Pete Dolack is an activist, writer, poet and photographer who wishes he could keep all those balls in the air but, alas, keeps dropping some of them.

He is the author of What Do We Need Bosses For?, a study of economic democracy and societies that sought to transcend capitalism; It's Not Over: Learning From the Socialist Experiment, an analysis of the 20th century’s socialist experiments written with an eye toward doing it better in the 21st century; and the pamphlet Winners and Losers of Fascism, a study of fascism as it arose in various forms in the 20th century. He is currently at work on a book about the history of capitalism.

Pete writes about the ongoing economic crisis, and the environmental and political issues connected to it, on his Systemic Disorder blog. His writings have also appeared in dozens of periodicals and anthologies including CounterPunch and ZNet. He is also a former non-fiction editor for Mad Hatter’s Review.

As an activist, Pete has most recently worked with Trade Justice New York Metro, and in the past worked with several groups, including Amnesty International, National People’s Campaign, New York Workers Against Fascism, Brooklyn Greens/Green Party of New York and the No Spray Coalition.

He finds that photography is a good way to teach patience, in his case specializing in landscape abstracts.