Holly Sklar | |
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Born | 1955 |
Occupation(s) | author, columnist, entrepreneur |
Notable work | Trilateralism: The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management (1980) |
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]
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]
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]
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