Leonard Rodberg
Len (Leonard) S. Rodberg
Pentagon Papers involvement
While defending himself against government charges over the leaked Pentagon papers, Daniel Ellsberg followed the recommendation of the Institute for Policy Studies and others, and hired communist lawyer Leonard Boudin as his legal counsel. Boudin's advice was that Ellsberg's best defense would be through the legislative immunity of a congressman disclosing the papers. IPS felt that Mike Gravel of Alaska was a likely candidate, for he was a co-sponsor of the McGovern - Hatfield "end the war" amendment.
Ellsberg contacted then Senator Gravel and offered him the papers for the anti-draft filibuster he planned for June 30, 1971.[1]
On the night of June 29, 1971, Senator Gravel, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds of the Senate Public Works Committee, convened a meeting of the subcommittee and there read extensively from a copy of the Pentagon Papers. He then placed the entire 47 volumes of the study in the public record. IPS fellow Leonard Rodberg had been added to the Senator's staff earlier in the day and assisted Gravel in preparing for and conducting the hearing.3 Some weeks later there were press reports that Gravel had arranged for the papers to be published by Beacon.[2].
Gravel had contacted Rodberg through journalist and IPS associate Paul Jacobs.[3].
Jacobs was a former member of the Communist Party USATemplate:CITATION.
Left Forum 2015
The Political Economy of State Single Payer Plans
- Walter Tsou, Chair Health Care for All Pennsylvania
- Len Rodberg Queens College/CUNY
- Anja Rudiger National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
- Traven Leyshon Vermont Workers Center
- Steven Toff New York State Nurses Association
Left Forum 2009
Defeating the Persistent Assaults on Social Insurance:
- Sid Socolar, (Chair) - National Programs Committee, Rekindling Reform
- William Arnone, Founding member, National Academy of Social Insurance
- Michealle Carpenter, Deputy Policy Director and Counsel, Medicare Rights Center
- Theodore Marmor, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, Management, and Political Science, Yale University
- Leonard Rodberg, Chair, Urban Studies, Queens College, CUNY [4]
Socialist Scholars Conference 1990
The Socialist Scholars Conference 1990, held September 6-8, at the Hotel Commodore, New York, included panels such as:[5]
Towards Adequate Health Services for All
- Moderator: Nat Mills
- Gerry Hudson, Exec Director, Local 1199 Health Care Campaign
- Dr. Erick Larsen, New York Medical College
- Lani Sanjek, NYS Health Service Campaign
- Leonard Rodberg, Developer of National Health Care Legislation
Institute for Policy Studies
In 1993 Len Rodberg was listed among "former fellows, project co-ordinators and staff" of the Institute for Policy Studies, Washington DC.[6]
Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Rodberg is listed as an endorser of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, as of March 15, 2010.[7]
Steering committee Rekindling Reform
As of July 2011, Len Rodberg served on the steering committee of Rekindling Reform;[8]
External links
References
- ↑ Covert Cadre, page 51, Scott Steven Powell, Green Hill Publishers, 1987
- ↑ GRAVEL v. UNITED STATES 408 U.S. 606 (1972) GRAVEL v. UNITED STATES. No. 71-1017. Supreme Court of United States.Argued April 19-20, 1972
- ↑ Covert Cadre, page 51, Scott Steven Powell, Green Hill Publishers, 1987
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Second Annual Socialist Scholars Conference program.
- ↑ Institute for Policy Studies 30th Anniversary brochure
- ↑ Endorsers
- ↑ Rekindling Reform website, accessed July 24, 2011