Re: [marxmail] Wuhan "Leak" Nonsense Buried Finally

I do not know why we should believe anything that coming from an authoritarian regime as China. Maybe they are telling the truth but if we look at the status of freedom of expression in China, we should be careful to trust them. I am aware there is propaganda war against China by USA and other w

Re: [marxmail] Bach in Bergman's Boudoir - CounterPunch.org

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[marxmail] Announcing a major new book on the workers' movement of the 20th century

Hi comrades, I would like to draw your attention to a book that we have just published on the history of the workers movement in the first half of the twentieth century. *The Fight for Workers’ Power: Revolution and counter-revolution in the 20th century* by Tom Bramble and Mick Armstrong P

[marxmail] Edge of the World | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist

“Edge of the World” is a biopic about James Brooke, the British ex-officer who became the Rajah of Sarawak in 1842. The film allows you to have a look at an obscure figure who was something of an outlier in the emerging British Empire even if it is through a funhouse mirror. He is portrayed as

[marxmail] New York Post Lies about Fauci "Warning"

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Re: [marxmail] Washington Post: Evidence suggest SARS virus origin in nature not lab

Good to see more of the press kicking back against the conspiracist lies being furthered not only by the New York Post but also by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News.  There is no 'debate" here any more than there is a (legitimate) debate about the use of super-thermite to demolish the old Wor

[marxmail] Correction: TANG PING Re: Ting pang ("lying flat")

Cheers, Tom Walker (Sandwichman) On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 9:52 AM Tom Walker wrote: > *China's new 'tang ping' trend aims to highlight pressures of work culture > * > (from BBC) > > Young people in China exhausted by a culture of hard work with

[marxmail] Ting pang ("lying flat")

*China's new 'tang ping' trend aims to highlight pressures of work culture * (from BBC) Young people in China exhausted by a culture of hard work with seemingly little reward are highlighting the need for a lifestyle change by "lying flat". The

[marxmail] A Declaration from the Poor Oppressed People of England 1649 | Paul Knaggs | Midwestern Marx

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Re: [marxmail] Wuhan "Leak" Nonsense Buried Finally

Can't read it without a subscription on LA Times site, but it's also here. https://californianewstimes.com/hiltzik-why-the-covid-lab-leak-hypothesis-is-quackery/376383/ On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 4:02 AM wrote: > Somebody gets it straight at last: > > https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-06-

[marxmail] Washington Post: Evidence suggest SARS virus origin in nature not lab

This article is significant in several ways: First of all, it gives the evidence that shows the lab origin of the virus is unlikely (although not ruled out). The main evidence is that if the virus had evolved "consciously" - meaning if it had been produced by people - it would be more efficient tha

Re: [marxmail] Naomi Wolf banned from Twitter for spreading vaccine myths | Naomi Wolf | The Guardian

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[marxmail] Naomi Wolf banned from Twitter for spreading vaccine myths | Naomi Wolf | The Guardian

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Re: [marxmail] Critique of DSA International Committee's planned visit to Venezuela

The Venezuelan Workers Solidarity article, while briefly mentioning US sanctions and rejecting "the interference of US governments in Venezuela", does not put enough emphasis on the US role in creating the current situation of extreme hardship in Venezuela. The US is imposing an economic blocka

[marxmail] Peru: a crunch election – Michael Roberts Blog

Today, 25m Peruvians vote in the second round of a crucial Presidential election.  The voters are being asked to choose between two candidates.  The first and leading in the polls is ‘self-confessed’ socialist Pedro Castillo, 51 years old, a schoolteacher, based Cajamarca, one of the poorest re

Re: [marxmail] Strange alchemy - Tempest

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[marxmail] Wuhan "Leak" Nonsense Buried Finally

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