Re: [PEN-L] economics and class struggle behind legal victory.

2004-12-19 Thread Chris Burford
They (see G Kohler's comments below) would be my sympathies too. To extend the bourgeois democratic pressure for human rights, which can take a purely individualised legal form, to the actual concrete struggle for rights, in the actual context of people's lives. You note some points already on the

[PEN-L] Hotel Rwanda

2004-12-19 Thread Louis Proyect
As drama, "Hotel Rwanda" is very good. Politically and historically, it has some serious flaws. It is based on the true story of a Hutu named Paul Rusesabagina (played brilliantly by Don Cheadle), who sheltered Tutsis in the swank hotel he managed in Rwanda's capital. In an extraordinary act of

[PEN-L] Democrats to appeal to anti-abortion voters

2004-12-19 Thread Louis Proyect
Democrats eye softer image on abortion Leaders urge more welcome for opponents By Susan Milligan, Boston Globe Staff | December 19, 2004 WASHINGTON -- Leading Democrats, stung by election losses, are signaling they want the party to embrace antiabortion voters and candidates, softening the image