Donald Donato

Donald Donato is a writer appearing in People’s World, Britain's Morning Star and the social science journal International Critical Thought (Routledge). For nearly 30 years, he has written about social and economic development as a planner, field researcher, development project manager, an adviser for research, publications, and communications, and a freelance journalist. Donato is a member of the National Writers Union-UAW Local 1981.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Donald Donato

Culture

‘The Putney Debates’: Let the good of the people be the supreme law
August 27, 2019 By Donald Donato
It was clear from the beginning of the English Civil Wars that some revolutionaries—on both sides of the pond—had even more radical ideas than championing Parliament’s authority over the monarchy.
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World

France’s “Yellow Vests”: Anatomy of a rebellion
December 12, 2018 By Donald Donato
The media says the protests are spontaneous, but the real story of inequality, austerity, and lowering taxes on the super-rich began years ago—in 1983 to be exact.
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U.S.

Massachusetts gas explosions reveal infrastructure decay and negligence
September 18, 2018 By Donald Donato
The continued decay of U.S. infrastructure and society will require a lot more than new pipes to fix.
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Labor

Labor expert Liu Cheng tour: Bringing Chinese and U.S. workers together
August 22, 2018 By Donald Donato
According to Prof. Liu Cheng, the struggles of working people in the U.S. and China share many similarities. Both are up against “free market fundamentalism.”
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Environment

Agrotowns: Ecological pathways to development
January 5, 2018 By Donald Donato
Envision a comfortable, well-constructed, and re-purposed rural town, devoted to growing the highest quality produce and food products, with the least amount of chemicals, packaging, and transportation costs.
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World

Labor defense committee: Release Palestinian researcher Salah Hamouri
September 1, 2017 By Donald Donato
The human rights researcher was arrested Aug. 16 during a pre-dawn raid of his home by the Israeli military.
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Labor

The great awakening of New England labor
July 18, 2017 By Donald Donato
The outcome of these struggles heavily depends on labor’s ability to organize effective workplace and political action.
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Opinion

The grand erasure of older LGBTQIA America
April 6, 2017 By Donald Donato
By removing sexual orientation and gender identity questions from policy surveys, the administration will erase essential data on thousands of older LGBTQIA adults.
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