Time to read Dimitrov!
The danger of fascism remains everywhere under conditions of bourgeois
democracy.
Not just in abstract. People get killed. The whole political spectrum
lurches to the right.
As the arithmetic shows, groups to the left of Jospin (who was not
particularly 'Third Way'
From Saturday's IMF press conference:-
QUESTION: [inaudible]...have suggested that it is time to resume the
allocation of special drawing rights. The G-24 also made a proposal that
the rich countries should allocate their portion of the [inaudible] SDRs
into a special fund for development. I
Not so, but because the sort of left opportunism and
disguised imperialism that Jospin's politics
represents could drive france further to the right and
to the left_ polarisation. also because french
imperial interests abroad are undermined by the US.
and because of a litany of reasons least of
G'day Ali, Sabri and Chris,
Quoth Ali,
Not so, but because the sort of left opportunism and
disguised imperialism that Jospin's politics
represents could drive france further to the right and
to the left_ polarisation. also because french
imperial interests abroad are undermined by the US.
Oh, and I think a presidential election in which half the country's
voters don't get to express themselves might be a good chance to get
preferential voting up. The spontaneous demonstrations in French cities
that are under way as we speak must be channelled to some good purpose,
surely? If it
At 09:56 AM 4/22/2002 +0530, D.Parthasarathy wrote:
An Australian aboriginal scholar had exactly the same perspective on the
coups in Fiji against democratically elected governments. Since the
governments were led by people of Indian origin, and the coups were
accompanied by attacks on them,
Chris Burford:
Time to read Dimitrov!
For PEN-L'ers who are not up on Communist Party history, Dmitrov was the
head of the Comintern in the late 30s. His contribution to revolutionary
strategy was the People's Front that advocated electoral blocs between
socialist and capitalist parties. It lead
G'day Penfolk,
Just been watching some footage the national public service broadcaster
must've acquired quietly from a human being within the private
enterprise incarceration firm that 'looks after' middle-eastern refugees
who manage actually to get to Australia. As a reward for escaping
If all the energy going into condemning Greens, Trots, and
what-not was devoted to thinking how the moderate left could
fashion a stable, governing, productive majority, it might just
happen.
In the end, Gore and Jospin, despite huge advantages in
money and media coverage relative to their left
Globalization strikes home.
Hyundai's unions formed the core of the militant Korean Confederation of
Trade Unions.
TS
Labor Proposal Tipped Scales for Hyundai Alabama Plant
Chosun Ilbo (South Korea's most conservative newspaper)
April 22
Hyundai Motor was found to have chosen Alabama as the
Could the French election represent the end of the turd way, as Rob called
it? Could it lead to more energetic organization? What does the rise in
the non-voters mean? How much to the right of Gore is Chirac?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
Louis writes:Carrying out the sort of tepid reformism characteristic of the
Peoples Front, the socialist Jospin has done little to distinguish himself
from the bourgeois politicians, so no wonder many workers decided to stay
home.
I agree. I doubt that the Trotskyists in France got the votes
Michael Perelman asks:
...How much to the right of Gore is Chirac?
--
By American standards, Chirac is clearly to the left of Gore.
Shane Mage
Michael Perelman asks:
...How much to the right of Gore is Chirac?
--
By American standards, Chirac is clearly to the left of Gore.
Shane Mage
That's true. Additionally, there is very little difference between Chirac's
party ant the Socialist one, but the ways of doing the same
La Lettre de l'irép
n° 11, 22-04-02
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http://www.edu-irep.org
- Un judéo-nazisme est-il possible? Ou: de l'urgence de comprendre
Auschwitz
Is a Judaeo-Nazim possible? Or: of the urgency of understanding auschwitz
http://www.edu-irep.org/forum_6.htm
irép
BP
Venezuela coup linked to Bush team
Specialists in the 'dirty wars' of the Eighties encouraged the plotters who
tried to topple President Chavez
Observer Worldview
Ed Vulliamy in New York
Sunday April 21, 2002
The Observer
The failed coup in Venezuela was closely tied to senior officials in
I would like to know how accurate Romain's account is. How much were his
voters reacting against immigration and crime vs. Maastricht and
capitalist Globalization?
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 06:06:06PM +0200, Romain Kroes wrote:
French people who voted for Le Pen have not become fascists,
- Original Message -
From: Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED]
New York Times/April 18, 2002
ECONOMIC SCENE
Government Needs to Prime the Pump
By JEFF MADRICK
But the financial risks are high. And neither information technology nor
free markets have eliminated the business
Pressure of work
Two models of capitalism, Anglo-Saxon and European, are on offer - and we've made
the wrong choice
Madeleine Bunting
Monday April 22, 2002
The Guardian
Across Europe, a major battle is developing over work. How hard do you need to
work? What kind of job security can you
I would like to know how accurate Romain's account is. How much were his
voters reacting against immigration and crime vs. Maastricht and
capitalist Globalization?
Michael Perelman
The question of immigration has not been an important matter in political
discourses, even Le Pen's, for
Chris Burford, in the name of Stalin (aka Dimitrov) invokes a
completely nonexistent fascist menace and thereby supports--Chirac!
Typical.
Shane Mage
Thunderbolt steers all
things.
Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 64
Time to read
- Original Message -
From: Max B. Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Democratic left [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lbo-Talk
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; Pen-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: Palestine Vietnam
This is aimed at a couple of different lists, so parts of
it that
Romain writes:
It is in the traditional communist places (Seine St
Denis, Pas de Calais, Loraine, etc.) that Le Pen got
the higher scores, not in the richest places
where are traditionnally living the rightists and
the fascists. And this is the responsibility of the
French communist party.
Today's reading is from the Book of Corporate Life, Chapter 1, verses
1-15:
1. In the beginning was the Plan.
2. And then came the Assumptions.
3. And the Assumptions were without form.
4. And the Plan was without Substance.
5. And darkness was upon the face of the Workers.
6. And the
If it's not too obvious, it seems worth saying that the
Middle East complex of issues -- fundamentalism, terrorist
attacks on the U.S., oil, and Palestine -- is what will
dominate U.S. political discourse for some time to come,
much in the way that SE Asia did in decades past. The
future
There is also an academic zoo, particularly in the US, and I
would be happy to see a debate on that here on PEN-L, given that
there are many academicians here. I believe, as indicated in the
article Ian sent, like the French, the US academicians deserve
the right to be lazy every now and then.
Sympathy, but no cash
Apr 22nd 2002
From The Economist Global Agenda
As Argentinas financial crisis continues to deepen, any hopes
that new help might soon be forthcoming from the International
Monetary Fund have quickly faded. Argentina will have to deliver
concrete reforms first
CROCODILE
- Original Message -
From: Max Sawicky [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:25283] RE: Re: Palestine Vietnam
If it's not too obvious, it seems worth saying that the
Middle East complex of issues -- fundamentalism, terrorist
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:37:56 -0400
From: jordan flaherty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Bethlehem to Jenin to Nablus
X-Originating-IP: [62.219.240.47]
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Notes from an international civilian in Palestine
April 20, 2002
The horrors I've
Iraqi Kurds Planning to Oust Saddam
By Salah Nasrawi
Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press
Monday, April 22, 2002
CAIRO, Egypt -- Leaders of the two main Kurdish parties that control northern
Iraq met with U.S. officials last week to coordinate efforts to remove Saddam
Hussein from
Sabri writes: I believe, as indicated in the article Ian sent, like the
French, the US academicians deserve the right to be lazy every now and
then.
sh*t, if I weren't lazy, I wouldn't have time to participate in pen-l.
Academically yours,
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 22/04/02 14:13 -0400, you wrote:
Chris Burford, in the name of Stalin (aka Dimitrov) invokes a
completely nonexistent fascist menace and thereby supports--Chirac!
I know we all speed read, but this is a bizarre and baseless interpretation
of my letter.
Nor do I wish to imply that radical
This article claims that the Alabama giveaway to Mercedes was a good deal
of the state. It was, of course, about $170,000 in incentives per job.
Brooks, Rick. 2002. Big Incentives Won Alabama a Piece of the Auto
Industry. Wall Street Journal (3 April): p. A1.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics
Today's WSJ has another one of those op-ed pieces saying a corporation
cannot commit a crime; only individuals can. These people want to give
the corps. all the benefits of individuals [free speech, etc.], but
immunity from penalties.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State
At 11:17 AM 21/04/2002 +0800, Grant wrote:
That wasn't my contention, which is more accurately that except for actual
formal/military imperialism, (e.g. Britain in India) imperialist and
imperialised have always been poles on a notional axis, rather than being
distinct and permanent things. I
Jim writes:
Sabri writes: I believe, as indicated in the
article Ian sent, like the French, the US academicians
deserve the right to be lazy every now and
then.
sh*t, if I weren't lazy, I wouldn't have time to
participate in pen-l.
Hey, not all of them are like you, you bloody sectarian.
Of all the Supremes on the bench, only Rehnquist has explicitly come out against
corporate 'personhood.' Frightening eh? According to a former attorney [who's
currently researching the California constitutional convention] I spoke to over the
weekend, the corps. are full throttle explicitly
from SLATE's on-line news summary:The [Wall Street JOURNAL's] Max Boot
writes a column today in support of the peacekeepers. He notes, History is
replete with examples of U.S. troops doing precisely such missions, and for
the most part with considerable success. In our history lesson for the day,
April 2002: U.S.-made bomblet kills boy and woman in Vietnam
Reuters. April 22, 2002
HANOI -- An 11-year-old boy and middle-aged woman were killed and three
people hurt when a U.S.-made bomblet left over from the Vietnam War
exploded at the weekend.
An official of the People's Committee of Ky
- Original Message -
From: Ian Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:49 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:25295] Re: Hypocrites
Of all the Supremes on the bench, only Rehnquist has explicitly come out against
corporate 'personhood.' Frightening eh? According
No doubt protecting Roosevelt's grandpa, Captain Delano's opium shipments.
A noble mission indeed.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 03:46:56PM -0700, Devine, James wrote:
from SLATE's on-line news summary:The [Wall Street JOURNAL's] Max Boot
writes a column today in support of the peacekeepers. He
Some of which probably coursed through C S Pierce's synaptic gaps..
- Original Message -
From: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:02 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:25300] Re: gunboat diplomacy
No doubt protecting Roosevelt's grandpa,
The Times of India
SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2002
Indo-Russia pact to sell Sukhois to Malaysia
PTI
NEW DELHI: Russia wants India to participate in the development of Sukhoi
aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force as the fighter jet sought by
Kuala Lumpur would be a derivative of SU-30 MKI, which
From the Corradi article on Argentina in Chilcote-Edelstein, Latin
America: the struggle with dependency and beyond:
An officer in the ministry of war, an important member of the GOU,
Colonel Juan D. Perón, had asked and obtained the job of running the
labor department.
Perón was intelligent
Bill R:
Thanks for a very interesting post and the references, which I haven't had
time to check yet.
I haven't been able to pinpoint the exact quote, but somewhere in _Capital_
Marx (slightly tongue-in-cheek) quotes Adam Smith saying that all entrepôts
are barbaric; Marx's point being that
of the democratic
contract is downright dangerous.
Full at:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/oneworld/20020422/
wl_oneworld/1032_1019487948
Oneworld at:
http://www.oneworld.net
It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when. We will see.
Sabri
==
Concerns mount around lira's strength
Turkish Daily News
April 22, 2002
Concerns have recently mounted around the strength in the value
of the lira, which was once regarded as a blessing that could
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