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Somebody I know made a recent pilgrimage to the Debs home in Terre Haute, Indiana. It's preserved as a museum but showed signs of serious neglect. Upon checking the guest register, he discovered that he had been the only visitor in some time and past visitors were mainly foreigners. That's very sad indeed. We need to "restore" Debs to an honored place in American (and World) History. Nick Salvatore's recent biography is a good intro to Debs's life and works. There is a movie but it's pretty poor -- made by Bernie Sanders before he found his true "talent" as politician. Bernie used to have a portrait of Debs on the wall in his office when he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the early 1980s. I wonder about now. jay > > I guess as a result of the hustle and bustle of every day life we almost > forgot today is the 155th anniversary of the birth of a true working class > hero, Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926). Who else could get 3.4% of the popular > vote for President of the United States, as a write in candidate while > confined to a federal prison? If you're looking for someone to lift a glass > to tonight, you might consider toasting the memory of Gene Debs. > ________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
