[Marxism] Reading Marx Blog

2011-01-09 Thread Ed George
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Along with my reading notes for Capital volume 1, my notes for the first 
part, i.e. the first six chapters, of volume 2 are now up on the blog.

Blog: http://readingmarx.wordpress.com/

Volume 1: http://readingmarx.wordpress.com/category/capital-volume-1/

Volume 2: http://readingmarx.wordpress.com/category/capital-volume-2/


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Re: [Marxism] Promising developments in Ireland

2010-12-12 Thread Ed George
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Gary MacLennan wrote:

'Meanwhile across the water in England ...'

More than England across the water, Gary ...


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[Marxism] State of Emergency in Spain (Spanish)

2010-12-04 Thread Ed George
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http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/04/espana/1291425368.html


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Re: [Marxism] State of Emergency in Spain

2010-12-04 Thread Ed George
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Brief summary.  After a long period of problems over salaries and 
conditions, and following the recent decision to partially privatise 
Spanish airports, last night Spanish air traffic controllers walked out 
on unofficial strike, paralysing Spanish air space (today is the start 
of a long bank holiday weekend). Last night the government put the 
airports under military control, and this morning declared an ‘Estado de 
Alarma’, which, amongst other things, puts the air traffic controllers 
under military discipline, opening up the possibility, in the event of 
failure to turn up for work without good cause (for example, on medical 
grounds) of sanction under the military penal code, which could mean 
prison sentences of up to six years.


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Re: [Marxism] Eric Cantona on Banks

2010-11-23 Thread Ed George
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Indeed, Gary. As a good friend of mine used to say, if we all spat at 
the same time we'd drown the bastards. But getting everyone to spit at 
the same time is exactly the problem ...


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[Marxism] Readingmarx blog

2010-10-31 Thread Ed George
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My reading notes for volume 1 of Capital in its entirety are now up on 
the blog.


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[Marxism] Reading Marx blog

2010-10-21 Thread Ed George
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As longer-term readers of this list might recall, a few years ago I 
began a close reading of Marx's Capital. As I came to the end of volume 
2, in the light of what I had read I began revising my reading notes for 
volume 1. Previously, I had made my notes available through, amongst 
other places, this list. This time, as I revised, I decided to publish 
my notes online - hence the blog. Up to now, the first three parts of 
chapter 1 (chapters 1 to 11) are up. In the next week or so, I intend to 
get the rest of volume 1 up. Then, and more slowly (as I revise what I 
think), I will start on volumes 2 and 3.

As this is an ongoing project, and as something this complex needs 
necessarily to be collective, all constructive comments and criticisms 
are welcome.

http://readingmarx.wordpress.com/


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Re: [Marxism] Lenin Said

2010-09-19 Thread Ed George
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Coleman Hawkins.


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Re: [Marxism] Stalinism and Maoism, Trotskyism and Conservatism

2010-09-11 Thread Ed George
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Angelus Novus: I certainly have no use for people who derive their 
political identity from Dead Russians of the 20th Century ...


Me, I derive my political identity from a dead German from the 
nineteenth century.


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Re: [Marxism] Greece (Marx to Lassalle)

2010-05-07 Thread Ed George
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Here: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1858/letters/58_05_31.htm


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Re: [Marxism] Mercedes Sosa- We are still singing

2009-10-05 Thread Ed George
Working backwards from the translation, the song you're thinking of is 
'Como la Cigarra' (you can see it, and her, here: 
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1p6ee_mercedes-sosa-como-la-cigarra_music). 
The words, I don't have time to transcribe them, nor check them, but a 
bit of googling gives me this: (there's a bit of slippage between these 
and the version she sings in this video). Nice song, anyway.

Tantas veces me mataron,
tantas veces me morí,
sin embargo estoy aquí
resucitando.
Gracias doy a la desgracia
y a la mano con puñal,
porque me mató tan mal,
y seguí cantando.

Cantando al sol,
como la cigarra,
después de un año
bajo la tierra,
igual que el sobreviviente
que vuelve de la guerra.

Tantas veces me borraron,
tantas desaparecí,
a mi propio entierro fui,
sola y llorando.
Hice un nudo del pañuelo,
pero me olvidé después
que no era la única vez
y seguí cantando.

Cantando al sol,
como la cigarra,
después de un año
bajo la tierra,
igual que el sobreviviente
que vuelve de la guerra.

Tantas veces te mataron,
tantas resucitarás
cuántas noches pasarás
desesperando.
Y a la hora del naufragio
y a la de la oscuridad
alguien te rescatará,
para ir cantando.

Cantando al sol,
como la cigarra,
después de un año
bajo la tierra,
igual que el sobreviviente
que vuelve de la guerra.


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Re: [Marxism] Mercedes Sosa- We are still singing

2009-10-05 Thread Ed George
Looking back now at Louis' article, 'We're still singing' must refer to 
'Todavía cantamos' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaWkEZHzukE), which 
I like rather more. My favourite Merecedes Sosa is her rendition of 
'Solo le Pido a Dios', however (version here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIrot1Flczgfeature=PlayListp=9C3B4CF87358F415playnext=1playnext_from=PLindex=39).
 
I think she sang this at a solidarity concert in 1983 (?) in Managua, 
which I heard on a tape (album 'April in Managua' (?)) I used to have. 
Electrifying.


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