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Skills, Economic Mobility and the Global Fight Against Fascism

A new two-year project funded by the European Union’s ERASMUS+ agency, D-Reskill@University, is an important front in the global battle…

5 min readSep 14, 2022

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Skills, Economic Mobility and the Global Fight Against Fascism

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Hal Plotkin

Governor Gavin Newsom Just Saved California College Students Thousands of Dollars Each

California College Students: Vote “No” on the Recall To Make Public College More Affordable and Be Sure to Ask Your Parents to Vote “No” on…

4 min readAug 20, 2021

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Governor Gavin Newsom Just Saved California College Students Thousands of Dollars Each

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Digital Diplomacy

International Scholars Launch Weekly Online Public Conversations on Ending Violence.

Every Tuesday 11AM New York, 5PM Paris, 6PM Amman starting May 18, 2021, free, online, open to the global public. #IPEVLive

3 min readMay 16, 2021

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International Scholars Launch Weekly Online Public Conversations on Ending Violence.

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Hal Plotkin
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Digital Diplomacy

A Proposal to Establish the U.S. Digital Progress Administration

President-elect Joe Biden should create the digital equivalent of FDR’s WPA to rebuild public faith in our government and democracy itself.

14 min readNov 30, 2020

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A Proposal to Establish the U.S. Digital Progress Administration

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The Tyrant After Trump

If we don’t fix the circumstances that led to Trump’s rise to power the tyrant who comes after him will likely be much smarter and pose…

3 min readNov 5, 2020

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The Tyrant After Trump

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Invitation to Help Change our World

Join our free online global dialogue featuring leaders from philanthropy, government, and the social sciences working to have an impact on…

3 min readOct 30, 2020

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Invitation to Help Change our World

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Hal Plotkin

The Biden Ad We Need Now

The Biden Campaign and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Must Make it Psychologically Safe for Trump Voters to Switch Sides…

3 min readOct 19, 2020

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The Biden Ad We Need Now

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Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, and Me

The tables are starting to turn and maybe, just maybe, the public is ready for my style of broadcasting again.

6 min readOct 6, 2020

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Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, and Me

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Hal Plotkin
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Digital Diplomacy

The Day People-Centered Technology Died

When Governor George Deukmejian killed California’s Office of Appropriate Technology in 1983 it marked the end of government efforts to…

8 min readJul 16, 2020

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The Day People-Centered Technology Died

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Hal Plotkin
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Digital Diplomacy

Undoing the Mistake of the Century

I have a confession to make. I was complicit in what may have been the biggest public policy mistake of the last century. I didn’t know it…

7 min readJul 6, 2020

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Hal Plotkin

Hal Plotkin

Hal Plotkin is a Senior Scholar at ISKME, in HMB, CA. Senior Advisor, U.S. Dept of Ed (2009-14) and Senior Open Policy Fellow, Creative Commons USA (2014-2017)

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