Sander Hicks
Encyclopedia
Sander Hicks is the founder
of Soft Skull Press
, and Vox Pop Inc. Raised in the DC area, he is the son of Norman Hicks, a progressive economist and anti-poverty specialist, who is retired from the World Bank organization. Raised Catholic, Sander attended Bishop Ireton High School, where he graduated with honors. During the Gulf War, he transferred from James Madison University to Eugene Lang College, of New School University in New York City.
Hicks has worked as a playwright, editor, carpenter, and journalist. He was a producer and interviewer for the television program INN World Report
and has been covered in CounterPunch
.
In 1999, Soft Skull Press won awards for "Outstanding Independent Publisher of the Year" when Hicks was at the helm. The award followed Hicks's acquisition and publication of the controversial Bush biography Fortunate Son, by James Hatfield
. Hicks, Hatfield, and Soft Skull Press enjoyed positive media coverage in Newsweek, 60 Minutes, Court TV, and the Washington Post. However, in one article in the New York Press, Hicks was accused of not paying his authors during this time. However, no authors went on the record for these allegations.
He sought election as the United States Senator from New York
in the 2006 election
. He ran as a member of the Green Party
, challenging incumbent Hillary Clinton. However, he lost the Green Party nomination to Howie Hawkins
, but later served the Hawkins campaign as media director.
In January, 2009, Sander Hicks and Chic Migeot hosted a series of "speakouts, as part of a caravan headed to D.C." for the Inauguration of Barack Obama
. Under the banner "Inaugurate Yourself!", the caravan and speaking tour stopped in several U.S. cities with the intention to "gather fellow rebels and radicals, spiritual people and political instigators, people who want to speak out." Hicks described his campaign as "Three New Ideas" in which he called for:
.
This party now has official representation in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Madison, and Austin, Texas. The Three Virtues of the Truth Party include:
The Breaking Manager
"Sarcoxie & Sealove"
The Breaking Light, 1998, revised 2001
Cash Cow
Other published blog articles written for The Huffington Post include:
"Freelance Christian of the Street: Rev. Ian Alterman"
"The Life of Luna, Holocaust Survivor"
"Holy Week Revolution: How My Faith Was Built Up At Left Forum 2010" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sander-hicks
(2002), an award-winning documentary film
directed by Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky, is primarily about the difficult road the author (James Hatfield
) and publisher (Sander Hicks at Soft Skull Press
) travelled to bring "Fortunate Son
", an unauthorized and controversial biography
of George W. Bush
to bookshelves again.
, New York. He ran Vox Pop from 2004 until January, 2009.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
of Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press...
, and Vox Pop Inc. Raised in the DC area, he is the son of Norman Hicks, a progressive economist and anti-poverty specialist, who is retired from the World Bank organization. Raised Catholic, Sander attended Bishop Ireton High School, where he graduated with honors. During the Gulf War, he transferred from James Madison University to Eugene Lang College, of New School University in New York City.
Hicks has worked as a playwright, editor, carpenter, and journalist. He was a producer and interviewer for the television program INN World Report
INN World Report
International News Net World Report Evening News, or INN World Report, is an independent American cable news program which was broadcast by the non-profit, progressive cable station Free Speech TV until 2009. The program is hosted by , a local stage and independent film actress...
and has been covered in CounterPunch
Counterpunch
Counterpunch can refer to:* Counterpunch , a punch in boxing* CounterPunch, a bi-weekly political newsletter* Counterpunch , a type of punch used in traditional typography* Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character...
.
In 1999, Soft Skull Press won awards for "Outstanding Independent Publisher of the Year" when Hicks was at the helm. The award followed Hicks's acquisition and publication of the controversial Bush biography Fortunate Son, by James Hatfield
James Hatfield
James Howard Hatfield was an American author.- Fortunate Son and controversy :Hatfield was the author of Fortunate Son, a book which alleges that George W...
. Hicks, Hatfield, and Soft Skull Press enjoyed positive media coverage in Newsweek, 60 Minutes, Court TV, and the Washington Post. However, in one article in the New York Press, Hicks was accused of not paying his authors during this time. However, no authors went on the record for these allegations.
9/11 Truth and a Senate Campaign
In his journalism and his 2005 book, The Big Wedding: 9/11, the Whistle-Blowers, and the Cover-Up, Hicks levies serious questions about the official account of the September 11th Attacks. Hicks reviewed the 9/11 Commission report, critically, for the New York Press.He sought election as the United States Senator from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in the 2006 election
New York United States Senate election, 2006
The 2006 United States Senate election in New York was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ran for and would win a second term representing New York in the United States Senate...
. He ran as a member of the Green Party
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
, challenging incumbent Hillary Clinton. However, he lost the Green Party nomination to Howie Hawkins
Howie Hawkins
Howie Hawkins is an American politician and activist with the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA. He co-founded the anti-nuclear Clamshell Alliance in 1976 and the Green Party in the United States in 1984. He was New York's Green Party candidate for the U.S. Senate in the...
, but later served the Hawkins campaign as media director.
Speaking Tours
Hicks has done four national speaking tours, on issues of citizen media activism, 9/11 truth, peace and justice.In January, 2009, Sander Hicks and Chic Migeot hosted a series of "speakouts, as part of a caravan headed to D.C." for the Inauguration of Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
. Under the banner "Inaugurate Yourself!", the caravan and speaking tour stopped in several U.S. cities with the intention to "gather fellow rebels and radicals, spiritual people and political instigators, people who want to speak out." Hicks described his campaign as "Three New Ideas" in which he called for:
- The U.S. government to renounce violence within our lifetime.
- The U.S. to start an innovative green venture capital program that would rejuvenate the economy and change the whole paradigm of capitalism.
- A full accounting and total transparency of U.S. Federal government acts.
The Truth Party
Sander Hicks is a political activist and urges the American people to uncover the truth behind political corruption. In his new political party, the Truth Party, Hicks aims to take the USA back to its original roots and admires the kind of activism found in Martin Luther King Jr, Caesar Chavez, and Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
.
This party now has official representation in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Madison, and Austin, Texas. The Three Virtues of the Truth Party include:
- USA Peace Leadership
- Peace Economics
- Freedom from Lies
Published Works
Much of Hicks's writing focuses on investigating secrets of the government, revealing them, and disclosing the information to the American people.Books
- Cash Cow & Artanimal (1995) ISBN 1-887128-06-9
- The Breaking Manager: 3 Plays (1999) ISBN 1-887128-37-9
- The Big Wedding: 9/11, The Whistleblowers, and the Cover-Up (2005) ISBN 0-9752763-1-X
Plays
Article Contributions
Sander Hicks, in addition to publishing books and plays, also contributes articles to a variety of websites. He has written about religion for The Huffington Post and about economics for Alternet.org. Hicks wrote, Life Among the Eco-Capitalists: A Revolution Takes Hold in New Jersey' for Alternet.org in May 2009 refOther published blog articles written for The Huffington Post include:
Music career
Hicks was lead singer for the art-punk group White Collar Crime, which went on hiatus in 2003, but re-united in the Summer of 2011 for the Punk Island festival.Documentary Film
Horns and HalosHorns and Halos
For the Dolly Parton album, see Halos & Horns.Horns and Halos , an award-winning documentary film directed by Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky, is primarily about the difficult road the author and publisher travelled to bring Fortunate Son, a controversial biography of George W...
(2002), an award-winning documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky, is primarily about the difficult road the author (James Hatfield
James Hatfield
James Howard Hatfield was an American author.- Fortunate Son and controversy :Hatfield was the author of Fortunate Son, a book which alleges that George W...
) and publisher (Sander Hicks at Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press
Soft Skull Press is an independent publisher founded by Sander Hicks in 1992, and run by Richard Eoin Nash from 2001 to 2009. In 2007, Nash sold Soft Skull to Counterpoint LLC, where it continues to function as a division of the press...
) travelled to bring "Fortunate Son
Fortunate Son (Hatfield)
Fortunate Son is a controversial biography of former American president George W. Bush by J.H. Hatfield. The book was released in 1999 during the run-up to Bush's candidacy in the United States 2000 Presidential Election by St...
", an unauthorized and controversial biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
to bookshelves again.
Recent Work
In 2004 Hicks launched his new publishing venture Vox Pop, Inc. (originally called Drench Kiss Media Corporation): a publishing company, bookstore, and coffee-house located in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York. He ran Vox Pop from 2004 until January, 2009.
External links
Horns and Halos
“Slingshot to the Juggernaut"
- Slingshot to the Juggernaut
- "9/11 is a rotten onion." - Sander Hicks