Re: [Marxism] Info on Biden?

2012-07-23 Thread John Obrien
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == When Joe Biden first ran for president - he courted Gay groups support - and

[Marxism] Arrogance Does Not Begin To Describe This - Oprah!

2012-07-23 Thread Ismail Lagardien
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == You still eat with your hands? Oprah’s magical mystery tour of India  

[Marxism] Max Brenner 16 ruling a victory for free speech and BDS

2012-07-23 Thread En Passant with John Passant
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == The substantive charges against the Max Brenner 16 (besetting and trespass in a

[Marxism] Struggle over what to wear in Iran - and what has changed politically?

2012-07-23 Thread John Obrien
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == While I appreciate receiving this year a variety of articles critical of the Iran

Re: [Marxism] Struggle over what to wear in Iran - and what has changed politically?

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == On 7/23/2012 5:57 AM, John Obrien wrote: While I appreciate receiving this year

[Marxism] UCLA Faculty Leader Found to Have Wronged Professor to Appease Jewish Group

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://chronicle.com/article/UCLA-Faculty-Leader-Found-to/133089/ July 20, 2012

[Marxism] Tenure threatened at Wayne State

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
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[Marxism] Climate Caoitalism, July 23, 2012

2012-07-23 Thread Ian Angus
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == CLIMATE AND CAPITALISM An ecosocialist journal, edited by Ian Angus

[Marxism] If Alawites are turning against Assad then his fate is sealed

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
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[Marxism] Media Lens puts Owen Jones and Richard Seymour on trial

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == The two are accused of not being sufficiently anti-imperialist.

[Marxism] NYC forum on the Syrian Revolution

2012-07-23 Thread Andrew Pollack
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == *Why You Should Support the Syrian Revolution* *A forum on its roots and prospects*

[Marxism] A tale of two mass murderers

2012-07-23 Thread En Passant with John Passant
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == If James Holmes is a barbaric mass murderer for allegedly killing 12 innocent

[Marxism] At Caterpillar, Pressing Labor While Business Booms

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == NY Times July 22, 2012 At Caterpillar, Pressing Labor While Business Booms By

[Marxism] As California Warehouses Grow, Labor Issues Are a Concern

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == NY Times July 22, 2012 As California Warehouses Grow, Labor Issues Are a Concern

[Marxism] Winnie on Rosa

2012-07-23 Thread Mark Lause
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://rosaluxemburgblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/churchill-on-rosa-luxemburg-2/

[Marxism] Libya's defeated Islamists

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
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Re: [Marxism] NYC forum on the Syrian Revolution

2012-07-23 Thread Ernest Leif
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Might be interesting On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Andrew Pollack

[Marxism] Hyatt Boycott Goes Global

2012-07-23 Thread Kathleen McCook
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == After many years of struggle, Hyatt workers and allies launched a global boycott of

[Marxism] Libya, Syria, and left Islamophobia

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/libya-syria-and-left-islamophobia/

[Marxism] James Wolcott on Alexander Cockburn

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
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[Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://jacobinmag.com/blog/2012/07/the-dark-knight-is-no-capitalist/

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Angelus Novus
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == With the exception of the glorious 1960s Adam West TV series, Batman has always

[Marxism] Alexander Cockburn on pulling Reagan's hair

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://www.lrb.co.uk/v13/n03/alexander-cockburn/right-stuff Right Stuff Alexander

[Marxism] Interview With Moshé Machover

2012-07-23 Thread Paul Flewers
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == An interview with veteran Israeli socialist Moshé Machover can be found here

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Tom Cod
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == A real good take on this is Alan Moore's Watchmen that was made into a movie.

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Paul Papadeas
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == The Dark Knight Rises reminded me of a noir film as written by Ayn Rand. So much

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Tom Cod
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Photos of Pyongyang printed recently remind me of Batman's Gotham

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Joseph Catron
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == Fascist? Not if the word is to have any meaning (which is, of course, a fair

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread John Obrien
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == On comic book super heroes - I always had mixed thoughts, when as a youth, some

[Marxism] Doug Henwood tribute to Alexander Cockburn

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://lbo-news.com/2012/07/23/alexander-cockburn/

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Alan Bradley
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == From: John Obrien And most of the male superheroes had young side kicks until

[Marxism] James Ridgeway on Alexander Cockburn

2012-07-23 Thread Louis Proyect
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == http://www.motherjones.com/media/2012/07/ridgeway-alexander-cockburn

Re: [Marxism] James Ridgeway on Alexander Cockburn

2012-07-23 Thread Ralph Johansen
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == I liked the way he dismissed Christopher Hitchens when on stage with him, calling

Re: [Marxism] Dark Knight as fascist propaganda

2012-07-23 Thread Tom Cod
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == yeah but like homicidal maniac, or gangster, or psycho, or gun thug, it is not

[Marxism] Stop torture of Pakistani 'prisoners of climate change crisis'

2012-07-23 Thread Peter Boyle
== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. == LETTER OF APPEAL: Urgent action needed to stop torture of Pakistani 'prisoners of

[Marxism-Thaxis] Grain prices spike as US crops fail

2012-07-23 Thread c b
http://wsws.org/articles/2012/jul2012/corn-j21.shtml Grain prices spike as US crops fail By Naomi Spencer 21 July 2012 The worst drought in the United States in more than half a century poses widespread crop failures in most of the nation’s agricultural states and a spike in the cost of staple

[Marxism-Thaxis] The Manifest Destiny of Artificial Intelligence

2012-07-23 Thread c b
[June 23 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing, one of the founders of the theory and practice of computing. Among Turing's many original contributions were his explorations of the topic of artificial (or machine) intelligence. To mark the Turing centennial we recommend this

[Marxism-Thaxis] In California the Republican Party has become a cult

2012-07-23 Thread c b
Perishable Democracy IN CALIFORNIA THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS BECOME WHAT IT SHOULD BE ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY, A CULT. “It’s no longer a statewide party,” said Allan Hoffenblum, who worked for 30 years as a Republican consultant in California. “They are down to 30 percent, which makes it impossible

[Marxism-Thaxis] Tearing Away the Veils: The Communist Manifesto

2012-07-23 Thread c b
Carl Davidsonposted toAdvocates of Communism A new post added on the OUL Blog today, a fascinating new introduction to the Communist Manifesto by Marshall Berman, first run in Dissent. Among other things, it mention study group on Marx among Wall Streeters these days trying to figure out what's