When Pantheon Books published The Death of Capital, the author’s critique of the prevailing assumptions of political economists, Nation editor Cary McWilliams wrote “Is it too much to expect that the economists of the Liberal Establishment will feel compelled, in sheer intellectual self-respect, to meet this bold, uncluttered, clear-headed challenge to assumptions and models to which most of them still adhere? Stephen Harris has written a manifesto for these sluggish times.” I am also the best-selling author of numerous computer titles including WordPerfect Office Bibles, WordPerfect for Linux Bible, and Corel Linux For Dummies. I also served as VP of Communications for Xandros, a pioneer in Linux development. As an independent contractor I have provided technical writing and PR for over 50 high-tech startups from Ajax to XIHA Life, and established companies, including Intel, AMD, Google and Microsoft.

I have done everything from keeping the US Balance of Payments as an economist for the Federal Reserve to, recently, leading a multi-town effort to secure $18M in last mile broadband funds that were being withheld from underserved towns in rural western MA, for which the Berkshire Eagle proclaimed me a “Tom Paine for the 21st century.” In between, I had 20 years’ experience in managing the development of complex data systems as a Senior Systems Analyst (NYC Fire Department), Director of Information Systems (NYC Dept. of Correction) and Manager of Payroll and Personal Systems for Bankers Trust, a major international bank.