[marxmail] (Fwd) online conference, "Rosa Luxemburg at 150," 4–5 March 2021

*Rosa Luxemburg at 150: Revisiting Her Radical Life and Legacy* An online symposium hosted by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung and the International Rosa Luxemburg Society in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of her birth 4–5 March 2021 www.rosalux.de/rosa-at-150

[marxmail] marxist definition of fascism?

Is there a Marxist definition of the term, "fascism"? Or, perhaps, more than one such definition? I'm looking for something which speaks in Marxist concepts, and which isn't one of those "ten signs of fascism" lists. In other words, what is the relationship of the capitalist class to the state,

Re: [marxmail] The Sadism of Eating Real Meat Over Lab Meat

I thank Louis for posting this. Very ecumenical of him. With this issue there are truly many sides from which to stand and observe the issue. This is yet another one, "real meat" but grown in a test tube. I'd certainly try it. I've tried "impossible burger" and found it wanting at several

Re: [marxmail] A piece I'm working on

Nicole Clark says: "Because manufacturing, agricultural, and energy production jobs can be done as well (if not better) without the educational credentials typically desired in many New Economy industries, upward mobility in America starts with these types of jobs. Yet in one of the worst

[marxmail] Ex-NYPD officer charged with assaulting a cop during US Capitol riot

By Charles Davis, the same guy who has written great stuff exposing Assad's propaganda machinery in the USA. https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-nypd-officer-charged-with-assaulting-cop-during-capitol-riot-2021-2 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this

[marxmail] Into battle: a short history of The Rotten Elements group

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[marxmail] Marxism and the origins of ecological criticism (about The Return of Nature of JBF)

The book *The Return of Nature*, by John Bellamy Foster, shows the role played by biologists and scientists from other disciplines, all of whom shared a non-mechanical materialist approach to science, together with several Marxists, in setting up the foundations of ecology, between late 19th and

Re: [marxmail] Query

On 2/23/21 3:44 PM, Ryan via groups.io wrote: What was you all’s take on the /The People, No,/ By Thomas Frank? Not about the guilded age, specifically, but about 19th c populism. I read an excerpt from this in Harper's. Frank's problem going back for decades now is a refusal to see things in

Re: [marxmail] Query

What was you all’s take on the The People, No, By Thomas Frank? Not about the guilded age, specifically, but about 19th c populism. > On Feb 23, 2021, at 12:15 PM, Michael Meeropol wrote: > > The Robber Barons is a popularization of Myers' THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT > AMERICAN FORTUNES --- I

Re: [marxmail] Query

The Robber Barons is a popularization of Myers' THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN FORTUNES --- I do remember The Politicos being pretty good about national elections but really slights the populists --- especially that brief period in the South when Populists made common cause with

[marxmail] Dancing to Ferlinghetti's Beat - CounterPunch.org

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Re: [marxmail] Query

Also and especially Nell Painter. STANDING AT ARMAGEDDON. David Roediger AMS/University of Kansas My new book THE SINKING MIDDLE CLASS: A POLITICAL HISTORY is available for order from OR Books at https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-sinking-middle-class/ From:

Re: [marxmail] Query

I recommend Richard White's "The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896". Like Mark Lause and Howard Zinn, White excels at debunking bourgeois history. His "'It's Your Misfortune and None of My Own': A New History of the American

[marxmail] A piece I'm working on

Greetings comrades. I am working on a piece that I hope to have published, and am near enough to completion that I am willing to let those not involved in its creation read it. It's a Marxist look at environmental policies of Democrats and Republicans over the decades, their affect on the

[marxmail] Lawrence Ferlinghetti Dead at 101

>From City Lights: We are sad to announce that Lawrence Ferlinghetti, distinguished American poet, artist, and founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers, has died in San Francisco, California. He was 101 years old. Ferlinghetti was instrumental in democratizing American literature by

Re: [marxmail] Query

The Robber Barons and The Politicos, both by Matthew Josephson. On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:33 AM Richard Modiano wrote: > I am looking for a one volume history of the US Gilded Age from a Marxist > perspective. Recommendations from comrades are most welcome. > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

[marxmail] National Public Radio -- Alabama: The Newest Union Battleground

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Re: [marxmail] On racism and how to read Hannah Arendt | Diggit Magazine

a dangerous damaging influence on too many people I’ve known during my 82 years > On Feb 23, 2021, at 9:57 AM, Louis Proyect wrote: > > Her discussion of the history of totalitarianism; her concept of ‘the > banality of evil’; her own experience of nazism and being a refugee, of being >

Re: [marxmail] Query

The classic is Mathew Josephson, which is nearly Marxist. Dan My latest book, my first novel. trotskyintijuana.com On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:33 AM Richard Modiano wrote: > I am looking for a one volume history of the US Gilded Age from a Marxist > perspective. Recommendations from comrades

[marxmail] Query

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[marxmail] Rodrigo Nunes: Of what is Bolsonaro the name? / Radical Philosophy

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[marxmail] On racism and how to read Hannah Arendt | Diggit Magazine

Her discussion of the history of totalitarianism; her concept of ‘the banality of evil’; her own experience of nazism and being a refugee, of being stateless; and her thoughts on the contours of the human condition as a plurality have inspired scholars in recent years. As Richard J. Bernstein

Re: [marxmail] The British SWP and Belarus

My response to this is: Crisis, what crisis? At least in this question Tengely-Evan's position is totally consistent with the position of the British SWP and its forerunners since at least Hungary in 1956. There may be many reasons for criticising the British SWP but inconsistency on Eastern

[marxmail] Why the Uprising in Belarus Failed

(You can say the same thing about the USA with Biden and Navalny being the alternative to Trump and Putin. Saying that there must be an agenda centered on social and democratic demands is empty sloganeering unless you can spell out the specific strategy and tactics that will serve as a

[marxmail] The British SWP and Belarus

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Re: [marxmail] Black Artists Take Over New Museum In Stellar Exhibition On Racist Violence In America - Gothamist

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[marxmail] DSA call for resolutions - Time to put meat on the bones of the Debs Caucus?

Interested members of this list who are members should firm up what we see as the most important and viable points we have to offer and propose them. [image: Democratic Socialists of America] Hello

[marxmail] The Day the World Stood Still | Newlines Magazine

In the early hours of Aug. 21, 2013, Scott Cairns was struggling to sleep in his room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus. Cairns was part of a United Nations mission headed by the Swedish scientist Åke Sellström to investigate the regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons. The mission

[marxmail] Beyond Trump and Biden: A Progressive Party Can Rise - CounterPunch.org

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[marxmail] India's Farm Crisis: "They Sell Our Wheat to Us at Thrice the Price" - CounterPunch.org

Laxmibai Kale has been losing a portion of her harvest every year. That’s not been due to excessive rainfall or drought or poor farming techniques. “Our crops are destroyed,” said 60-year-old Laxmibai, “because the/panchayat/allows animals to graze on the land. I’ve lost count of the losses

[marxmail] Cornel West: ‘My Ridiculous Situation at Harvard’

Cornel West: ‘My Ridiculous Situation at Harvard’ The activist and scholar on tenure, respect, and the racial politics of higher ed. By Maximillian Alvarez Cornel West: ‘My Ridiculous Situation at Harvard’ The activist and scholar on tenure, respect, and the racial politics of higher

[marxmail] Black Artists Take Over New Museum In Stellar Exhibition On Racist Violence In America - Gothamist

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[marxmail] Damming Rivers Is Terrible for Human Rights, Ecosystems and Food Security

The rush to dam rivers has had huge consequences. After decades of rampant construction, only37 percent of the world’s rivers remain free-flowing , according toone study

[marxmail] Build New Infrastructure for a Broader Movement

Build New Infrastructure for a Broader Movement by Jeff Ordower, Organizing Upgrade, Feb. 20 https://www.organizingupgrade.com/build-new-infrastructure-for-a-broader-movement/ Organizers can draw so much encouragement from 2020. The uprising in the wake of George Floyd’s murder became the largest

[marxmail] The Sadism of Eating Real Meat Over Lab Meat

(As a contrast to my post on regenerative farming and eating meat. It does accept meat-eating but on the basis of producing it from live animal-cell cultures, which still doesn't address the metabolic rift question.) New Republic Jan Dutkiewicz, Gabriel N. Rosenberg/February 23, 2021 The

Re: [marxmail] "DOES PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT IN HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PATIENTS? EVIDENCE FROM NURSING HOMES"

Interesting. Thank you for posting, Louis. You probably have already seen this, but I found this report in the NY Times a good read. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/opinion/sunday/covid-nursing-homes.html On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 09:55 PM, Louis Proyect wrote: > >