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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning, but without understanding.
--L. D. Brandeis
Eli Beckerman was born and raised in Queens, NY. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and Wesleyan University, with degrees in Physics and Astronomy. He is a former data specialist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (since June, 1999). Beckerman is the Communications Coordinator of Mystic River Green-Rainbow Action, and a member of the Somerville Green-Rainbow Party in Somerville, MA. These groups focus on Green issues and are affiliated with the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts.
Beckerman has been contributing to Swans since October 2001. His columns and essays can be accessed in the yearly archives, at:
2001 || 2002 || 2003 || 2004 || 2005 || 2006 || 2007 || 2008
A couple of examples...
• Ten Years Of A Swans Rebellion (May 2006): Eli Beckerman's thoughts on the tenth anniversary of Swans.com, which rebelliously outlived the dot.com boom and still remains noncommercial.
• Remember What Makes Us Great (Oct. 2001): A touching and thoughtful essay written in the wake of the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001 in the U.S.