Re: In the News today

2004-08-08 Thread Seth Sandronsky
August 8, 2004 CBS-TV ran a report on the unreliability of online news and information last night. The fledgling SF politician below was cited. My wife and I went to see “Maria Full of Grace” today. It is a wonderful film that humanizes the lives of some Colombian women trapped by the global econ

California, Take Back the Green Party!

2004-08-08 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
California, Take Back the Green Party! "There's a little rebellion starting," [Peter] Camejo said this week. Camejo said in California, the bastion of Green registration, "it's a fact: The majority of the party wants to put Nader/Camejo on the ballot." (Carla Marinucci, "Nader's Ballot Hopes Hinge

Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

2004-08-08 Thread Waistline2
An invitation to any public forum is important. I have had an opportunity to speak in Churches before . . . Detroit and Montgomery Alabama and did work with the old Theology in the Americas Movement . . . as well as public speaking and giving written reports to trade union members on a weekly and

Greens For Nader Update: Rigged Convention Divides Green Party (Sign and Forward This)

2004-08-08 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 03:04:28 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Greens For Nader Update: Rigged Convention Divides Green Party Greens For Nader Update: Rigged Convention Divides Green Party 2004.08.08 00:04:27 --

Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

2004-08-08 Thread Dan Scanlan
On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Dan Scanlan wrote: Moveon began in protest of the Clinton impeachment. It began as a letter that took a life of its own. I'd like to know more about this. I've been asked to perform at a benefit for MoveOn and need to decide. There's an extensive profile of the MoveOn and their

never mind

2004-08-08 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: never mind Moveon began in protest of the Clinton impeachment.  It began as a letter that took a life of its own. Never mind, Michael, about more on this. I found what seems to be the whole story at http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=MoveOn/History. Dan

Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

2004-08-08 Thread Michael Pollak
On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Dan Scanlan wrote: Moveon began in protest of the Clinton impeachment. It began as a letter that took a life of its own. I'd like to know more about this. I've been asked to perform at a benefit for MoveOn and need to decide. There's an extensive profile of the MoveOn and their

Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

2004-08-08 Thread Michael Perelman
A Berkeley couple just sent out an email during the impeachment, appealing for politics to moveon to more important stuff. The letter took on a life of its own & eventually began an to become an organization. Soros gave them some money. On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 11:32:37AM -0700, Dan Scanlan wrote

monetarism & paranoia

2004-08-08 Thread Michael Perelman
So the Jobs Report Is Dismal. The Fed Has No Place to Go but Up. By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER New York Times August 8, 2004 That will Fed policy makers do this week in the face of surprisingly weak job growth in the last two months? Raise interest rates, of course. Despite the awkward timing of the Fed

Re: [Marxism] Jonathan Schell on the DP's prowar stance

2004-08-08 Thread Dan Scanlan
Moveon began in protest of the Clinton impeachment. It began as a letter that took a life of its own. Michael, I'd like to know more about this. I've been asked to perform at a benefit for MoveOn and need to decide. (I don't want to help fund a Kerry front.) Dan Scanlan

US Labor Against War leaflet for 8/29 NYC demo vs. war, Bush (text only)

2004-08-08 Thread Fred Feldman
Join Labor At the RNC to Tell Bush & Kerry: U.S. Out of Iraq & Bring the Troops Home Now! .End War & Occupation in Palestine, Afghanistan, Everywhere! .Stop Bush's War on Workers - At Home & Abroad! .Fund Jobs, Health Care & Schools - Not War! .Fight Racism - Defend Immigrant, Civil & Labor Rights!

In the News today

2004-08-08 Thread Michael Perelman
The Sacramento Bee juxtaposed to stories today, perhaps accidentally, regarding hoaxes. In one case, a young man who wanted to publicize his run for supervisor in San Francisco faked his own beheading. I understand that the authorities want to punish him as severely as possible. In the other sto

on Venezuelan polls, etc

2004-08-08 Thread michael a. lebowitz
Re: Loath by the rich: Why Hugo Chavez is heading for a stunning victory by Perelman, Michael 08 August 2004 03:03 UTC < < < Thread Index > > > Right wing polls show Chavez loosing.  Isn't that correct, Michael L? With the possibility of fraud, can we really expect a victory? --- Michae

Re: Venezuela rightists falter

2004-08-08 Thread Perelman, Michael
With respect to this article, again, the polls here are supposed to be close. The Venezuela site says that they opposition polls show Chavez winning. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Venezuela rightists falter

2004-08-08 Thread Louis Proyect
NY Times, August 8, 2004 Venezuela's Opposition Loses Momentum By JUAN FORERO CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 6 - Pompeyo Márquez, with his shaggy mustache, tuft of white hair and craggy voice, is the new face of Venezuela's opposition movement, and therein may lie the problem. After the opposition's f