Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Socialist Green Bay Packers Win Superbowl

2011-02-09 Thread CeJ
Good points CB. And since professional sports are used worldwide to distract us from ourselves, this would be a good starting point to get people and communities to take back their lives and communities. And about the federal government equity in banks and auto makers. Yes, I wish the federal gove

[Marxism-Thaxis] HR 5204: The 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act

2011-02-09 Thread c b
HR 5204: The 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act (Proposed by Rep. John Conyers, D – MI in the 111th Congress) The 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act (Act) proposed by Rep. John Conyers is designed to address the jobs deficit that is the fundamental problem facing the US econo

[Marxism-Thaxis] Al Jazeera English: Live Stream

2011-02-09 Thread c b
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[Marxism-Thaxis] Pro-labor journalist, Dine, writes for right-wing Washington Times ?

2011-02-09 Thread c b
The Washington Times http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times The Washington Times The Washington Times front page.jpg TypeDaily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner News World Media Development Founded 1982 HeadquartersWashington, D.C. Official websitewashingtont

[Marxism-Thaxis] DINE: Egyptian workers key element in uprising

2011-02-09 Thread c b
DINE: Egyptian workers key element in uprising By Philip Dine -The Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION: The extensive press coverage of the evolving situation in Egypt, though seeming to cover every angle from the use of social media to the nuances of the American administration's approach to the

[Marxism-Thaxis] Stop Gambling On Hunger

2011-02-09 Thread c b
Stop Gambling On Hunger http://stopgamblingonhunger.com/ Remember $4 gasoline and global food riots in 2008? Deregulation of U.S. commodity markets in the 1990s and 2000 was a significant cause of those high food and energy prices. Even with the reforms in the recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Stree

[Marxism-Thaxis] Mass protests and strikes escalate as Egyptians reject “orderly transition”

2011-02-09 Thread c b
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/feb2011/egyp-f09.shtml Mass protests and strikes escalate as Egyptians reject “orderly transition” By Bill Van Auken 9 February 2011 Cairo’s Tahrir square was filled with the largest demonstration yet Tuesday, as masses of Egyptians rejected the “orderly transit

[Marxism-Thaxis] Not About Islam, Stupid!

2011-02-09 Thread c b
Not About Islam, Stupid! 0 Feb 08 2011 by Sumaiya Hamdani [Image from unknown archive] [Image from unknown archive] http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/590/its-not-about-islam-stupid “Yes We Can” Since the flight of Tunisia’s Ben Ali on January 14th, there has apparently been a breakthrough in

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] Socialist Green Bay Packers Win Superbowl

2011-02-09 Thread c b
Thanks CJ Another point is that since the taxpayers are putting so much money into the stadiums, they should already have part ownership interest in the sports teams. It's like the US should own the big banks it bailed out. If private enterprises can't make it without government subsidy, they a