[Marxism-Thaxis] Corporate media downplays Gulf oil spill

2010-07-30 Thread c b
http://wsws.org/articles/2010/jul2010/gulf-j30.shtml Corporate media downplays Gulf oil spill By Josu? Olmos 30 July 2010 In the wake of the temporary capping of the Deepwater Horizon well, the American media has begin to shift its focus from the catastrophe in the Gulf, while a number of

[Marxism-Thaxis] The “new normal”: More th an one in five Americans at risk of destitution

2010-07-30 Thread c b
http://wsws.org/articles/2010/jul2010/econ-j29.shtml The “new normal”: More than one in five Americans at risk of destitution By Barry Grey 29 July 2010 More than one in five Americans in 2009 suffered a household income loss of 25 percent or more over the previous year, according to a new report

[Marxism-Thaxis] GOP, activists want Tea Party barred from ballots

2010-07-30 Thread c b
GOP, activists want Tea Party barred from ballots Mark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing -- Tea party activists are collaborating with state Republican Party attorneys to have candidates who have filed to run for office under the Tea Party banner barred from the November ballot, one

[Marxism-Thaxis] Alfred Wagenknecht

2010-07-30 Thread c b
Alfred Wagenknecht http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wagenknecht Alfred Wagenknecht, 1905Alfred Wagenknecht (1881 -1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remember for having played a critical role in the establishment of the American Communist Party in

[Marxism-Thaxis] A Sin and a Shame

2010-08-02 Thread c b
New York TIMES / July 30, 2010 / op-ed A Sin and a Shame By BOB HERBERT The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse ? far more treacherous ? than most of the population realizes. There was no need for so many men and women to be forced out of their jobs in the downturn known

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Proposed Bank of England Act

2010-08-02 Thread c b
The Proposed Bank of England Act Call4Reform.org This is a reform that could prevent a future financial crisis, clear the national debt, and restart the economy. It cures the sickness in our economy and financial system by tackling the root cause of the problem, rather than just the symptoms.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Like Bank of England Act

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Here is a link to something like a US version of Bank of England Act.com. http://www.swarmusa.com/vb4/content.php ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to:

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Proposed Bank of England Act - Part Three

2010-08-02 Thread c b
The Proposed Bank of England Act - Part Three How It Works Addressing the Root of the Problem To find a solution, you have to start by looking at the root of the problem. In this case the root of the problem is the creation of new money (as debt or 'credit') every time a loan is made. As

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Benefits of the Reform

2010-08-02 Thread c b
The Benefits of the Reform Call4Reform.org The benefits of implementing this reform are enormous. By returning the exclusive right to create money to the state, and using this newly created money to reduce taxes, clear the national debt and fund better public services (rather than simply

[Marxism-Thaxis] The new normal; THE OLD NORMAL: : The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation

2010-08-02 Thread c b
http://wsws.org/articles/2010/jul2010/econ-j29.shtml The new normal: More than one in five Americans at risk of destitution By Barry Grey 29 July 2010 More than one in five Americans in 2009 suffered a household income loss of 25 percent or more over the previous year, according to a new report

[Marxism-Thaxis] James Allen Papers

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Guide to the James S. Allen Papers TAM 142 Elmer Holmes Bobst Library 70 Washington Square South New York, NY, 10012 (212) 998-2630 gail.malmgr...@nyu.edu http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/allen_j.html Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives Collection processed by Peter Filardo and

[Marxism-Thaxis] Marx-Engels Collected Works Volume 3;Preface

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Marx-Engels Collected Works Volume 3 Works 1843-1844 Preface The third volume of the works of Marx and Engels covers the period between March 1843 and August 1844, before their close collaboration began. The contents fall into two parts; the first consists of Marx’s works, letters and preparatory

[Marxism-Thaxis] From Marx to Goldman Sachs: The Fictions of Fictitious Capital

2010-08-02 Thread c b
http://michael-hudson.com/2010/07/from-marx-to-goldman-sachs-the-fictions-of-fictitious-capital1/ From Marx to Goldman Sachs: The Fictions of Fictitious Capital by Michael Hudson July 30, 2010 Tags: land, Marx As published in Critique, based on a presentation given at the China Academy of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Alfred Wagenknecht

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Alfred Wagenknecht http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wagenknecht Alfred Wagenknecht, 1905Alfred Wagenknecht (1881 -1956) was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remember for having played a critical role in the establishment of the American Communist Party in 1919

[Marxism-Thaxis] UAW's King: Stronger union is being born

2010-08-02 Thread c b
UAW's King: Stronger union is being born Targeted companies will be asked to agree to union principles BY BRENT SNAVELY FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Buzz up!TRAVERSE CITY -- UAW President Bob King said today that the UAW has a vision for the future that is very different from its past because it

[Marxism-Thaxis] Comments: UAW's King: Stronger union is being born (2)

2010-08-02 Thread c b
archivefolder wrote: Replying to osiris: Replying to KG_One: The UAW supports the Employee Free Choice Act, which is proposed legislation that would make it easier for workers to form unions. But the legislation has faced strong opposition in Congress. If EFCA makes it easier to join a union,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Comments for UAW's King: Stronger union is being born (3)

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Comments for UAW's King: Stronger union is being born Newest first Oldest first 1First234567891014Last osiris wrote: Replying to Mary411: Replying to i_speak_truth: Yes, it's very true that sacrifices have been made by labor. Again by LABOR, to keep the UAW heads in their personal gravy train.

[Marxism-Thaxis] UAW wants nonunion companies to agree to fair treatment for organizing

2010-08-02 Thread c b
UAW wants nonunion companies to agree to fair treatment for organizing http://detnews.com/article/20100802/AUTO01/8020389/UAW-wants-nonunion-companies-to-agree-to-fair-treatment-for-organizing David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Traverse City -- United Auto Workers President Bob

[Marxism-Thaxis] Interest-Bearing Capital

2010-08-02 Thread c b
In his draft notes on “Interest-Bearing Capital and Commercial Capital in Relation to Industrial Capital” for what became Vol. III of Capital and Part III of Theories of Surplus Value, Marx wrote optimistically about how industrial capitalism would modernize banking and financial systems. Its

[Marxism-Thaxis] The crisis of middle-class America

2010-08-02 Thread c b
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1a8a5cb2-9ab2-11df-87e6-00144feab49a.html The crisis of middle-class America By Edward Luce Published: July 30 2010 17:04 | Last updated: July 30 2010 17:04 Mark and Connie Freeman in front of their home in Minneapolis The Freemans Mark and Connie Freeman live in

[Marxism-Thaxis] Comments : UAW's King: Stronger union is being born

2010-08-02 Thread c b
Comments for UAW's King: Stronger union is being born Newest first Oldest first 123414Last osiris wrote: Replying to LivinInTheBurbs: Well, I think we found the entiltlement mentality. College educated? Why then you DESERVE the big bucks, fancy cars, and vacation villa for simply showing up

[Marxism-Thaxis] US to Attend Hiroshima Memorial for First Time

2010-08-04 Thread c b
US to Attend Hiroshima Memorial for First Time By Shingo Ito August 3, 2010, Agence France-Presse via common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/03 HIROSHIMA, Japan - Sixty-five years after a mushroom cloud rose over Hiroshima, the United States will for the first time send an

[Marxism-Thaxis] non-rightwingers win in Rep and Dem parties

2010-08-04 Thread c b
This could be interpreted that the dialectic of Tea Party's impact in Michigan is leftish candidates won in both Dems and Reps parties, i.e. Michiganders rejected the Tea Party move. Snyder is the most centrist of the Republican candidates. Bernero is a slightly throwback type of urban mayor.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Monopoly Media Manipulation

2010-08-04 Thread c b
Monopoly Media Manipulation http://www.michaelparenti.org/MonopolyMedia.html May 2001 In a capitalist “democracy” like the United States, the corporate news media faithfully reflect the dominant class ideology

[Marxism-Thaxis] Too Big Not To Organize

2010-08-04 Thread c b
Too Big Not To Organize An international coalition of unions, led by SEIU, tries to unionize capitalism's core: the banks. By Mike Elk July 29, 2010 In These Times This article is permanently archived at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/main/article/6273/ BOSTON--Through the blare of

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] US to Attend Hiroshima Memorial for First Time

2010-08-05 Thread c b
On 8/4/10, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Japan, the only country that has ever been attacked with atomic bombs -- first on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, and three days later in Nagasaki -- has pushed for the abolition of the weapons of mass destruction ever since. Which is why the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Beinart on ADL chickens coming home to roost

2010-08-05 Thread c b
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-02/the-anti-defamation-leagues-ground-zero-mosque-hypocrisy/full/ August 2, 2010 The Daily Beast Hateful Ground Zero Hypocrisy Peter Beinart The other day, when the Anti-Defamation League came out against building a mosque near Ground

[Marxism-Thaxis] rightwinger criticizes Israel

2010-08-05 Thread c b
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/07/how-is-this-not-apartheid.html ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to:

[Marxism-Thaxis] Divide Afghanistan at your peril

2010-08-05 Thread c b
His reply to the recent proposal of Robert Blackwell, fmr amb. to India] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce86498c-9f13-11df-8732-00144feabdc0.html August 3 2010 Financial Times Divide Afghanistan at your peril By Ahmed Rashid Over the past 32 years, Afghans have fought a series of wars to keep their

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Closing of the Zionist Mind

2010-08-05 Thread c b
http://www.juancole.com/2010/07/7984.html The Closing of the Zionist Mind Posted on July 30, 2010 by Juan It finally happened. The Jerusalem Post has declared archeology itself anti-Semitic. To tell you the truth, I am frankly worried about some of my colleagues who are committed

[Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-05 Thread c b
The greatest charity giveaway in history? 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:49 AM on 5th August 2010 https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=enshva=1ui=1ov=0 Comments (199) Add to My Stories Thirty-four U.S. billionaires have today pledged to give

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-06 Thread c b
On 8/5/10, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: The most interesting thing about this is people fall for the line that they are 'giving it away'. Not the case at all. What they seem to seek is some way to keep their fortunes intact after their death and still have some say over how the money is

[Marxism-Thaxis] Michigan Republican candidate least rightwing of group

2010-08-06 Thread c b
The effect of Tea Party in Michigan may have been to give us the least rightwing of the Republican primary candidates. Charles Right to Life unlikely to back Snyder Group won't accept his support of embryonic stem cell research Karen Bouffard / Detroit News Lansing Bureau Lansing -- Right to

[Marxism-Thaxis] HOW DEMOCRATS HELPED FIRE UP THE CRAZY RIGHT WHILE DEMORALIZING THE LEFT

2010-08-06 Thread c b
HOW DEMOCRATS HELPED FIRE UP THE CRAZY RIGHT WHILE DEMORALIZING THE LEFT By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog Many of the President's successes have been large enough to fuel opposition, but not big enough to strengthen his support.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Jobs, Justice,and Peace March in Detroit

2010-08-06 Thread c b
rom: mecawi-bounces+rosendo=luum@organizerweb.com [mailto:mecawi-bounces+rosendo=luum@organizerweb.com] On Behalf Of MECAWI Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:46 PM To: MECAWI Subject: [MECAWI] Outreach for Aug. 28 Jobs, Justice,and Peace March in Detroit An important development has

[Marxism-Thaxis] Cooling It! No Hair Shirt Solutions to Global Warming

2010-08-06 Thread c b
Cooling It! No Hair Shirt Solutions to Global Warming http://www.nohairshirts.com/ by Gar W. Lipow Read this post on the economics of solving the climate crisis. In general, you can follow my posts on Grist. ... a carefully documented compendium of cost-effective ways to cut fossil fuels. ...

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] US to Attend Hiroshima Memorial for First Time

2010-08-06 Thread c b
CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: CB: What would the US have done if Japan had not allowed same ? Most likely the US would have said it valued the US-Japan alliance more than an issue like that, and then lie and say it didn't have any nukes in Japan while bringing them here anyway. CB: Ok. I

[Marxism-Thaxis] Right tries to block NAACP criticism of Tea Party racism

2010-08-06 Thread c b
Right tries to block NAACP criticism of Tea Party racism By Ron Walters NNPA Columnist

[Marxism-Thaxis] Castro autobiographical essay

2010-08-06 Thread c b
Disponía ya desde que me gradué de bachiller, y a pesar de mi origen, de una concepción marxista-leninista de nuestra sociedad y una convicción profunda de la justicia http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2010/08/06/nacional/artic02.html Publicamos el ensayo autobiográfico que inicia el libro La

[Marxism-Thaxis] Using the Tea Party to Split the Right

2010-08-07 Thread c b
Using the Tea Party to Split the Right Mark Engler - August 6, 2010 http://dissentmagazine.org/atw.php?id=228 Are you a Democratic congressional candidate in a tight electoral contest? Here's an idea: Help to recruit a Tea Party candidate to enter the general election and siphon off voters from

[Marxism-Thaxis] Escaping the Sovereign Debt Trap

2010-08-09 Thread c b
Escaping the Sovereign Debt Trap: The Remarkable Model of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia By Ellen Brown URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=vaaid=20473 Global Research, August 5, 2010 Web of Debt - 2010-07-03 The current credit crisis is basically a capital crisis:

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ron Glotta's commentaries

2010-08-09 Thread c b
http://www.glottaassociates.com/commentaries.html COMMENTARIES Workers in this country do not have a voice. The corporate media repeats the mantra of free speech incessantly but they control the content. We, the people, own the airwaves but we have no access to them. The commentaries on this CD

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ron Glotta's commentaries

2010-08-10 Thread c b
On 8/10/10, waistli...@aol.com In that way, they represent an alternative to my book, The Road to Hell is Not Paved With Good Intentions. I invite the reader/listener to enter the dialogue and join the struggle to change the world. Yours in Struggle, Ronald D. Glotta Comment I have

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ron Glotta's commentaries

2010-08-10 Thread c b
On 8/10/10, waistli...@aol.com Ron is an expert - intellectually and practically on electoral politics being very much involved in the Vote Communist Campaign of 1974 and 1976, if memory serves correct. He was also involved in the James Johnson case and intense legal struggles which cast the

[Marxism-Thaxis] I. I. Rubin's Essays on Marx's Theory of Value

2010-08-10 Thread c b
This guy is getting lots of play in debate on LBO-talk CB ^ I. I. Rubin's Essays on Marx's Theory of Value Introduction http://www.marxists.org/archive/rubin/value/ch00.htm There is a tight conceptual

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Ron Glotta's commentaries

2010-08-10 Thread c b
On 8/10/10, waistli...@aol.com For instance Rosa Parks first airplane ride was to Detroit to speak at Local 600 who paid for this trip in the late 1950s. If memory serves me correct. ^ CB: I know that Dave Moore was instrumental in getting Raymond and Rosa Parks to move to Detroit after

[Marxism-Thaxis] Tax the rich

2010-08-10 Thread c b
Dems developing new strategy for war over Bush tax cuts http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/08/dems_developing_new_strategy_f.html With a major battle over the Bush tax cuts looming this fall, top Democrats are formulating a strategy that rests heavily on making the case that letting

[Marxism-Thaxis] Britain Reels as Austerity Cuts Begin

2010-08-11 Thread c b
August 9, 2010 Britain Reels as Austerity Cuts Begin By SARAH LYALL http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/sarah_lyall/in dex.html?inline=nyt-per LONDON ? Last month, the British government abolished the U.K. Film Council http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/ , the Health

[Marxism-Thaxis] Sugar and products liability law ?

2010-08-11 Thread c b
Economics and law Charles Brown Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:32:56 -0700 http://www.mail-archive.com/pe...@galaxy.csuchico.edu/msg92015.html by Kenneth Campbell Charles wrote: You are probably aware that many juries ( composed largely on North American workers) have given such high awards often that

[Marxism-Thaxis] Maurice Sugar: Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit 1912-1950

2010-08-11 Thread c b
9. Maurice Sugar: Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit 1912-1950 by Christopher H. Johnson (Paperback - Jan 1988) Buy new: $22.95 3 new from $22.93 6 used from $10.00 Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. Other Editions: Hardcover

[Marxism-Thaxis] Maurice Sugar was a sponsor of the Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner

2010-08-11 Thread c b
Maurice Sugar http://keywiki.org/index.php/Maurice_Sugar Maurice SugarMaurice Sugar Esq. of Michigan was a lawyer for the United Auto Workers Union. Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner On April 28, 1966 Maurice Sugar was a sponsor of the Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner. The dinner was held

[Marxism-Thaxis] I. I. Rubin's Essays on Marx's Theory of Value

2010-08-11 Thread c b
There is the theoretical problem. Does the bourgeois mode of commodity production reach its historical limit based on its internal components, i.e., the wage labor form OR as the result of the emergence of a qualitatively new technology regime? The former states that bourgeois production

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Ford Hunger March, by Maurice Sugar, 1980

2010-08-11 Thread c b
The Ford Hunger March Ford blamed the depression on the poor, and said in March, 1931, These are really good times, but only if you know it. . . The average man won't really do a day's work unless he is caught and cannot get out of it. (p. 25, The Ford Hunger March, by Maurice Sugar, 1980). Ford

[Marxism-Thaxis] Labor struggle songs written by Maurice Suger

2010-08-11 Thread c b
Maurice Sugar wrote this song. He also wrote Soup. He was a founder of the Buck Dinner. CB http://www.laborarts.org/exhibits/laborsings/song.cfm?id=5 CHORUS: Sit down, just keep your seat Sit down and rest your feet Sit down, you got 'em beat Sit down, sit down! (Repeat after each verse)

[Marxism-Thaxis] The ERA's long, strained trip (Raqhel Maddow)

2010-08-11 Thread c b
The ERA's long, strained trip News Type: Event — Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:01 PM EDT By Will Femia http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/08/10/4864599-the-eras-long-strained-trip At the very end of the segment with Yale Law School professor Healther Gerken on Monday night's show, Rachel suggested

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Quiet Revolution

2010-08-11 Thread c b
The Quiet Revolution: Venezuelans Experiment with Participatory Democracy By Andrew Kennis August 10, 2010,In These Times http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6202/ Selling goods to passersby on the street, Jenny Caraballo describes her local communal council. Some of our members are homemakers

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Genes don't have selves

2010-08-12 Thread c b
. The discovery that some of our genetic code we inherited from viruses suggests something potentially interesting perhaps a metaphor in the direction of selfish-viruses, though, viruses are not people or full organisms. On 8/12/2010 10:21 AM, c b wrote: Post to Pen-l CB ^ Genes don't have

[Marxism-Thaxis] Genes don't have selves

2010-08-12 Thread c b
-- Forwarded message -- From: c b cb31...@gmail.com Date: Aug 12, 2010 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Genes don't have selves To: Forum for the discussion of theoretical issues raised by Karl Marx and the thinkers he inspired marxism-thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu On 8/12/10

[Marxism-Thaxis] I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad

2010-08-12 Thread c b
Travie Mccoy Billionaire lyrics Travis McCoy lead singer of the rockband Gym Class Heroes featuring Bruno Mars. Billionaire, Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars is currently (week 32, 2010) in the HOT100 Billboard charts at position 8. The Billionaire lyrics by Travie Mccoy are displayed below. To

[Marxism-Thaxis] Gibbs apologizes ?

2010-08-12 Thread c b
WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN APOLOGIZES AFTER SAYING 'PROFESSIONAL LEFT' SHOULD BE DRUG TESTED Agence France Presse Obama's aide Robert Gibbs backtracked after claiming the left wouldn't be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.

[Marxism-Thaxis] Terrorist

2010-08-12 Thread c b
Posted: 6:20 a.m. Aug. 12, 2010 | Updated: 3:02 p.m. today Man held in connection with Flint serial stabbings Arrest made as Elias Abuelazam tried to board flight to Israel BY GINA DAMRON, MATT HELMS, ZLATI MEYER AND ELISHA ANDERSON FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS Comments (329) Recommend (17) Print

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Racists Return - Did They Ever Go Away? (2 articles)

2010-08-13 Thread c b
The Racists Return - Did They Ever Go Away? (2 articles) * The Racists Return (Joe Conason in TruthDig) * The Unbearable Whiteness of Being (Mark Naison in History News Network) == The Racists Return By Joe Conason TruthDig (drilling beneath the headlines) August 11, 2010

[Marxism-Thaxis] Truthout's Union From the

2010-08-13 Thread c b
Shannon Duffy: An Update on Truthout's Union From the National Newspaper Guild [Shannon Duffy is a union organizer. He has been the business manager of TNG-CWA 36047, the St. Louis Newspaper Guild, since September, 2005 and is currently Truthout's union representative.]

[Marxism-Thaxis] 100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crate

2010-08-13 Thread c b
Last Updated: August 13. 2010 3:52PM 100-year-old Scotch pulled from frozen crate Associated Press Wellington, New Zealand -- A crate of Scotch whisky that was trapped in Antarctic ice for a century was finally opened Friday -- but the heritage dram won't be tasted by whisky lovers because it's

[Marxism-Thaxis] White House opposes ending birthright citizenship

2010-08-13 Thread c b
White House opposes ending birthright citizenship ASSOCIATED PRESS Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today she’s surprised that Republican congressional leaders are joining a push to reconsider the 14th Amendment instead of working with Democrats on comprehensive immigration

[Marxism-Thaxis] Russia's Agony a Wake-Up Call to the World

2010-08-16 Thread c b
Russia's Agony a Wake-Up Call to the World To: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52455 * Russia's Agony a Wake-Up Call to the World * * Stephen Leahy* * VIENNA, Aug 11 (IPS) - A wind turbine on an acre of northern Iowa farmland could generate 300,000 dollars worth of greenhouse-gas-free

[Marxism-Thaxis] History: Demolition of imperialist lying propaganda about Yugoslavia

2010-08-16 Thread c b
The debate on the US war on Yugoslavia returned, momentarily, to the A-list this week. Charles ^^^ Thanks, Tony, for that prompt demolition of the imperialist lying propaganda about Yugoslavia. Ironically for Todd's account, Yugoslavia was ethnically homogeneous -- Slav. But Croatia was

[Marxism-Thaxis] Kobach anti-immigrant nominee in Kansas

2010-08-16 Thread c b
People from Kansas please pay attention to his mail _ From: nair...@googlegroups.com [mailto:nair...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of dorinda moreno Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 5:40 PM To: hladc.sf...@gmail.com; Local/National/Global; south_bay_activists; CentralCoastDiversityAlliance;

[Marxism-Thaxis] Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer's

2010-08-16 Thread c b
Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer's By GINA KOLATA New York Times Published: August 12, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/health/research/13alzheimer.html In 2003, a group of scientists and executives from the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Computers driving the hospital of the future

2010-08-16 Thread c b
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100816/NEWS06/8160343/1322/Future-technology-floods-into-hospitalstemplate=fullarticle Posted: Aug. 16, 2010 Computers driving the hospital of the future Electronic medical records system cuts errors, coordinates care BY PATRICIA ANSTETT FREE

[Marxism-Thaxis] Hero judge bounces check fees

2010-08-16 Thread c b
Hero judge bounces check fees http://www.detnews.com/article/20100816/OPINION03/8160307/Hero-judge-bounces-check-fees A California judge is my new personal hero. Not the wise and fair-minded U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who overturned the state's odious gay marriage ban -- he's last

[Marxism-Thaxis] Capitalist Crisis, Radical Renewal?

2010-08-16 Thread c b
Capitalist Crisis, Radical Renewal? http://www.zcommunications.org/capitalist-crisis-radical-renewal-by-leo-panitch An Interview with Leo Panitch, Sam Gindin, and Greg Albo By Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin and Greg

[Marxism-Thaxis] Financial crisis of 2007–2010 (wikipedia)

2010-08-17 Thread c b
The Wikipedia item on the _ongoing_ world financial crisis doesn't seem to pull any punches Charles ^^^ Financial crisis of 2007–2010 Solutions[show] Subprime mortgage crisis solutions debate Regulatory responses to the subprime crisis Alternative system based on the Socialist mode of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Financial crisis of 2007–2010

2010-08-17 Thread c b
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932010#Systemic_crisis Systemic crisis Another analysis, different from the mainstream explanation, is that the financial crisis is merely a symptom of another, deeper crisis, which is a systemic crisis of capitalism itself. According to

[Marxism-Thaxis] Bailout

2010-08-17 Thread c b
Bailout http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailout ) A bailout is an act of giving capital to an entity (a company, a country, or an individual) in danger of failing in an attempt to save it from bankruptcy, insolvency, or total liquidation and ruin; or to allow a failing entity to fail gracefully

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Loss of a Jazz Warrior-Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010

2010-08-17 Thread c b
. The Loss of a Jazz Warrior -- Abbey Lincoln, 1930-2010 Obituary by John Pietaro August 16, 2010 submitted to portside The struggle against racial injustice has lost a most stirring cultural worker; another artist of conscience is gone with passage of time. But wasn't that a time? Vocalist,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left

2010-08-19 Thread c b
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/08/10/gibbs/index.html Robert Gibbs attacks the fringe losers of the left By Glenn Greenwald AP Robert Gibbs, White House press secretary.(updated below - Update II - Update III) You may think that the reason you're dissatisfied with the

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Mark Lindley on Marx and Engels on music

2010-08-19 Thread c b
This is delightful, but omits the fact that the more than 80 works which Liszt performed in Berlin included not only his own music and transcriptions but also compositions by Bach, Händel, Beethoven and other leading masters; Liszt thereby departed from the traditional role of the traveling

[Marxism-Thaxis] Myth of the greedy public-sector workers

2010-08-19 Thread c b
Myth of the greedy public-sector workers How can politicians and the media be complaining about pensions for government workers when a decent society would guarantee a decent retirement for all workers? socialistworker.org August 18, 2010

[Marxism-Thaxis] Final U.S. combat brigade departs Iraq

2010-08-19 Thread c b
Final U.S. combat brigade departs Iraq Rebecca Santana / Associated Press http://www.detnews.com/article/20100819/NATION/8190429/1020/Final-U.S.-combat-brigade-departs-Iraq Khabari Crossing, Kuwait -- As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Sherrod Shakes Her Fist at Breitbart -- and Hugs the NAACP

2010-08-19 Thread c b
Sherrod Shakes Her Fist at Breitbart -- and Hugs the NAACP by Jamilah King ColorLines August 17 2010, 4:07 PM EST http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/shirley_sherrods_back_with_fighting_words.html Shirley Sherrod stepped back into the spotlight today. The former USDA state director from

[Marxism-Thaxis] The 'Principled Left' Obama Needs

2010-08-19 Thread c b
The 'Principled Left' Obama Needs Katrina vanden Heuvel August 15, 2010 http://www.thenation.com/blog/154046/principled-left-obama-needs When Barack Obama embarked on what most political insiders saw as an audacious campaign for the presidency, the question was whether a newly-elected senator

[Marxism-Thaxis] Civil Rights' Most Misunderstood Moment: The Freedom Rides

2010-08-23 Thread c b
[The film Freedom Riders (directed by Stanley Nelson) is scheduled to air on the PBS series American Experience in 2011 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides. To arrange a showing of Freedom Riders, contact Firelight Media (http://firelightmedia.org/). View trailer:

[Marxism-Thaxis] Violence Erupts as Zuma Orders Police to Crush National Strike

2010-08-23 Thread c b
Violence Erupts as Zuma Orders Police to Crush National Strike By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent Friday, 20 August 2010 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/violence-erupts-as-zuma-orders-police-to-crush-national-strike-2057296.html South Africa's schools and hospitals were

[Marxism-Thaxis] The United Nations, Impunity And War

2010-08-23 Thread c b
The United Nations, Impunity And War Reflections by comrade Fidel Resolution 1929 of the United Nations Security Council on June 9, 2010 sealed the fate of imperialism. I'm not sure how many noticed that among other absurdities, the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Famed Investor Bill Gross Calls For Massive Taxpayer-Backed Mortgage Refinance Initiative

2010-08-23 Thread c b
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/bill-gross-mortgage-refi-_n_685228.html August 18, 2010 The Huffington Post Famed Investor Bill Gross Calls For Massive Taxpayer-Backed Mortgage Refinance Initiative The head of the world's biggest bond fund, bemoaning the slow economic recovery,

[Marxism-Thaxis] Peace, Freedom and McCarthyism - Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement

2010-08-25 Thread c b
Peace, Freedom and McCarthyism - Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement Book Review Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement: Another Side of the Story edited by Robbie Lieberman and Clarence Lang Palgrave Macmillan. 251 pages, $85.00 Reviewed by Mark Solomon

[Marxism-Thaxis] UAW and Rainbow Push Announce Aug. 28th Detroit March

2010-08-25 Thread c b
http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/detroit/ UAW and Rainbow Push Announce Aug. 28th Detroit March Posted on August 5, 2010 by dsalaborblogmoderator UAW President Bob King United Auto Workers President Bob King and Rev. Jesse Jackson announced an August 28th march to mark the beginning

[Marxism-Thaxis] Forever Young: Staughton Lynd at 80

2010-08-25 Thread c b
Forever Young: Staughton Lynd at 80 By Andy Piascik Center for Labor Renewal Forging a New Consciousness of Solidarity and Struggle August 22, 2010 http://www.centerforlaborrenewal.org/?P=ACategory_ID= 1Article=247 [Note: A version of this article appeared in The Connecticut Post

[Marxism-Thaxis] N.Y. census counts prisoners in home districts

2010-08-25 Thread c b
N.Y. census counts prisoners in home districts http://freedianebukowski.org/n-y-census-now-counts-prisoners-in-home-districts/#more-663 NOI Prison Ministry leader Troy X speaks to Second Chance Support Group/ Info: www.hopedetroit.com. By Dr. Publico–American Tribune “Gov. David Paterson of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Belarus's Democracy

2010-08-26 Thread c b
sage: 5 Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:58:03 +0100 From: james daly james.irld...@ntlworld.com Subject: [A-List] globalresearch.ca: Belarus's Democracy To: a-l...@lists.econ.utah.edu Message-ID: 09fb6f9a0b514b488ca72b03672c6...@home9sg93n9r5y Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 -

[Marxism-Thaxis] Workers Demands Are Legitimate!!

2010-08-27 Thread c b
Workers Demands Are Legitimate!! SACP Media Statement South African Communist Party August 22, 2010 http://groups.google.com/group/SACP-Media/browse_thread/thread/954b7e757f879c8a From the outset of the current public sector strike, the SACP has consistently indicated its support for what we

[Marxism-Thaxis] Just Foreign Policy News

2010-08-27 Thread c b
Just Foreign Policy News August 26, 2010 Just Foreign Policy News on the Web: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/691 [To receive just the Summary and a link to the web version, you can use this webform: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/switchdailynews] Why Should the Senate Fund Enduring

[Marxism-Thaxis] US Strategy: Control the World by Controlling the Internet

2010-08-30 Thread c b
A Chinese Perspective by Chen Baoguo Global Times (August 23 2010) Global Research (August 24 2010) US controls threaten Internet freedom In May 2009, Microsoft announced on its website that they would turn off the Windows Live Messenger service for Cuba, Syria, Iran, Sudan and North

[Marxism-Thaxis] Visiting Gerardo in prison

2010-08-30 Thread c b
http://canadiandimension.com/articles/3278/ Visiting Gerardo in prison Danny Glover Saul Landau | August 19th 2010 Gerardo Hernandez is one of the Cuban Five From the Ontario California airport some 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles we drove north on Highway 15, the road to Las Vegas.

[Marxism-Thaxis] March and Rally in Detroit

2010-08-30 Thread c b
compa�...@s: Here are three photo galleries of yesterday's March and Rally held here in Detroit. We had the following Arizona Apartheid banner; it was interesting that as we marched with our banner a border patrol officer took a picture of our banner. It was also interesting that a couple of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Protest Wed. against Bank of America foreclosures

2010-08-30 Thread c b
compa�...@s, Let's take action against the foreclosure crimes these BANKSTERS are committing against US, the people. Home Foreclosures are the CRIME of the CENTURY; please join in this demonstration on this coming Wednesday. _ From: peoplessum...@googlegroups.com

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Backlash Against Obama's Blackness

2010-08-30 Thread c b
The Backlash Against Obama's Blackness From Arizona to Ground Zero via birthers, the Republicans are riding a wave of white resentment. It's reckless and frightening By Dan Kennedy Guardian (UK) August 24, 2020

[Marxism-Thaxis] From 'The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama':

2010-08-30 Thread c b
From 'The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama': 'The Kochs are longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower personal and corporate taxes, minimal social services for the needy, and much less oversight of industry-especially environmental regulation. These views

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fw: History is being made in South Africa

2010-08-30 Thread c b
Fw: History is being made in South Africa Ricky - Forwarded Message From: ericlee at labourstart.org ericlee at labourstart.org To: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. History is being made this week with the largest strike ever to take place in Africa. LabourStart has

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