Re: [marxmail] DSA rolls Dem dice in NV; beats the house

When political parties actually had some grassroots networks, this sort of loss of local or state control was less unusual than it is in our time. The national body invariably gets the final say about such things, and, historically, would rather lose than to have the party win without the

[marxmail] Call for contributions to special issue: Karl Marx in his own times

Call for papers Karl Marx in his own times The recent revival of Marx scholarship has shown his relevance to urgent present-day issues. It has sometimes been forgotten that in order to fully appreciate his work, we need to know how it related to issues and movements in his own time.

[marxmail] 'Cold war-era weapon': $100bn US plan to build new nuclear missile sparks concern | Nuclear weapons | The Guardian

The US is building a new $100bn nuclear missile based on a set of flawed and outdated assumptions, a new report by theFederation of American Scientists (FAS) will say. The report, due to be published next week, will argue the planned

[marxmail] Graham Greene Against the World

Graham Greene Against the World Has any other novelist lived a life so steeped in political intrigue? The English novelist Graham Greene in 1975. EVENING STANDARD/GETTY IMAGES New Republic, Scott Bradfield /March 10, 2021 The last

[marxmail] The Bizarre Amazon Boycott That Its Unionizing Workers Never Asked For

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[marxmail] Communists Against the Mafia

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/italian-mafia-communists-socialists-capitalism The article points to the role played by Giuseppi “Peppino” Impastato, a new leftist who was murdered by the Mafia. It turns out that I reviewed a film based on his life for CounterPunch.

[marxmail] Migrant Detainees Find Little Relief Under Biden - In These Times

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[marxmail] The Invisible Economy of Albania’s "Nuse of the House": Gender and Social Reproduction in Albania’s Market Economy - Lefteast

Patriarchal morality and house chores: Do you believe in life after work? The concept of the Albanian “nuse of the house” is deeply embedded in Albanian culture and social norms, to the point that a direct translation in English language would be impossible without sacrificing some of the

[marxmail] Attacks On The Rights Of Transgender People Are Rising; Fight Back - PopularResistance.Org

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[marxmail] The Great Disenchantment: Harry, Meghan & the Monarchy

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[marxmail] Graham Greene Against the World

Long ago, in another life, I gave a paper at Hamilton College in upstate New York. The conference had been called for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ezra Pound (a graduate of the college), and the theme of the conference was something like Literature, Politics, and Economics. Most of the

[marxmail] The Uyghur Genocide: An Examination of China's Breaches of the 1948 Genocide Convention - Newlines Institute

Not convinced that genocide is going on but I imagine that the report has useful data. https://newlinesinstitute.org/uyghurs/the-uyghur-genocide-an-examination-of-chinas-breaches-of-the-1948-genocide-convention/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this

Re: [marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

You do know that Martin Luther King Jr was a religious Marxist, as was Norman Thomas, right? In the Debs era Christian Socialist was one of the most popular periodical in America. Quakers, Catholic Workers, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, all had socialist constituents. Leninist turn

Re: [marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

How does one become a communist? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7160): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7160 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/81176505/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all

[marxmail] A Short History of Uighur Resistance | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist

In a by now familiar pattern, Grayzone has taken up the cause of a powerful and oppressive state against a weaker enemy using a geopolitical litmus test. Since the USA has invaded and occupied dozens of Third World countries for over two hundred years, there’s no point in taking the side of

Re: [marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

The author of the Daily Beast article is ARR (Alexander Reid Ross). He is not only a closet Zionist but a phony besides. See this: https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1369022237534195713 Be sure to read all the comments. I'm not a Jimmy Dore fan at all (my daughter is) and Max

Re: [marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

On 3/10/21 2:04 PM, Steve Heeren wrote: The author of the Daily Beast article is ARR (Alexander Reid Ross). He is not only a closet Zionist but a phony besides.  See this: https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1369022237534195713 Be sure to read all the comments. Here's Charles Davis on

Re: [marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Ever since I became a communist,I was always puzzled by the fact there has never been a uniquely American form of religious Marxism to emerge in the USA. A US equivalent of Latin American Liberation Theology, if you will. No one I have read so far, has yet to provide me an answer for why this

Re: [marxmail] Graham Greene Against the World

Yes, the review is a terrific appreciation of Graham Greene. The Quiet American and the film version of The Third Man are etched in my brain. I have recently been looking at Greene's fascinating letters, edited by Richard Greene. I look forward to RG's bio and the novels you treated in your paper.

Re: [marxmail] The Great Disenchantment: Harry, Meghan & the Monarchy

Is anyone really thinking of H as progressives or revolutionaries or even as groovy rebels?  What we seem to have here is a pair of narcissistic parasites who want the remittance without the pettifogging "duties," much like that predecessor pair of self-centered reprobates, the Duke and Duchess

Re: [marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 9:37 AM Louis Proyect wrote: > Their podcasts and shows are full of Boogaloos, “deep state” conspiracies, and even “great replacement” talking points. Which side is this, again? > https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-dirtbag-left-stars-are-flirting-with-the-far-right by

Re: [marxmail] Moe's Bookstore in Berkeley CA is organized

Citing 'many incidents' of 'poor safety,' Berkeley institution Moe's Books unionizes According to a press release issued by

Re: [marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

I'm a former fan of Jimmy Dore, but The Daily Beast is packed with DNC shills, who bought into the Russiagate nonsense, so I say they're all dirtbags. The Daily Beast, and Dirt are both right to question where Dore got the money to buy, and upgrade, the property in Studio City, of all places.

[marxmail] Amazon and the Breaking of Baltimore

ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Opinion Amazon and the Breaking of Baltimore Regional inequality has deepened across the country. ByAlec MacGillis Mr.

[marxmail] PRESS RELEASE: CALLING ALL RI SUPPORTERS OF HOWIE HAWKINS 2020

THE OCEAN STATE GREEN PARTY WANTS TO TALK WITH YOU! View this email in your browser [image: Logo] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. CONTACT: KENNETH O’CONNOR *oceanstat...@mail.com* Are you a Rhode Islander who supported the Green

[marxmail] Moe's Bookstore in Berkeley CA is organized

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[marxmail] Beth Moore, a Prominent Evangelical, Splits With Southern Baptists

Beth Moore, a Prominent Evangelical, Splits With Southern Baptists A teacher on biblical topics, she cited the “staggering” disorientation of seeing denominational leaders support Donald J. Trump, among other issues. *

[marxmail] Roundtable on China – Spectre Journal

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Re: [marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Religion and religious affectation are the sign and seal of the American bourgeois outlook and the principal means by which the population of this country are enslaved and prevented from critical thinking.  It's despicable and contemptible that purported Marxist revolutionaries should be

Re: [marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

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[marxmail] “The Future in the Past”: Anarcho-primitivism and the Critique of Civilization Today

must read article https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08935696.2020.1727256 “The Future in the Past”: Anarcho-primitivism and the Critique of Civilization Today Chamsy el-Ojeili & Dylan Taylor Pages 168-186 | Published online: 29 Apr 2020 Download citation

[marxmail] The experience of Cubans living in the US

I don’t know how representative these stories are. I believe that some back in Cuba will have access to these accounts. ken h Hotel Kansas City https://havanatimesenespanol.org/diarios/erasmo-calzadilla/hotel-kansas-city/

[marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

So ignorance and superstition, should be welcomed and promoted - and kept despite their harm to others. There are many who are faith believers - and want a patriarchy and want private property and state religion. They want anti-sex views and destruction of this planet's sustainable