A lawyer and policy analyst, he studied ways to forestall energy crises and other catastrophes. He died of Covid-19.
Author: SAM ROBERTS
Geoff Crowther, 77, Dies; Guided Travelers Looking to Get Lost
An early author for Lonely Planet, he tempted a generation of adventurers on journeys to exotic locales full of surprises.
Edward C. Luck, Architect of U.N. Code on Genocide, Dies at 72
He transformed vague ideals into a strategy on when the world should collectively intervene to stop mass atrocities.
E.S. Reddy, Who Led U.N.’s Efforts Against Apartheid, Dies at 96
An Indian-born acolyte of Gandhi, he campaigned for boycotts, divestments and other protests against the South African government.
Yuri Orlov, Bold Champion of Soviet Dissidents, Dies at 96
A prominent physicist, he founded the Moscow Helsinki Group to hold his government accountable after serving time in prison and in exile.
Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians
As a political scientist, columnist and ‘the last Zionist,’ he argued against a separate Palestinian state, saying the growth of West Bank settlements had precluded it.
Donald Kendall, Pepsi’s Chief During the Cola Wars, Dies at 99
He faced off against Coke, wooed a ‘Pepsi generation’ and bought Frito-Lay, fast food chains and 7Up. Ever loyal, he downed a Pepsi for breakfast.
David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72
A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it is to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.
Zeev Sternhell, ‘Super Zionist’ Wary of Extremism, Dies at 85
A scholar of European fascism (and a bomb attack target), he feared ultranationalism in Israel and saw West Bank settlements as “a cancer.”