Chomsky favours Kerry

Though he admires Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky tells the Guardian he supports John Kerry over George Bush because small differences can translate into large outcomesin this case as in 2000. The description of Kerry as Bush-lite is not inaccurate, he says, describing the Republicans and Democrats as

Freedom Flies

In response to the government of Spain going AWOL from the War Against Terrorism, henceforth all right-thinking Americans will refer to not only Freedom fries and Freedom toast but also Freedom rice and (of course) the Freedom Inquisition. - JD (thanks to Mike

Re: Chomsky favours Kerry

Chomsky fears the people around Bush are very deeply committed to dismantling the achievements of popular struggle through the past centuryŠthe present group in power is particularly cruel and savage in this respect. The people around Bush are cruder and franker about their intentions to dismantle

Chomsky's lesser-evilism

Counterpunch Weekend Edition March 20 / 21, 2004 Bush v. Bush-lite Chomsky's Lesser-Evilism By PHIL GASPER An article in Saturday's Guardian reports that left-wing icon Noam Chomsky has given his reluctant endorsement to the Democratic party's presidential contender, John Kerry. Chomsky's support

Exemplary scholarship

NY Times, March 20, 2004 When a Dissertation Makes a Difference By BROOKE KROEGER For Devah Pager, a young sociologist from Honolulu, kulia i ka nu'u — to strive for the summit — means to do research that can influence policy, a realistic quest for her if the last few years are any indication.

Salon.com pessimism on subjugating Iraq

Salon.com is an online publication with politics very close to the Nation Magazine. It has tended to promote a more multilateral approach to taming the unruly Iraqis. In light of that, it is of some interest that two articles in today's issue make the occupation of Iraq look like a hopeless

privatizing pension funds

Concerns Raised Over Consultants to Pension Funds March 21, 2004 By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun an inquiry into the practices of pension consultants, who serve as gatekeepers for thousands of money managers.

Two military draft bills - both introduced by Democrats....

There is a time for everything--even amensia. Cheers, Mike B) === 'Special skills draft' on drawing board Computer experts, foreign language specialists lead list of military's needs By Eric Rosenberg, Hearst Newspapers Saturday, March 13, 2004 Washington

Abraham Lincoln, the Corporations and Ralph Nader

According to the Socialist Worker, The Green Party campaign of Ralph Nader for president in 2000 was a lightning rod for grievances throughout U.S. society - and helped to bring together activists from different movements who had never worked together before. But while elections do matter,

Support for Nader Higher Than in 2000 + Arab-American Votes

* Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 by the Guardian/UK Surge in Support for Nader Spells Trouble for Kerry by Julian Borger in Washington A new poll suggested yesterday that Ralph Nader's independent presidential bid represented a serious threat to the Democratic candidate, Senator John

Re: Support for Nader Higher Than in 2000 + Arab-American Votes

I hope that this does not reignite our wild outbreak from a couple of days ago. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Muslim-American Voters + Zogby on Arab-American Nader Voters

* Posted on Sun, Mar. 14, 2004 Muslim Americans rallying to get out vote in November By ANN PEPPER Orange County Register . . . American Arabs and Muslims always vote in large numbers. An estimated 79 percent are registered and 85 percent of those say they vote, according to a 2001 poll