[Marxism] Harvey Kurtzman

2009-08-09 Thread Louis Proyect
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/books/review/Heller-t.html NY Times Book Review, August 9, 2009 Visuals The Art of Rebellion By STEVEN HELLER If not for Mad magazine, there might never have been (in no particular order) 1960s youth culture, underground comics, Wacky Packs, “Laugh-In,”

[Marxism] Paris Hilton building $325k house for her dogs

2009-08-09 Thread Louis Proyect
(hat tip to Doug Henwood) The Huffington Post August 9, 2009 by Cameron Sinclair Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity and the Open Architecture Network I thought it was a joke. You know, now twitter has recovered from its Thursday trauma some pranksters start spreading rumors that Paris

Re: [Marxism] Clinton: behind the scenes, we were doing a lot

2009-08-09 Thread Shane Mage
On Aug 9, 2009, at 10:27 PM, Eli Stephens wrote: ...when it comes to MY OWN COUNTRY... *your* country perhaps. The workers have no fatherland. Shane Mage This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going

[Marxism-Thaxis] Eating Less May Extend Your Lifespan -- But Is it Worth It?

2009-08-09 Thread c b
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/141792/eating_less_may_extend_your_lifespan_--_but_is_it_worth_it/ Eating Less May Extend Your Lifespan -- But Is it Worth It? By Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. Posted August 8, 2009. Recent studies indicate cutting your diet by 30 percent of what you're

[Marxism-Thaxis] IS THE U.S. ON THE BRINK OF FASCISM?

2009-08-09 Thread c b
IS THE U.S. ON THE BRINK OF FASCISM? By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future There are dangerous currents running through America's politics and the way we confront them is crucial. http://www.alternet.org/rights/141819/is_the_u.s._on_the_brink_of_fascism/

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] The Detroit Election: notes. response 1, 2 and 3.

2009-08-09 Thread Waistline2
CB: From a historical and structural perspective, the white power structure and racism are still the proximate cause of Detroit's mess. To take a symbolic exemplar, Detroit still suffers from the racist Reaganite Engler's policy, ending the state welfare system, stealing all the school