[Marxism] (fwd) Iceland government plans 30% cuts in public spending as thousands protest

2009-08-18 Thread Les Schaffer
[forwarded for Joonas Laine] Icelanders are angry but will make sacrifices By Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Published: August 13 2009 18:53 | Last updated: August 13 2009 18:53

[Marxism] European recovery explained

2009-08-18 Thread Louis Proyect
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/What-Does-Europe-Have-That-We/7705/ August 17, 2009, 10:00 AM ET What Does Europe Have That We Don't? By Teresa Ghilarducci France, Germany, and most European nations are pulling out of the global recession faster than the U.S. Euro-zone GDP is down 0.4 percent:

Re: [Marxism] (Keep your cold and analytical hands off my orgasms please) was: Another forward from Rosa L. - Analytic Marxsim

2009-08-18 Thread Dogan Gocmen
Rosa L. makes claims and, on the contrary to any reasonable philosopher, does not give any reason. She says dialectical philosophy is conservative. This is fine. But expects me to prove the contrary. Why shall I do her job? She is the one to give reason, not me to prove the contrary. So if she

Re: [Marxism] Woodstock, or how art lasts longer than politics

2009-08-18 Thread Tom Cod
well, some of us knew him as Tricky Dick BTW, asked for it, I would have answered that Lyndon B. Johnson had been POTUS during the time of the Woodstock festival. I would have to research papers to verify... But if it shall be Richard Nixon, so be it. It is not important. BTW, I could

Re: [Marxism] District 9

2009-08-18 Thread Bhaskar Sunkara
The Bourne Supremacy drove me insane with it, but it didn't too bother me during District 9. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Louis Proyect l...@panix.com wrote: gregoryabut...@aol.com wrote: Apparently, I saw a different District 9 than Prarie Miller and Armond White did! After seeing

Re: [Marxism] Woodstock, or how art lasts longer than politics

2009-08-18 Thread Tom Cod
and you've got to be a devotee of 'post-modern' dime novels to use CIA like lingolike POTUS. _ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook.

Re: [Marxism] Woodstock, or how art lasts longer than politics

2009-08-18 Thread Einde O'Callaghan
Tom Cod wrote: and you've got to be a devotee of 'post-modern' dime novels to use CIA like lingolike POTUS. No, I'm just copying the abbreviation used by several other posters here because I didn't want to waste time writing it out in full. If the CIA use such terms it's news to me! My

Re: [Marxism] Woodstock, or how art lasts longer than politics

2009-08-18 Thread Les Schaffer
Néstor Gorojovsky wrote: Well, there are some 5.7 billion people outside USofAm. Maybe a few won´t remember that Nixon ruled in 1969, or a few may even ignore who was Nixon. But more than you can guess will find Santana´s solos a masterpiece, etc. i know i do how did his collaboration

[Marxism] Alexander Cockburn RIP

2009-08-18 Thread Louis Proyect
This is not an easy post for me to write. I have been reading Alexander Cockburn for over two decades. He was unlike most progressive writers in that he took the time to critique American liberalism, although always with a tint of a European leftover from the '68 siege on Paris. And like in

[Marxism] District 9

2009-08-18 Thread David McDonald
Behold, you anti-shaky camera fucks, and weep: http://www.strimoo.com/video/15601236/Chimes-at-Midnight-1965-by-Orson-Welles-Veoh.html YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to:

Re: [Marxism] District 9

2009-08-18 Thread Les Schaffer
David McDonald wrote: Behold, you anti-shaky camera fucks, and weep: http://www.strimoo.com/video/15601236/Chimes-at-Midnight-1965-by-Orson-Welles-Veoh.html big deal, so Orson Welles watched Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky one day and decided to try a battle scene himself (a guess)...

Re: [Marxism] District 9

2009-08-18 Thread Mark Lause
Personally, I'm afraid I'll never see another medieval battle scene without waiting to see Peter Cook as Richard III wandering around like he did in Black Adder. ML YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list