Ruskin Productions

18/05/2026

Mark your calendars! I'll be performing "To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine" at LA Central Library's beautiful Mark Taper Auditorium on Sunday June 28 at 2pm. Reserve your free tickets at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-begin-the-world-over-again-the-life-of-thomas-paine-tickets-1983910218870

17/05/2026

Donald Trump has moved to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), which Psaki calls “an absolutely essential institution.” The US contribution to WHO is $130m – roughly equivalent to the Pentagon’s recent spending on lobster and steak, she noted. The very advances to come out of the pandemic – such as mRNA vaccines, widely viewed as one of the greatest technological advances of this generation – are now at risk, with slashed funding and growing misinformation.

17/05/2026

On this day 138 years ago Nikola Tesla presented a paper to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at Columbia College in New York, describing his alternation current induction motor. It would change the world.

14/05/2026

Now no bidding for painting pools. Ever happen before? At least twice - in the Revolutionary War and the Iraq War. "That some men get their living by war is as shocking as it is true." -Thomas Paine

A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction

30/04/2026

“Today the most civilized countries of the world spend a maximum of their income on war and a minimum on education. The twenty-first century will reverse this order. It will be more glorious to fight against ignorance than to die on the field of battle.” - Nikola Tesla

So we can hope!

27/04/2026

Going to Hawai'i! Thank you, Dion Dizon! Around 2 minutes...

27/04/2026

Thrilled to be returning to Hawai'i, with Harry Bridges!
Best,
Ian





honolulu, hawaii
Reserve seats at http://go.hawaii.edu/rfi

25/04/2026

If you must have an enemy, know them well...

24/04/2026

“Today the most civilized countries of the world spend a maximum of their income on war and a minimum on education. The twenty-first century will reverse this order. It will be more glorious to fight against ignorance than to die on the field of battle.” Nikola Tesla Or so we might hope...

23/04/2026

Whether your job is pushing a four-wheeler, or programming a computer, I don't know of any way for working people to win basic economic justice and dignity except by being organized into a solid, democratic union. Harry Bridges