>By coincidence, inspired by the collapse of the Spoons Marxism lists, I'm
>about to start up a mailing list that will focus on doing exactly that - to
>try to move towards some synthesis across the disabling virgules in the
>following: old/new left, marxism/postmodernism, class/identity,
>"cultural"/"real" politics, particularist/universal, economics/culture,
>etc. Not sure of the exact details yet, though I'd like it to be born on
>May 1.
>
>Interested parties contact me privately.
>
>Doug
I'm setting up a list myself that will be hosted at EDIN. Doug's mail-list
is tied to LBO and will try to involve his subscriber base. My mail-list
will be called Marxism-L and will be dedicated to the sort of non-dogmatic
Marxism that appears in the pages of journals like Against the Current,
Monthly Review, CNS, the NLR, etc., although it is certainly not to be
meant to be an academic exchange. The moderation principles will be very
much like the kind that Michael Perelman exemplifies: a light touch, until
there is some problem that needs resolving. My role will be to try to raise
points of discussion that I think are worth addressing. My posts here
should give some indication of what I think is important, but these topics
are not by any means the parameters of the discussion. In general, the kind
of Marxism that Gramsci, Mariategui and CLR James stood inspire me and I
try to inspire other people with that vision. I want to extend a special
thanks to Nathan Newman, who is facilitating the creation of the new
mail-list. He did not let the acrimonious exchanges and occasional rudeness
on my part of past years and months get in the way of lending a hand on
this project. This is an example all socialists should aspire to. I will
keep you posted.
Louis Proyect
