Terror threat overblown

2002-08-11 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Ken, Strange the article doesnt mention that there doesnt seem to have been a significant Al Qaeda terrorist act in the US since Sept. 11, almost a year now. None of the periodic warnings have been followed by attacks. I may sound a bit nutso here, but it seems to me that the

Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On Social Movement History

2002-08-11 Thread Seth Sandronsky
August 11, 2002 News Release For more information: Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758 P.O. Box 160406 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.marxistschool.org Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On Social Movement History Max Elbaum, an activist and author, will deliver a talk titled

Re: Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On SocialMovement History

2002-08-11 Thread Louis Proyect
Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On Social Movement History Max Elbaum, an activist and author, will deliver a talk titled Revolution in the Air: Third World Marxism of the 1960s, on Thursday, August 15 at 7 p.m. in the Green Room at the Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento. Elbaum

RE: Terror threat overblown

2002-08-11 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:29330] Terror threat overblown Ken Hanly: Strange the article doesnt mention that there doesnt seem to have been a significant Al Qaeda terrorist act in the US since Sept. 11, almost a year now. None of the periodic warnings have been followed by attacks. --- the

Re: Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On SocialMovement History

2002-08-11 Thread Doyle Saylor
Greetings Economists, Louis Proyect wrote, We have the same requirement today that existed in Russia in 1902 and in the USA in the 70s and 80s, namely to unite scattered Marxist circles and individuals. Understandably, there is a certain amount of gunshyness among Elbaum's generation. The idea of

War in Iraq

2002-08-11 Thread Michael Perelman
Someone posted a report from debka to the Marxism list suggesting that the war has begun, but that the US is just taking away slices of Iraq, piece by piece. Does this story make any sense? http://www.debka.com -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA

Mekong: A river of opportunity

2002-08-11 Thread Ulhas Joglekar
Business Standard Friday, August 9, 2002 ASIA FILE A river of opportunity It is classic regional cooperation, although environmentalists will have different views, says Barun Roy It is classic regional cooperation, although environmentalists will have different views. Thailand is helping

Reform-ism?

2002-08-11 Thread Ian Murray
All that's left is reformism Marx was the first anti-capitalist. But it's unlikely that he'd be one now Gareth Stedman Jones Monday August 12, 2002 The Guardian The myriad scandals currently rocking corporate America would have come as little surprise to Karl Marx. The unchecked expansion and

Re: Reform-ism?

2002-08-11 Thread Michael Perelman
He used to be pretty good, wasn't he? If he means that there are many capitalisms, he is missing what Marx was up to. Marx acknowledged the differences among capitalist forms. True, he began Capital with a stageist flourish, but he left that behind as his thinking matured. Seeing differences