The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 13, 2013 Philosopher, Writer Marshall Berman, Author of "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air," Dies at 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The philosopher, professor and writer Marshall Berman has died at the age of 72. Berman died of a heart attack in New York City at his favorite diner, The Metro, on Wednesday. He wrote several books, including "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity" and "Adventures in Marxism." .