Newman’s cutting
edge discoveries and accomplishments have generated constant
controversy throughout his career. Branded a “cult
leader,” a “self-hating Jew,” a brainwasher
and a political opportunist by his critics, Newman’s
unusual blend of rigorous postmodern philosophy and practical
on-the-ground organizing have made him a lasting – if
vilified – architect of a new progressivism. (see
Newman and his Critics)
Born in 1935, Newman grew up in a predominantly Jewish, working
class area of the southwest Bronx. After his father |
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died
when Newman was nine, leaving his family destitute, Newman
earned what money he could at a variety of jobs. From the
years he spent working in machine shops, where he learned
the skill of precision tool-making from his older brother,
Newman derived a lifelong interest in creating the social
machinery for making new tools. Read
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