Michael Perelman wrote: >> Isn't the question of local versus national extremely complex? Global warming requires international cooperation, yet local planning that would facilitate less driving and more convenient mass transit can make an enormous contribution.<<
Carrol Cox wrote: > Until such time as in several imperial nations mass movements > (non-electoral) with at least the vigor of the CIO movement of the '30s > & the Civil-rights movement of the 50s/60s appears, the question will be > for progressives very simple: we will watch tv to see what policies are > decided by our masters. it's true that given the current balance of power, sane policies such as convenient mass transit (i.e., mass transit unlike that prevailing in Lozangeleez) will not occur. But pointing out the need for such policies (along with other things) might help build a movement for a rationally and democratically planned system. Of course, convenient mass transit is not a revolutionary demand. Chicago has something like it, and last time I noticed, Chicago was part of capitalism. (Having the White Sox win the World Series might help here. ;-> ) But even such social-democratic (or "sewer socialist") demands help build a movement against the system. And winning some local victories might help build a larger movement, if the leftists handle it the right way. -- Jim Devine "Learning is Good." -- motto, Faber College (adapted).
