[Marxism-Thaxis] 5000 march in Detroit for Jobs, Justice and Peace

2010-08-30 Thread c b
http://www.freep.com/article/20100829/NEWS01/8290466 Posted: Aug. 29, 2010 5,000 march in downtown Detroit, urge rebuilding nation BY NAOMI R. PATTON FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER * Comments (115) * Thousands of people in downtown Detroit made their way from Jefferson Avenue to Grand

[Marxism-Thaxis] Ford settles stock suit; will offer financial advice to 150,000 retirees, employees

2010-08-30 Thread c b
Ford settles stock suit; will offer financial advice to 150,000 retirees, employees http://www.detnews.com/article/20100830/AUTO01/8300389/Ford-settles-stock-suit--will-offer-financial-advice-to-150-000-retirees--employees David Shepardson / Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- Ford

[Marxism-Thaxis] Imhotep

2010-08-30 Thread c b
http://www.africawithin.com/hpi/hp2.htm Historical Personalities Issues Compiled Edited by Phillip True, Jr. Imhotep Chapter Two Imhotep Father of Medicine (2980 B.C.) Imhotep, called God of Medicine, Prince of Peace, and a Type of Christ. Imhotep was worshipped as a god and healer from

[Marxism-Thaxis] Modern Monetary Theory—A Prim er on the Operational Realities of the Monetary S ystem

2010-08-31 Thread c b
Modern Monetary Theory—A Primer on the Operational Realities of the Monetary System By Scott Fulwiller http://www.moslereconomics.com/wp-content/graphs/2010/08/MMT-Scott-Fullwiler.doc ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu

[Marxism-Thaxis] Two Updates from South African Strike

2010-08-31 Thread c b
Two Updates from South African Strike (1) Zuma Tells Ministers to Negotiate End of Strike by RFI August 30, 2010 http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20100830-zuma-tells-ministers-negotiate-end-strike South African President Jacob Zuma has told his ministers to return to the negotiating table with

[Marxism-Thaxis] Gibbs' professional left

2010-08-31 Thread c b
Not so simple http://www.peoplesworld.org/not-so-simple/ by: Sam Webb August 24 2010 tags: strategy and tactics, Obama I found it over the top. What? The reactions among the liberal, progressive and left (lpl) commentariat to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' criticism of the

[Marxism-Thaxis] New photos show Fidel Castro with U.S. journalist

2010-08-31 Thread c b
New photos show Fidel Castro with U.S. journalist http://www.freep.com/article/20100831/NEWS15/100831025/1322/New-photos-show-Fidel-Castro-with-U.S.-journalist ASSOCIATED PRESS *Cuba has released pictures of Fidel Castro with an American magazine correspondent and a Washington-based Latin

[Marxism-Thaxis] AIG

2010-08-31 Thread c b
ELIZABETH WARREN UNCOVERED WHAT THE GOVT. DID TO 'RESCUE' AIG, AND IT AIN'T PRETTY By William Greider, The Nation The government's $182 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG should be seen as the Rosetta Stone for understanding the financial crisis and its costly aftermath.

[Marxism-Thaxis] 5 THINGS SOCIETY UNFAIRLY EXPECTS OF MEN

2010-08-31 Thread c b
5 THINGS SOCIETY UNFAIRLY EXPECTS OF MEN By Greta Christina, AlterNet Get it up? Bring home the bacon? Here are five rigid, narrow definitions of maleness that men feel pressured to contort themselves into. http://www.alternet.org/story/147779/5_things_society_unfairly_expects_of_men Even

[Marxism-Thaxis] Climate Change Sceptics on the Left

2010-09-01 Thread c b
http://canadiandimension.com/articles/3266/ Burn, Baby, Burn Climate Change Sceptics on the Left Andrea Levy | August 16th 2010 | 1 Illustration by Ben Clarkson Although the scientific community has never been more united in its conviction that climate change is well on the way to rendering

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fwd: Roy Haynes, Jazz Drummer...

2010-09-08 Thread c b
PB: ...who performed on Monday at Hart Plaza at the jazz festival in Detroit, is 85 years old! I had thought that he had played with John Coltrane on a live record featuring My Favorite Things. But I can't seem to find it. However, during his life he did play with Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday,

[Marxism-Thaxis] SUV Being Used by Rev. Jesse Jackson Stolen

2010-09-08 Thread c b
SUV Being Used by Rev. Jesse Jackson Stolen shieldsgreen [Moderator] 0 minutes ago What with Bing's back-up car having the wheels stolen and Jesse's borrowed car being stolen, it appears black on black crime has risen to a new level. Yeah, but with the Wall Street bailout

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel: 'Cuban Model Doesn't Even Work For Us Anymore'

2010-09-08 Thread c b
Fidel: 'Cuban Model Doesn't Even Work For Us Anymore' http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/09/fidel-cuban-model-doesnt-even-work-for-us-anymore/62602/ Sep 8 2010, 12:00 PM ET There were many odd things about my recent Havana stopover (apart from the dolphin show, which I'll get

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-09 Thread c b
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/fidel-castro-blasts-ahmad_n_708592.html Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic WILL WEISSERT | 09/ 7/10 09:01 PM | AP Fidel Castro Cuban former President Fidel Castro gives a speech, on September 03, 2010, at Havana's University.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-09 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Ralph Dumain rdum...@autodidactproject.org wrote:  It would be interesting to know what he has to say about Hugo Chavez and his former Eastern bloc patrons in this respect. CB: With respect to anti-Semitism ? On 9/9/2010 1:00 PM, c b wrote: http

[Marxism-Thaxis] Virtual Chat with author Andrew Bacevich! ( Just Foreign Policy)

2010-09-09 Thread c b
You're Invited to a Virtual Chat with author Andrew Bacevich! | Just Foreign Policy Display images below - Always display images from i...@justforeignpolicy.org Just Foreign Policy Virtual Brown Bag with Andrew Bacevich -- September 24th, 2010, 3:30pm

[Marxism-Thaxis] Pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal

2010-09-10 Thread c b
September 10, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100910/NATION/9100404 Pastor, imam at odds over Quran-burning deal ANTONIO GONZALEZ Associated Press Gainesville, Fla.-- Will he or won't he? Negotiations between a local Muslim cleric and the leader of a tiny Florida church who had

[Marxism-Thaxis] U.S. traffic fatalities fall to lowest level in 60 years

2010-09-10 Thread c b
September 10, 2010 http://detnews.com/article/20100910/AUTO01/9100393 U.S. traffic fatalities fall to lowest level in 60 years 33,808 died on nation's roads last year, down nearly 10 percent from 2008 DAVID SHEPARDSON Detroit News Washington Bureau Washington -- The number of people

[Marxism-Thaxis] Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans

2010-09-10 Thread c b
* ASIA NEWS * SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans By _JULIAN E. BARNES_ (http://online.wsj.com/search/term.html?KEYWORDS=JULIAN+E.+BARNESbylinesearch=true) And _MATTHEW ROSENBERG_

[Marxism-Thaxis] Jared Diamond Done Drunk the Kool-Aid

2010-09-13 Thread c b
Jared Diamond Done Drunk the Kool-Aid http://scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook/2009/12/jared_diamond_done_drunk_the_k.php Category: Climate Change • Collapse Posted on: December 8, 2009 8:08 AM, by Sharon Astyk Last year I was invited to speak at a Green Energy Event in the West. Most such

[Marxism-Thaxis] Irwin Silber 1925-2010

2010-09-13 Thread c b
Irwin Silber 1925-2010 by Ethan Young submitted to Portside by the author September 12, 2010 Irwin Silber died at the age of 84 on September 8, 2010, after complications from Alzheimer's. Silber's life intersected with the emergence of the radical left out of the Eisenhower/McCarthy era, and the

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Struggle for What We Already Have

2010-09-13 Thread c b
The Struggle for What We Already Have by Joe Nocera The New York Times (September 03 2010) For something that seems so simple and straightforward, net neutrality has sure created one big mess. Net neutrality, of course, is the principle that Internet service providers should not be allowed to

[Marxism-Thaxis] INSURGENT ANTHROPOLOGIES: AMERICAN CAPITALIST TRIUMPHALISM AND THE LIBERAL HUMAN RIGHTS PARADIGM

2010-09-13 Thread c b
INSURGENT ANTHROPOLOGIES: AMERICAN CAPITALIST TRIUMPHALISM AND THE LIBERAL HUMAN RIGHTS PARADIGMhttp://ccarrico.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/insurgent-anthropologies-american-capitalist-triumphalism-and-the-liberal-human-rights-paradigm/By Christopher

[Marxism-Thaxis] The two categories of American corporation - and their politics

2010-09-13 Thread c b
The two categories of American corporation - and their politics By Robert Reich September 12, 2010 http://robertreich.org/post/1110659210/the-two-categories-of-american-corporation-and-their Some giant American corporations depend on a buoyant American economy and a world-class industrial base

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Irwin Silber

2010-09-14 Thread c b
and Robby Krieger of the Doors, plus archive footage: http://www.karldallas.com/doors. Message: 2 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:22:30 -0400 From: c b cb31...@gmail.com Subject: [Marxism-Thaxis] Irwin Silber 1925-2010 To: Forum for the discussion of theoretical issues raised by Karl Marx

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Eisenhower/McCarthy era? a Misnomer, was Irwin Silber 1925-2010

2010-09-14 Thread c b
, Carrol Cox cb...@ilstu.edu wrote: c b wrote: Irwin Silber 1925-2010 by Ethan Young submitted to Portside by the author September 12, 2010 Irwin Silber died at the age of 84 on September 8, 2010, after complications from Alzheimer's. Silber's life intersected with the emergence

[Marxism-Thaxis] House Un-American Activities Committee

2010-09-14 Thread c b
House Un-American Activities Committee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee HUAC hearing The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) or House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC),[1] 1938–1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House

[Marxism-Thaxis] Smith Act

2010-09-14 Thread c b
Smith Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Act The Alien Registration Act or Smith Act (18 U.S.C. § 2385) of 1940 is a United States federal statute that makes it a federal criminal offense for “ Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints,

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report

2010-09-14 Thread c b
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Climate Science Report http://www.copenhagendiagnosis.org/ It is more than three years since the drafting of text was completed for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). In the meantime, many hundreds of papers have been

[Marxism-Thaxis] Michigan's Denard Robinson dazzles in win over Notre Dame

2010-09-14 Thread c b
Michigan's Denard Robinson dazzles in win over Notre Dame BY MITCH ALBOM FREE PRESS COLUMNIST * SOUTH BEND, Ind. — One day soon, this is going to bite them. One day soon, a team will figure out Denard Robinson and hang a stinging loss on these incomplete Wolverines. One day soon. But in

[Marxism-Thaxis] Denard Robinson

2010-09-14 Thread c b
Denard Robinson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denard_Robinson Denard Robinson Michigan Wolverines — No. 16 Quarterback Sophomore Major: Kinesiology Date of birth: September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22) (age 19) Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) Career history High

[Marxism-Thaxis] Irwin Silber and the Guardian

2010-09-14 Thread c b
Irwin Silber and the Guardian By Jack A. Smith Sept 13, 2010 Submitted by the author to portside I would like to comment on Ethan Young's Portside article on the death of Irwin Silber. I was on the Guardian staff from 1963 to 1984 as a reporter, managing editor and editor, and worked with Irwin

[Marxism-Thaxis] From margins to mainstream: the rise of Rush, Sarah and gang

2010-09-14 Thread c b
From margins to mainstream: the rise of Rush, Sarah and gang assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedImage6060-sam.jpg by: Sam Webb September 10 2010 tags: ultra-right, elections, GOP, Republicans, racism, strategy and tactics Let me begin with an obvious point: Right wing extremism is gathering

[Marxism-Thaxis] Nation's First Israel Divestment Campaign as Ballot Initiative

2010-09-14 Thread c b
L.A. Launches Nation's First Israel Divestment Campaign By Linda Milazzo L.A. Progressive September 11, 2010 http://www.laprogressive.com/the-middle-east/israel-divestment-campaign/ On April 1, 2010, in a no-holds-barred interview with the Christian Science Monitor, Israeli peacemaker Jonathan

[Marxism-Thaxis] Review: The Scottsboro Boys @ The Guthrie Theater

2010-09-14 Thread c b
Review: The Scottsboro Boys @ The Guthrie Theater By Tad Simons August 8, 2010 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine http://blogs.mspmag.com/themorningafter/2010/08/review-the-scottsboro-boys-the.html Is The Scottsboro Boys-the final musical from the legendary writing team of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Ebb died

[Marxism-Thaxis] Synthetic Biology: Harbinger of an Uncertain Future?

2010-09-14 Thread c b
By Malcolm Dando Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 16 August 2010 http://thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/malcolm-dando/synthetic-biology-harbinger-of-uncertain-future It is hard to imagine that only three years ago, back in 2007, there was such a lack of awareness of dual-use and related

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Review: The Scottsboro Boys @ The Guthrie Theater

2010-09-14 Thread c b
, Ralph Dumain I think though that someone should do a musical about the Tea Party. Camptown crackers have a ball . . . doo dah, doo dah . . . ^^^ CB: That's funny. Second song for Tea Party musical Oh I wish O was in the land of cotton...O away, O away from the white house today

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Review: The Scottsboro Boys @ The Guthrie Theater

2010-09-14 Thread c b
is: (1) WTF! (2) I'm amazed that anyone would do anything with the Scottsboro Boys now, and a musical, no less. I think though that someone should do a musical about the Tea Party. Camptown crackers have a ball . . . doo dah, doo dah . . . On 9/14/2010 10:29 AM, c b wrote: Review

[Marxism-Thaxis] Detroit Bass Fest @ Bert's Warehouse Theatre

2010-09-14 Thread c b
I forgot to report this. I attended, although it was like an advanced seminar, and I'm not a bass player. Ralph Armstrong was also there. He's a regular at Bert's every Thursday. Then last Friday and Saturday, James Carter was at Bert's. He visits about every two months. Charles Doug Johns @

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Review: The Scottsboro Boys @ The Guthrie Theater

2010-09-14 Thread c b
, and Sondheim is always good for a light tune set to really heavy words. On 2010-09-14, at 11:24 , c b wrote: , Ralph Dumain I think though that someone should do a musical about the Tea Party. Camptown crackers have a ball . . . doo dah, doo dah . . . ^^^ CB: That's funny. Second

[Marxism-Thaxis] Synthetic Biology: Harbinger of an Uncertain Future?

2010-09-15 Thread c b
eaders' Responses 1. Re: Synthetic Biology: Harbinger of an Uncertain Future? 2. Re: Synthetic Biology: Harbinger of an Uncertain Future? 3. Re: Guyana's Post-Colonial Pligh === 1. Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 From: Charles Re: Synthetic Biology: Harbinger of an Uncertain Future? Here's a dose of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Wrong Tea Party of a New Type (smile)

2010-09-15 Thread c b
OK, I admit I called for a Tea Party of a new type in 1998. Mea Culpa. Charles http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism-thaxis/1998-March/007419.html On Hegel and seductrion, didn't he indicate that comedy is superior to tragedy ? Couldn 't that be helpful in coming up with something that

[Marxism-Thaxis] Feral revolutionism

2010-09-15 Thread c b
http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism-thaxis/1998-March/007422.html M-TH: Feral revolutionism Justin Schwartz jschwart at freenet.columbus.oh.us Thu Mar 19 09:11:03 MST 1998 * Previous message: M-TH: Literary criticism * Next message: M-TH: Democracy and the Tyranny of the

[Marxism-Thaxis] M-TH: 1998 Assistants to your self-emancipation

2010-09-15 Thread c b
M-TH: Assistants to your self-emancipation http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/marxism-thaxis/1998-March/007472.html Charles Brown charlesb at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us Fri Mar 20 09:26:14 MST 1998 * Previous message: M-TH: The 60s * Next message: M-TH: listen, vanguardists! * Messages

[Marxism-Thaxis] Political comedy rallies

2010-09-17 Thread c b
http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/ I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore! Who among us has not wanted to open their window and shout that at the top of their lungs? Seriously, who? Because we're looking for those people. We're looking for the people who think shouting is

[Marxism-Thaxis] Hic Rhodus, hic saltus!l; history repeats itself; historical materialism; history

2010-09-17 Thread c b
http://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/h/i.htm#history-repeats Hic Rhodus, hic saltus! Latin, usually translated: “Rhodes is here, here is where you jump!” The well-known but little understood maxim originates from the traditional Latin translation of the punchline from Aesop’s fable The

[Marxism-Thaxis] UAW President Calls Boycott on Behalf of Detroit Restaurant Workers

2010-09-21 Thread c b
UAW President Calls Boycott on Behalf of Detroit Restaurant Workers By Kari Lydersen Working In These Times September 20, 2010 http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/6460/uaw_president_calls_boycott_on_behalf_of_dcetroit_restaurant_workers/?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitter Workers

[Marxism-Thaxis] Methodism, Marxism and Miners Forging a Working-Class Party

2010-09-21 Thread c b
Methodism, Marxism and Miners Forging a Working-Class Party by Glyn Ford Tribune Magazine August 9th, 2010 http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2010/08/keir-hardie-labour%E2%80%99s-greatest-hero/ Keir Hardie: Labour's Greatest Hero? by Bob Holman Lion, £10.99 James Keir Hardie was central to the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fwd: Daily Snapshot: Immeasurable Courage and Uncommon Valor

2010-09-21 Thread c b
-- Forwarded message -- From: The White House i...@messages.whitehouse.gov Date: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:28 AM Subject: Daily Snapshot: Immeasurable Courage and Uncommon Valor To: cb31...@gmail.com [image: The White House] Your Daily Snapshot for Tuesday, September 21, 2010

[Marxism-Thaxis] The new face of labor

2010-09-21 Thread c b
The new face of labor :From busboys to taxi drivers, workers find new ways to organize. By Daniel Massey Published: September 19, 2010 http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100919/FREE/309199986 Late last month, as Gov. David Paterson signed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights into law at a

[Marxism-Thaxis] Party of a New Type: Politics as Fun

2010-09-22 Thread c b
Stewart and Colbert's political 'joke' By: Ben Smith and Keach Hagey politico September 20, 2010 05:36 PM EDT http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-news-section/69-69/3387-jon-stewart-and-stephen-colberts-very-political-joke Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have cast their faux dueling

[Marxism-Thaxis] GOP senator booed by UAW members at GM plant ceremony

2010-09-22 Thread c b
_Click here: GOP senator booed by UAW members at GM plant ceremony - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we driv_ (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/09/gop-senator-booed-by-uaw-members-at -gm-plant-ceremony/1) in solidarity jim

[Marxism-Thaxis] Pretty Brown Eyes

2010-09-22 Thread c b
http://s0.ilike.com/play#Mint+Condition:Breakin%27+My+Heart+%28Pretty+Brown+Eyes%29:317641:s74760.6999.1320706.1.1.71%2Cstd_4eb1dbebb752345bd8d5247ac1b18794 ___ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or

[Marxism-Thaxis] Detroit¹s longest-running, aw ard winning jam session

2010-09-22 Thread c b
Detroit¹s longest-running, award winning jam session The SBH TRIO OPEN MIC JAZZ JAM featuring Spider Webb (drums), Bill Meyer (piano) and Ralphe Armstrong (bass) BERTS MARKETPLACE JAZZ CLUB EVERY THURSDAY, 8:30 pm ­ 12:30 am UPCOMING HOSTS: SEPT 23-30 SHIRLEY HAYDEN OCT 7-14-21 RAMONA COLLINS

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Subsistence Perspective

2010-09-22 Thread c b
The Subsistence Perspective http://republicart.net/disc/aeas/mies01_en.htm Transcription of a video by O. Ressler, recorded in Cologne, Germany, 26 min., 2005 I'm Maria Mies, a retired sociology professor. I started working at the Fachhochschule here in the Department for Social

[Marxism-Thaxis] Tasting Freedom: Catto Octavius and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America

2010-09-22 Thread c b
The book Tasting Freedom: Catto Octavius and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America has just been released. The link I include below will take you to an interview with the authors. But it is on the website for the book and you can read more about the book in other section.  In the video,

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Angry Rich

2010-09-22 Thread c b
The Angry Rich By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: September 19, 2010 The Angry Rich http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/opinion/20krugman.html?_r=1 Readers shared their thoughts on this article. * Read All Comments (1319) » No, I’m not talking about the Tea Partiers. I’m talking about the rich.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Angry Rich

2010-09-22 Thread c b
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Bill White bill.wh...@griggsinst.com wrote: On 2010-09-22, at 14:45 , c b wrote: The Angry Rich By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: September 19, 2010  ... These days, however, tax-cutters are hardly even trying to make the trickle-down case. J.K. Galbraith used

[Marxism-Thaxis] Coral reefs degraded by global warming

2010-09-22 Thread c b
Coral reefs degraded by global warming NY Times September 20, 2010 Extreme Heat Bleaches Coral, and Threat Is Seen By JUSTIN GILLIS This year?s extreme heat is putting the world?s coral reefs under such severe stress that scientists fear widespread die-offs, endangering not only the richest

[Marxism-Thaxis] Save CLR James Library

2010-09-22 Thread c b
Original Message Subject:Save CLR James Library Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:42:46 -0500 From: Phil Gasper phil.gas...@gmail.com Reply-To: Society for the Philosophical Study of Marxism Listserve spsm-l...@listserv.buffalo.edu To: spsm-l...@listserv.buffalo.edu

[Marxism-Thaxis] Fwd: Health care -- reformed

2010-09-23 Thread c b
-- Forwarded message -- From: Bill Richardson richb...@umich.edu Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 7:32 PM Subject: Health care -- reformed To: WolverBill Richardson richb...@umich.edu FYI, Bill [image: Organizing for America] Hi folks -- This week marks the six-month anniversary

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Angry Rich

2010-09-23 Thread c b
The Angry Rich By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: September 19, 2010 The Angry Rich http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/opinion/20krugman.html?_r=1 Readers shared their thoughts on this article. * Read All Comments (1319) ? No, I?m not talking about the Tea Partiers. I?m talking about the rich.

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-23 Thread c b
Zionism is and has been racism , and Fidel Castro knows it , has proved he knows it by leading Cuba to vote for the UN resolution declaring it and numerous other state form expressions of that knowledge. And of course on anti-imperialism and anti-US imperialism in general he is an opponent non

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Teabaggers: A Demoncratic Plot?

2010-09-23 Thread c b
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/27372 o-called Tea Party Party ineligible for the ballot Michigan Democrats Told Their Fake Tea Party Is Illegal By Warner Todd Huston Monday, September 6, 2010 The Michigan Supreme Court has made the final decision eliminating the fraudulent

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Teabaggers: A Demoncratic Plot?

2010-09-23 Thread c b
. But look how useful the teabaggers are: they will keep black and Hispanic (non-Cuban) voters voting 100% plus for Obama and his warpig Demoncrats. CB: Sotomeyer on the Supreme Court and suing Arizona for its racist anti-immigrant law didn't hurt. Like Obama has done anything that

[Marxism-Thaxis] C.L.R. James: A Biographical Introduction

2010-09-23 Thread c b
C.L.R. James: A Biographical Introduction http://www.mclemee.com/id84.html American Visions, April/May 1996 C.L.R. James' The Black Jacobins, first published in 1938, was a forbidden book in South Africa until the recent dismantling of apartheid. It's not hard to see why. James

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-23 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:29 AM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe he simply needs to shut up and stop giving interviews to Atlantic bloggers? They are the very sort who have accused Castro of being anti-semitic too. ^ CB: Gee I wonder whether he knows that (smile) As to whose usin who,

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Teabaggers: A Demoncratic Plot?

2010-09-23 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:34 AM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Like Obama has done anything that would make Black people stop voting for him. What planet are you on ? I don't know, dye his hair green? The point is to keep black voters voting in large numbers for a warpig demoncratic government

[Marxism-Thaxis] Bill Clinton goes out stumping for Obama

2010-09-23 Thread c b
ast Updated: September 23. 2010 1:00AM Bill Clinton goes out stumping for Obama Former president's 'all upside' is in big demand by hopefuls Jim Rutenberg and Kate Zernike / New York Times He was against him before he was for him. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton was often at

[Marxism-Thaxis] C.L.R. James: A Biographical Introduction

2010-09-23 Thread c b
What happened? Over the next dozen years or so, James quit writing under his own name, and he stopped lecturing in public. He stayed on in the United States until 1953, when, at the height of McCarthyism, he was thrown out of the country. In the meantime, he lived underground. He published

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Teabaggers: A Demoncratic Plot?

2010-09-24 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:45 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: CB: The vast majority of Black people never vote. Those who do vote understand exactly what Obama is going through. All of these Black people ,including me, are very observant earthly beings, know white people like the back of our

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Teabaggers: A Demoncratic Plot?

2010-09-24 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:45 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: CB: The vast majority of Black people never vote. Those who do vote understand exactly what Obama is going through. All of these Black people ,including me, are very observant earthly beings, know white people like the back of our

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Bill Clinton goes out stumping for Obama

2010-09-24 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:55 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Well the first black president goes stumping for the second black president. ^ CB: Oh yeah, you got a real neat theory of racism in the US. ^ Bill does have better moves on the dance floor than the cool thin yellow one,

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-24 Thread c b
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:42 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: CB: Yeah right. Sort of like Deng Chou Ping. I bet he has no influence whatsoever over the Cuban society and state.  He's a retired strongman (smile) I didn't know Fidel is a pile of ashes talking to your ancestors Charles. ^^^

[Marxism-Thaxis] How Bob King wants to build a new UAW

2010-09-24 Thread c b
UAW PRESIDENT BOB KING How Bob King wants to build a new UAW He sees growth -- and a fair share for workers http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100923/BUSINESS01/9230484/1014/business01template=fullarticle BY BRENT SNAVELY FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER New UAW President Bob King

[Marxism-Thaxis] Code Pink

2010-09-24 Thread c b
[ http://www.codepinkalert.org/ ] September 24, 2010 Dear Friend, [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/424/t/8834/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2298 ] Do you love The Daily Show as much as we do? Maybe like a lot of us, you go to bed with Jon Stewart four nights a week, and find him a fun,

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Economy Is Not Coming Back

2010-09-24 Thread c b
The Economy Is Not Coming Back Part I: A Short History of the Maelstrom by Gilles d'Aymery (Swans - September 20, 2010) Another mid-term election is looming in the United States. Next November, the electorate will choose the political team that in the midst of a recession and widely-held fears

[Marxism-Thaxis] One and a Half Cheers for American Decline

2010-09-24 Thread c b
[from tomdispatch] One and a Half Cheers for American Decline The Future?s Not Ours -- and That?s Good News By Tom Engelhardt Compare two assessments of the American future: In the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll in which 61% of Americans interviewed considered ?things in the nation? to

[Marxism-Thaxis] America's True History of Religious Tolerance

2010-09-27 Thread c b
America's True History of Religious Tolerance The idea that the United States has always been a bastion of religious freedom is reassuring-and utterly at odds with the historical record By Kenneth C. Davis Smithsonian magazine October 2010

[Marxism-Thaxis] Brazil looks likely to elect an extraordinary leader next weekend

2010-09-27 Thread c b
Brazil looks likely to elect an extraordinary leader next weekend By Hugh O'Shaughnessy Sunday, 26 September 2010 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-former-guerrilla-set-t o-be-the-worlds-most-powerful-woman-2089916.html?action=Popup Dilma Rousseff in her 1970 police

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] ??Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist??

2010-09-28 Thread c b
Well, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was true. Certainly , the CPUSA supported a two state solution, with one of the states being Israel; and therefore Israel would exist, and have a right to exist. Gus Hall On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 4:19 AM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Saw this

[Marxism-Thaxis] Just Foreign Policy

2010-09-28 Thread c b
FP 9/17: Asia Times reports serious US-Taliban talks | Just Foreign Policy Just Foreign Policy News September 27, 2010 Just Foreign Policy News on the Web: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/714 [To receive just the Summary and a link to the web version, you can use this webform:

[Marxism-Thaxis] Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians to go on strike Oct. 4

2010-09-28 Thread c b
Posted: Sept. 26, 2010 DSO musicians to go on strike Oct. 4 By MARK STRYKER FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER    * The Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians announced Saturday they would go on strike Oct. 4, a move that threatens the start of the season and throws the financially beleaguered

[Marxism-Thaxis] Chavez Congratulates Socialists on Election Victory

2010-09-28 Thread c b
Chavez Congratulates Socialists on Election Victory By Rose Ana Berbeo Prensa Latina September 27, 2010 http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=223830Itemid=1 Caracas Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez congratulated the socialists and their allies today on their

[Marxism-Thaxis] Tightening the Noose on Credit

2010-09-28 Thread c b
Tightening the Noose on Credit by Ellen Brown www.webofdebt.com (September 16 2010) The stock market shot up on September 13, after new banking regulations were announced called Basel III. Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief. The megabanks, propped up by generous taxpayer bailouts, would

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:46 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't think it was true. Certainly , the CPUSA supported a two state solution, with one of the states being Israel; and therefore Israel would exist, and have a right to exist. Gus Hall

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Here are several Communist Parties who say in spite of the fact that the principle of a two state solution was introduced by the UN General Assembly 60 years ago. http://miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=13859CategoryId=32 For Just Peace on the Basis of Two States: Israel Palestine Date posted:

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 8:28 AM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: In general, the Communist Parties agreed on such. The CPUSA certainly wasn't the only one ( smile) But the original point was and is: CPs haven't ALWAYS supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine (now called Israel), nor

[Marxism-Thaxis] State by state comparison in median household income

2010-09-29 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Hippie chic

2010-09-29 Thread c b
http://www.metrotimes.com/music/story.asp?id=15400 Rock/Pop Hippie chic Mayaeni has lifted her brand of rock 'n' from the Motor City to Tokyo, and stops in between SEE ALSO More Rock/Pop Stories Earth to orbit (9/22/2010) Pop isn’t a dirty word to the Rogue Satellites Teenage lament

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Communist Parties have always supported Israel's right to exist

2010-09-29 Thread c b
CB:  I'm talking about now and for about 60 years, the Soviet Union and most CP's supported the right of Israel to exist. That's the issue I'm addressing And my points were (1) 60 years ago is not always, ^ CB: It has been always for the Communist Parties I'm talking about as far as

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Fidel Castro Blasts Ahmadinejad As Anti-Semitic

2010-09-29 Thread c b
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:58 PM, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: Castro was the one who put out the big alarm about the US sending ships to  harass Iran.  He is not some heavy critic of Iran and is a long term critic  of Israel, which is why his very specific and narrow criticism of A is

[Marxism-Thaxis] Leftist Lounge

2010-09-29 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Ginning up racism: its winners and losers

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Ginning up racism: its winners and losers http://peoplesworld.org/ginning-up-racism-its-winners-and-losers/ by: Sam Webb September 29 2010 tags: racism, ultra-rght, Obama, African Americans, elections Two years into the Obama presidency it is fair to say that racist ideology is the main

[Marxism-Thaxis] Austerity Whips Up Anger, Protests Mount in Europe

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Austerity Whips Up Anger, Protests Mount in Europe Agence France Presse via Common Dreams September 28, 2010 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/09/28-8 BRUSSELS - Painful cuts by overspending EU countries come head to a head with mounting social anger on Wednesday when labour leaders

[Marxism-Thaxis] Religion in the evolutionary process: useful or useless?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Religion in the evolutionary process: useful or useless? http://peoplesworld.org/religion-in-the-evolutionary-process-useful-or-useless/ by: Dan Margolis September 22 2010 tags: science, religion, evolution bible As far back into history as we can look, religion has played a central role in

[Marxism-Thaxis] When Will America be Ripe for Socialism?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
When Will America be Ripe for Socialism? http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/9529/ By Hank M. Gracchus Many Americans have an aversion to socialism because they are influenced by a lifetime's exposure to capitalist-sponsored propaganda. It does not help that many

[Marxism-Thaxis] Engels on the Subject Matter and Method of Political Economy and the Coming Revolution

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Engels on the Subject Matter and Method of Political Economy and the Coming Revolution By Thomas Riggins What is the subject matter and method of political economy according to Engels? First, though, what is political economy? Today we tend to teach economics as a special discipline and

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Secret World of the Chinese Communist Party?

2010-09-29 Thread c b
Sunday, September 12, 2010 The Secret World of the Chinese Communist Party? Thomas Riggins The New York Review of Books for 9-30-10 has an interesting article by Ian Johnson, former Beijing bureau chief for the WSJ, reviewing Richard McGregor's THE PARTY: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHINA'S COMMUNIST

[Marxism-Thaxis] Castro says remark that Cuban model doesn't work misinterpreted (smile)

2010-09-29 Thread c b
After Goldberg's reporting was published at The Atlantic's website late last week, President Castro delivered a talk Friday, Sept. 10, at the University of Havana promoting his new book, The Strategic Counteroffensive, in which he said Goldberg had misinterpreted his comment. Though insisting

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