Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-22 Thread c b
Yes, the word "predict" is a bit crude, but the direction of capitalism as imperialism = finance capitalism and more and more concentration of wealth (monopoly) fulfills the trends that Lenin made famous. ( Lenin made Hilferding's ideas famous). And the concentration of wealth is in the finance ca

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Moral dilemma

2010-11-22 Thread c b
The same > sort of things got said about S&Ls (which made loans to urban > neighborhoods) and junk bonds (which were used to finance government > and business in urban neighborhoods). > > CJ > CB: I didn't know this. Did you ever look at that _The Creature from Jekyll Island_ which was w

[Marxism-Thaxis] Who's correct about human nature, the left or the right?

2010-11-22 Thread c b
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/20/human-nature-politics-left-right#start-of-comments Who's correct about human nature, the left or the right? Most conservatives see it as 'common sense' that humans are selfishly competitive – but things looked different pre-capitalism ___

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-22 Thread c b
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM, wrote: > I agree that concentration and centralization of productive forces grow out >  of the inherent logic of industrial - electro-mechanical, reproduction. CB: I think Marx's position is that it is inherent to the logic of the capitalist mode of pro

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-22 Thread c b
in 1892.)... On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM, c b wrote: > http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20946.htm > > Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008? > > "Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism" > > By V. I. Lenin > LCW vol.22,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Pope's condom comments may impact AIDS fight, his legacy

2010-11-22 Thread c b
Pope's condom comments may impact AIDS fight, his legacy Vatican officials insist it's nothing "revolutionary," but to many other people Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments regarding condom use mark an important moment in the battle against AIDS and an effort by the pontiff to burnish his image an

[Marxism-Thaxis] Quantitative Easing

2010-11-22 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k&feature=player_embedded ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-22 Thread c b
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 3:30 PM, wrote: > CB: I think Marx's position is that it is inherent to the logic of the > capitalist mode of production, wage-labor/capital property relations, > regardless  of the technological regime. The computerization of production > doesn't > change  this tendency

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-23 Thread c b
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:29 PM, CeJ wrote: > As I posted before, it's deja vu all over again when you get down to > what human relations create such crises. > JP Morgan himself was caught up in helping to create the crisis, > although he went down in history as one of those guys who helped > ove

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Did Vladimir Lenin Predict The Banking Disaster Of 2008?

2010-11-23 Thread c b
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 11:29 PM, CeJ wrote: > As I posted before, it's deja vu all over again when you get down to > what human relations create such crises. > JP Morgan himself was caught up in helping to create the crisis, > although he went down in history as one of those guys who helped > ove

[Marxism-Thaxis] Margaret Burroughs: Co-founder of DuSable Museum and prominent artist

2010-11-23 Thread c b
Margaret Burroughs: Co-founder of DuSable Museum and prominent artist She started Chicago's renowned African American history museum in her living room nearly 50 years ago By Kristen Schorsch Chicago Tribune November 21, 2010 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/obituaries/ct-met-burroughs-obit

[Marxism-Thaxis] Different Race, Different Recession

2010-11-23 Thread c b
Different Race, Different Recession American Indian Unemployment in 2010 By ALGERNON AUSTIN Economic Policy Institute Issue Brief #289 November 18, 2010 http://epi.3cdn.net/94a339472e6481485e_hgm6bxpz4.pdf [moderator: please use the link above to view the tables which accompany this brief] There

[Marxism-Thaxis] Corporate capital has pulled the plug on America

2010-11-23 Thread c b
Corporate capital has pulled the plug on America http://peoplesworld.org/corporate-capital-has-pulled-the-plug-on-america/ assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedImage6060-sam.jpg by: Sam Webb November 23 2010 tags: capitalism, economy, globalization, public workers, education, ultra-right The conv

[Marxism-Thaxis] Problem Solving Bacteria

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Problem Solving Bacteria by Kevin Bonham We, Beasties November 17, 2010 http://scienceblogs.com/webeasties/2010/11/problem_solving_bacteria.php This is just awesome: A strain of Escherichia coli bacteria can now solve [sudoku] puzzles [...] "Because sudoku has simple rules, we felt th

[Marxism-Thaxis] How Corporate America is Pushing Us All Off a Cliff

2010-11-29 Thread c b
How Corporate America is Pushing Us All Off a Cliff by Michael Moore michaelmoore.com (November 19 2010) Global Research (November 21 2010) When someone talks about pushing you off a cliff, it's just human nature to be curious about them. Who are these people, you wonder, and why would they wa

[Marxism-Thaxis] THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND THE QUESTION OF CRISIS

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Just published: THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND THE QUESTION OF CRISIS (RPE, Vol. 26) To: pe...@lists.csuchico.edu Message-ID: <382b789025c6a56c90a70...@cast-zarembka.caset.buffalo.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed I am pleased to report that THE NATIONAL QUESTION AND

[Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-29 Thread c b
M.F. Kalfat mf at kalfat.net In *Marxism and Literary Criticism*, Eagleton concludes a section entitled "Base and Superstructure" in chapter one, "Literature and History" with this: Whether those insights are in political terms ‘progressive’ or ‘reactionary’ (Conrad's are certainly the latter) i

[Marxism-Thaxis] Marxist-Humanist Initiative

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Crisis Conference Wrap-Up (Videos & More) To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" November 24, 2010 Dear Friend, Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI) is pleased to announce the creation of new pages in our website publication, With Sober Senses, that are dedicated to f

[Marxism-Thaxis] Support the Reykjavik 9

2010-11-29 Thread c b
Support the Reykjavik 9 suuporter | 14.09.2010 10:26 | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles As we speak, Iceland’s first pos

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Revolutionary literature

2010-11-30 Thread c b
>> a couple that have been named (Brecht and Lorca) are notable for the >> historical circumstances surrounding their development as authors.  So >> perhaps a look at notable exceptions--and if there are trends amongst >> these exceptions--would be fruitful. >> >> [al

[Marxism-Thaxis] Capitalism and It's Discontents

2010-11-30 Thread c b
Original Message - From: Tony B. To: Cy Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 12:53 PM Subject: Capitalism and It's Discontents Cy, Don't know whether you might be interested in this or not...it's a tiny-tad behind the 'times' ..but, really, not much. The piece was only ever published in ou

[Marxism-Thaxis] Energy problem solved?

2010-11-30 Thread c b
Subject: Re: [A-List] Energy problem solved? To: The A-List Message-ID: <20101127170719.92714685xtfgc...@mail.telepac.pt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Presently hydrogen is obtained from methane (CH4). It's expensive to extract the four atoms of hydrogen from each methane mol

[Marxism-Thaxis] Crises of Capitalism

2010-11-30 Thread c b
Charles Brown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0&feature=player_embedded RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism www.youtube.com In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a syste

[Marxism-Thaxis] Stalin Wasn't Stallin (Gospel)

2010-11-30 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvFRuio-3fI Stalin Wasn't Stallin' (Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) www.youtube.com That's the original song from 1943, recorded by the a capella gospel group Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet. This song praises the efforts of the Soviets to stop Hitler and his armies and dri

[Marxism-Thaxis] Autism, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophy (Des); , the brain

2010-11-30 Thread c b
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/beyond-understanding/ Opinionator - A Gathering of Opinion From Around the Web November 21, 2010, 4:30 pm The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless. Beyond Understanding By ANDY MARTIN Tags:Autism, Lud

[Marxism-Thaxis] Stalin Wasn't Stallin'

2010-11-30 Thread c b
Stalin Wasn't Stallin' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin_Wasn%27t_Stallin%27 Song by Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet Released1943 (US) Recorded1943 Genre A cappella Writer Willie Johnson "Stalin Wasn't Stallin' " Single by Robert Wyatt from the album Nothing Can Stop Us B-side "

[Marxism-Thaxis] Poverty Fuels Anger During General Strike in Portugal

2010-11-30 Thread c b
Poverty Fuels Anger During General Strike in Portugal By Emilio Rappold Monsters and Critics Nov 24, 201 http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/features/article_1601310.php/Poverty-fuels-anger-during-general-strike-in-Portugal-News-Feature Lisbon - Fatima, 82, barely has enough to eat he

[Marxism-Thaxis] Stalin Wasn't Stallin'

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Stalin wasn't stallin' When he to1d the beast of Berlin That they'd never rest contented Til they had driven him from the land So he called the Yanks and English And proceeded to extinguish The Fuhrer and his vermin This is how it all began Now the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Stoop down, baby

2010-12-01 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYdZMoqD7U Stoop down, baby Let your daddy see Stoop down, baby Let your daddy see You've got something down there, baby Worryin' the hell out of me What did the frog say to the eel? The more you wiggle, child, the better it feels Stoop down, baby, Let your daddy

[Marxism-Thaxis] Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby & Please Come Home For Christmas

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby & Please http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMfGPZI59Zw Merry christmas baby, you sure did treat me nice Merry christmas baby, you sure did treat me nice Gave me a diamond ring for christmas Now i'm living in paradise Well i'm feelin' mighty fine, got good mu

[Marxism-Thaxis] Niya / Minfeng

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Niya / Minfeng Oasis, Desert and Ancient Shrine http://www.centralasiatraveler.com/cn/xj/nm/niya-minfeng.html ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mai

[Marxism-Thaxis] Union business agent

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Rev. Brian Jordan rips Central Labor Council President Jack Ahern on salary, demands resignation BY BRIAN KATES Nov. 27 2010 New York Daily News www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/11/27/2010-11- 27_rev_rips_union_big_on_salary_demands_clc_prez_resign .html A prominent Catholic priest has demanded a

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby & Please Come Home For Christmas

2010-12-01 Thread c b
non-profit organization. * Contact us On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Ralph Dumain wrote: > I used to hear all these songs regularly. My favorite is still "Back > Door Santa". > > On 12/1/2010 10:08 AM, c b wrote: >> Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Ba

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby & Please Come Home For Christmas

2010-12-01 Thread c b
e but once a year . . ." > > When I used to sing it, the punchline would be . . . > > "I'm back door Santa, I come every time you're here." > > > On 12/1/2010 10:57 AM, c b wrote: >> Back Door Santa >> >> >> they call me the back do

[Marxism-Thaxis] At The Christmas Ball

2010-12-01 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k7cfzTwNOM At The Christmas Ball soundclip by Fred Longshaw recording of November 18 1925, New York City from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (1924-1925) (Columbia/Legacy C2K-47471), copyright notice "Hey Bessie it's Christmas here" Here! Here! Hurray f

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Stoop down, baby

2010-12-01 Thread c b
wrote: > > Comment > > This is my understanding of the proletarian REVOLUTION. > > WL. > > Stoop down, baby Let your daddy see > Stoop down, baby Let your daddy see > You've got something down there, baby > Worryin' the hell out of me ^^^ "There's the class struggle and the ass struggle" -C

[Marxism-Thaxis] Commodifying Nature in an Age of Climate Change

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Commodifying Nature in an Age of Climate Change By Nnimmo Bassey Friends of the Earth International November 29, 2010 http://www.foei.org/en/blog/commodifying-nature-in-an-age-of-climate-change For about two weeks, starting today, the world will be locked into another session of negotiations on

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ella Fitzgerald - White Christmas Dinah Washington - Silent Night

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Charles Brown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvdjGs12TP0&NR=1&feature=fvwp Ella Fitzgerald / White Christmas & Dinah Washington / Silent Night www.youtube.com ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or un

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Stoop down, baby

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Say that again ? On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Ralph Dumain wrote: > I didn't know this was a problem. The only thing I can think of to do is > to eliminate the reply-to field altogether, unless there is something > else I can do using Thunderbird. > > > On 12/1/2010 1:02 PM, waistli...@aol.com

[Marxism-Thaxis] Temptations - Silent Night

2010-12-01 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0NoOXBb1Uk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFc7STuQF0U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL02csFxkps ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Stoop down, baby

2010-12-01 Thread c b
Oh. Waistline can go up in the address box and erase Ralph's address and put in thaxis On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Ralph Dumain wrote: > I didn't know this was a problem. The only thing I can think of to do is > to eliminate the reply-to field altogether, unless there is something > else I ca

[Marxism-Thaxis] France: Le Pen Acquitted of Racism Charges

2010-12-02 Thread c b
La Pen. No relation to Pen-l. CB http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/12/02/world/europe/AP-EU-France-Le-Pen-Acquitted.html?_r=1&hp PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has acquitted far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, who had faced charges of racism over campaign posters for his National Fro

[Marxism-Thaxis] The problem of the Twentieth Century was the problem of the color line

2010-12-02 Thread c b
...and the 21st , too ? W.E.B. Dubois famous dictum from _The Souls of Black Folk_ seems to have revived applicability with European politics of today largely turning rightward based on racist discrimination against immigrants moving to the metropoles of former ,colonialist ,European powers. The Te

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Culture Wars Return

2010-12-02 Thread c b
The Culture Wars Return 1. Smithsonian Gives in to the Far Right 2. Christian Activists Force Smithsonian to Pull Aids Video === Smithsonian Gives in to the Far Right, Censors the Artist Who "Spoiled Christmas" People for the American Way http://www.pfaw.org/press-releases/2010/12/smithsonian-

[Marxism-Thaxis] Harry Belafonte's Love for Racial Justice - and Radical Muppets

2010-12-03 Thread c b
Harry Belafonte's Love for Racial Justice - and Radical Muppets by Kai Wright, Jorge Rivas ColorLines.com November 30 2010 http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/11/todays_love_belafonte.html This morning, we posted a gripping conversation between ColorLines' publisher Rinku Sen and music legend a

[Marxism-Thaxis] Merry Christmas "Industrial Worker"

2010-12-03 Thread c b
*** When classwide solidarity is a crime, the mask of democracy is removed to reveal the ugly face of capitalist dictatorship. http://wobblytimes.blogspot.com/ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing

[Marxism-Thaxis] Deconstructing ‘Gimme Shelter ’

2010-12-03 Thread c b
Dangerous Minds | Deconstructing ‘Gimme Shelter’: Listen to the isolated tracks of the Rolling Stone www.dangerousminds.net ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Allman Brothers Band with Duane - Whipping Post

2010-12-03 Thread c b
The Allman Brothers Band with Duane - Whipping Post - Fillmore East - 09/23/1970 (Part 1) www.youtube.com Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K8SYmWjV6w The Allman Brothers Band live at Fillmore East 09/23/1970 Unaired set from a PBS-TV special Last song, Whipping Post (Part 1) With Gregg Allma

[Marxism-Thaxis] Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism

2010-12-03 Thread c b
Radical Ideas for Radical Change August 7, 2010 In This Issue Full Employment Congress and War Launching the Charter Where Is the Center? Featured Article: Full Employment Now! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=ant7l

[Marxism-Thaxis] Sen Bernie Sanders Amazing Speech!

2010-12-06 Thread c b
>From Bev: Sen Bernie Sanders Amazing Speech! www.youtube.com Sen Bernie Sanders Amazing Speech! - Thank you MoxNewsDotCom. ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Peak Oil Crisis

2010-12-06 Thread c b
The Peak Oil Crisis: Did We Vote Ourselves To Extinction? By Tom Whipple 18 November, 2010 Falls Church News-Press The disconnect between the American body politic and reality grows larger every day. In reviewing hundreds of pages of commentary on the election, one searches in vain for analysis

[Marxism-Thaxis] China Issues Warning Over U.S.-South Korea-Japan Talks

2010-12-06 Thread c b
China Issues Warning Over U.S.-South Korea-Japan - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\12\04\story_4-12-2010_pg4_2 Agence France-Presse December 4, 2010 China issues warning over US-S Korea-Japan talks BEIJING: China, after being snubbed in its call for six-way talks on No

[Marxism-Thaxis] Students' power is limited. But their anger and revolt can prove contagious

2010-12-06 Thread c b
Students' power is limited. But their anger and revolt can prove contagious | Gary Younge | Comment. www.guardian.co.uk Gary Younge: The protest means more than fees. If they resist education cuts, it would boost opposition to the whole austerity drive http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/201

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Democratic Party in the Age of Obama: Yes We Can or No We Can't?

2010-12-06 Thread c b
The Democratic Party in the Age of Obama: Yes We Can or No We Can't? (long) by Thomas F. Schaller New Labor Forum Fall 2010 -- 19(3) http://newlaborforum.cuny.edu/MainArticle.aspx?id=9 In the years preceding the electoral earthquake triggered by the 2006 Democratic takeover of Congress and Bara

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] James Petras - "The Democratic Party Debacle and the Demis of the Left-Center Left"

2010-12-06 Thread c b
Lack of a Soviet Union contributes to this. The SU was more of the Center-Left's backbone than most of the left realized. On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Jim Farmelant wrote: > > In recent years, I have found a lot of > Petras's commentary on various subjects > to be rather loopy, but not this p

[Marxism-Thaxis] wikileaks

2010-12-06 Thread c b
http://zunguzungu.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/julian-assange-and-the-computer-conspiracy-%E2%80%9Cto-destroy-this-invisible-government%E2%80%9D/ ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to:

[Marxism-Thaxis] Working Class Hero - John Lennon

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Working Class Hero - John Lennon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] James Petras - "The Democratic Party Debacle and the Dem...

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Notice social democracy is advancing in South America. On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 2:34 AM, wrote: > In a message dated 12/6/2010 12:58:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > _cb31...@gmail.com_ (mailto:cb31...@gmail.com)  writes: > > Lack of a Soviet Union contributes to this.  The SU was more of the > Ce

[Marxism-Thaxis] DREAM Act

2010-12-08 Thread c b
From: Adam Luna, America's Voice [mailto:i...@americasvoiceonline.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:16 PM To: Rosendo Subject: please don't wait to open this Rosendo-- Congress will vote on the DREAM Act Wednesday -- tomorrow! Even if you've already called your Representative for the DREA

[Marxism-Thaxis] All Quiet on the Western Front - Once Not so Quiet

2010-12-08 Thread c b
All Quiet on the Western Front - Once Not so Quiet Victor Grossman, Berlin Bulletin No. 15, On December 5th one or two hundred people left a movie theater in Berlin, mostly silent and deeply moved though the film they had seen was first released in 1930. This American-made epic had lost non

[Marxism-Thaxis] Wikileaks

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Wikileaks - Julian Assange - "The Truth Will Always Win" and War.Wikileaks.Protest: Why New Evidence Demands End to Wars 1. The Truth Will Always Win by Julian Assange (The Australian) 2. War.Wikileaks.Protest: Why New Evidence Demands End to Wars by Medea Benjamin, Leslie Cagan, Tim Carpent

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cancun Climate Summit - What's Really Happening, How You Can Follow It

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Cancun Climate Summit - What's Really Happening, How You Can Follow It * The Skinny on Cancun: What's Happening at the International Climate Meeting and What's at Stake? (Tina Gerhardt in AlterNet) * Bill McKibben and Tina Gerhardt discuss the COP 16 on GritTV * ongoing coverage of Cancun (

[Marxism-Thaxis] Two "Gangs" of San Francisco - Comrades Who've Met Weekly for 30 Years

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Two "Gangs" of San Francisco - Comrades Who've Met Weekly for 30 Years By Nadya Williams December 1, 2010 Submitted to Portside by the author. [author's note: It will be published in the Mendocino paper, the Anderson Valley Advertiser - and also posted on the People's World web.] Certainly the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay recognize Palestinian state...

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Wow ! CB ^ ...along '67 borders. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/12/201012619131648126.html ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu

[Marxism-Thaxis] When it rains, it pours ?

2010-12-08 Thread c b
By David DeGraw, AmpedStatus The Wall Street Pentagon Papers: Biggest Scam In World History Exposed – Are The Federal Reserve’s Crimes Too Big To Comprehend?What if the greatest scam ever perpetrated was blatantly exposed, and the US media didn’t cover it? Does that mean the scam could keep going?

[Marxism-Thaxis] Jain belief ?

2010-12-08 Thread c b
Sounds like dialectics plus Wittgenstein. CB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sy%C4%81dv%C4%81da In the Jain belief, there is a thing called “syadvada” which is roughly “the assertion of possibilities.” There are seven statements that follow from syadvada: “in some ways it is” “in some ways it i

[Marxism-Thaxis] The gains for the middle class and jobless workers in the deal come at too high a price (Richard Trumka & Robert Borosage)

2010-12-08 Thread c b
The gains for the middle class and jobless workers in the deal come at too high a price (Richard Trumka & Robert Borosage) * AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Statement on Tax Cut Deal * Bad Deal; Wrong Direction (Robert Borosage, OurFuture.org) == Richard Trumka Statement on Tax Cut Deal

[Marxism-Thaxis] My great-great grandmother Cordelia Sanders Chew

2010-12-09 Thread c b
This is a picture of my great-great grandmother, Cordelia Sanders Chew. Charles Brown http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php?fcode=d43872f24&f=1620497653#!/photo.php?fbid=1382439194146&set=a.1382437034092.2055864.1026950054 ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list M

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ramblin' Tommy Scott-She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain

2010-12-09 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghd-xL5gAjc ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ramblin' Tommy Scott-She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain

2010-12-09 Thread c b
of Hitherto Unpublished Melodies of the Slave and the Freeman with Historical and Descriptive Notes (1899). * Sandburg, C., The American Songbag. 1st Ed. Harcourt Brace, NY, 1927. * Studwell, William E. Lest we forget: a chronological historical survey of some of the most notable songs o

[Marxism-Thaxis] Mary Harris "Mother" Jones , "the most dangerous woman in America"

2010-12-09 Thread c b
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Harris_Jones Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930), born in Cork, Ireland, was a prominent American labor and community organizer, who helped co-ordinate major strikes and co-founded the Industrial Workers of the World. She worked as a t

[Marxism-Thaxis] My great-great grandmother Cordelia Sanders Chew

2010-12-10 Thread c b
During the Civil War Octavius Catto raised all-black regiments to fight.. In 1866 he led the fight to desegregate Philadelphia's horse-drawn streetcars and he started an all-black baseball team — all before the age of 32. His final cause was voting rights for blacks. With the passage of the 15th Am

[Marxism-Thaxis] Octavius Valentine Catto

2010-12-10 Thread c b
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavius_Catto Octavius Valentine Catto (22 February 1839 – 10 October 1871) was a black educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. He was also known for being a cricket and baseball player in 19th-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Catto became a martyr to r

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-10 Thread c b
The Fate of a Cold War Vestige by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (November 28 2010) We are currently witnessing increasingly nasty displays of deadly force on both sides of the Korean divide. The North appears to be getting ready to call America's bluff. What will the South do, faced with growing bell

[Marxism-Thaxis] Explanation needed

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Without places like the facility you're seeing in this article you'd HAVE NO INTERNET. Would you like that? ^ CB: I wonder.Is the internet a net plus or minus for humanity ? ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To chan

[Marxism-Thaxis] Europeans Accused of "Paranoia"

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Europeans Accused of "Paranoia" Over Fears of US Economic Espionage, Documents Reveal by Tom Burghardt Antifascist Calling (December 07 2010) Exploring the shadowlands of the corporate police state Confidential State Department documents released by the whistleblowing web site WikiLeaks {1},

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Test Scorer

2010-12-13 Thread c b
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Test Scorer Dan DiMaggio Monthy Review December 2010 http://www.monthlyreview.org/101201dimaggio.php Standardized testing has become central to education policy in the United States. After dramatically expanding in the wake of the No Child Left Behind Act, testi

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ask Charles Yu Anything About "How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe"

2010-12-13 Thread c b
http://io9.com/5710543/ask-charles-yu-anything-about-how-to-live-safely-in-a-science-fictional-universe?skyline=true&s=i Ask Charles Yu Anything About "How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe" We've been talking about Charles Yu's book How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Uni

[Marxism-Thaxis] A 75, 000-year-old human settlement may lurk beneath the Persian Gulf

2010-12-13 Thread c b
A 75,000-year-old human settlement may lurk beneath the Persian Gulf io9.com Evidence is mounting that the first human civilization outside of Africa probably evolved in what is now the Persian Gulf. Recent discoveries suggest that we're about to find a fairly advanced civilization sunk beneath the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Bill Meyer Gigs Dec 15-31st

2010-12-13 Thread c b
BILL MEYER DECEMBER 15th-31st GIG NOTIFICATION TIME Here are some PUBLIC gigs where you can hear me play, if you are so inclined. Would love to see you! WED. DEC 15th - 6:30-8:30pm – Southfield Library Auditorium, 26300 Evergreen Rd at Civic Center Drive (10 ½ Mi Rd) BILL MEYER SOLO

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cuba and South Africa Upgrade Economic Links

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Cuba and South Africa Upgrade Economic Links (Three Takes) (1) Raul Castro Meets South African President By Ileana Ferrer Fonte Prensa Latina December 7, 2010 http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=244776&Itemid=1 Havana Cuba's President Raul Castro held offici

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-13 Thread c b
The Fate of a Cold War Vestige by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (November 28 2010) ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end. Nothing lasts forever.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workers World Party, 1970-2010

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Workers World Party, 1970-2010 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010, 4:00 P.M. 5920 SECOND AVENUE, DETROIT (at Antoinette St., just north of Wayne State University) $10 for dinner Call 313-680-5508 for more information Forty years ago the Detroit branch of Workers Worl

[Marxism-Thaxis] the Hayden letter

2010-12-13 Thread c b
the Hayden letter John So I started reading this letter which sounded pretty good and it looked like I signed it, so I read further and discovered that it was to as a member of a group I didn’t know I belonged to called the “Left Establishment.” As I kept reading, it was a vile, toxic diatribe e

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-13 Thread c b
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Shane Mage wrote: > > On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: >> >> ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all >> empires must >> collapse. >> ^ >> CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederic

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-13 Thread c b
> > Beginning and end are points.  Neither in time nor in space do they > occupy any part of any dimension.  The "middle" between the two is > also a point.  What "exists" materially exists in time and space.  If > the whole of the existence of something is taken to be the "middle" > then that some

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-13 Thread c b
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Shane Mage wrote: > > On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:38 PM, c b wrote: > >>> >>> Beginning and end are points.  Neither in time nor in space do they >>> occupy any part of any dimension.  The "middle" between the two is >>

[Marxism-Thaxis] Max Keiser on the Edge with Gre g Hunter–Global Financial Scandals (3 parts )

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Max Keiser on the Edge with Greg Hunter–Global Financial Scandals (3 parts) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10K1HLHkT-0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcGaZYr7m4M&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWS0YSjBF8E&feature=related

[Marxism-Thaxis] Articles on European Economic Crisis

2010-12-13 Thread c b
“Greece Signs its National Suicide Pact” http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/greece-signs-its-national-suicide-pact.html “Yes, Virginia. There is a Difference Between Greece and the US” By Marshall Auerback http://neweconomicperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/05/yes-virginia-there-is-d

[Marxism-Thaxis] They Rule

2010-12-13 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Important National Telefonic Town Hall Meeting on DREAM

2010-12-13 Thread c b
Important National Telefonic Town Hall Meeting on DREAM with Gutierrez, Menendez, and Durbin We know you’re working hard to get the DREAM Act passed in the Senate this week. And we want to be sure you have everything you need. Join us for an exclusive phone call and hear directly from lawmakers

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Fate of a Cold War Vestige

2010-12-14 Thread c b
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM, wrote: > On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:07 PM, c b wrote: > > ...It is something of a law of history that sooner or later all empires > must collapse. ^ CB: See _Dialectics of Nature_ by Frederick Engels. > _Everything_ has a beginning , middle and end.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Youtubes on Octavius Catto

2010-12-14 Thread c b
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abe4-9EXtgQ http://watch2video.net/tasting-freedom-octavius-catto-and-the-battle-for-equality-in-civil-war-america-video-Deh4-9HAwjT.html ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your op

[Marxism-Thaxis] "Letter to the Left Establishment"; Fletcher and Hayden responses

2010-12-14 Thread c b
"Letter to the Left Establishment" Bill Fletcher, Tom Hayden and "The Letter" === 1. Responding to the 'Letter to the Left Establishment' regarding Obama By Bill Fletcher, Jr. A so-called Letter to the Left Establishment critical of the Obama administration has been circulating for a few days.

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Fierce Ideology of 'No Labels'

2010-12-14 Thread c b
http://gawker.com/5713046/the-fierce-ideology-of-no-labels The Fierce Ideology of 'No Labels' A cabal of centrist Democrats and lapsed Republicans are gathering in New York today to launch "No Labels," a group that advocates ditching partisan politics for supposedly common sense solutions. Cute!

[Marxism-Thaxis] Marianne Faithfull - "Working Class Hero"

2010-12-14 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Boyz II Men - Let It Snow feat Brian McKnight & Wanya Morris

2010-12-14 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Democrats, Labor, Legislation: Three Stories

2010-12-14 Thread c b
1) Dems vs. unions: It's On By Charles Lane Washington Post December 13, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/12/dems_v_unions_its_on.html Next to the drama in Washington, the big political story in 2011 will be the struggle to rein in public- sector unions, whose pay, pensions

[Marxism-Thaxis] JFP 12/13 - Daniel Ellsberg: "I Am Wikileaks!"

2010-12-14 Thread c b
*Just Foreign Policy News December 13, 2010 * *Just Foreign Policy News on the Web:* http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/782 [To receive just the Summary and a link to the web version, you can use this webf

[Marxism-Thaxis] JFP 12/14: Holbrooke: "You've Got to Stop This War in Afghanistan"

2010-12-15 Thread c b
*Just Foreign Policy News December 14, 2010 * *Just Foreign Policy News on the Web:* http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/784 [To receive just the Summary and a link to the web version, you can use this webf

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