly Sklar on Wages and Work (Interview). Bill Moyers Journal, PBS, June 13, 2008. Watch online. Transcript available.

References[]

External links[]

• Holly Sklar at Internet Archive
• Holly Sklar in libraries (WorldCat catalog)