Jerry, I had the exact same reaction Doug did. Of course you can't summarize _Capital_ in thirty seconds but you can bring out its main points and say what its chief contribution is. Enough anyway, to demonstrate that it makes an important contribution. So, how about it: _Spectres of Marx_ in thirty seconds? Or fifteen or ninety if you like. Cheers, Tavis On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, Doug Henwood wrote: > At 7:55 PM 10/31/96, Gerald Levy wrote: > > >Oh, yeah: why don't you ask him to summarize _Capital_ for a 30 second > >soundbite for "Nightline"? > > How about: > > "Beginning with an analysis of that strange but unexamined thing, the > commodity, Marx examines the human social relations behind its creation and > sale, uncovering exploitation and violence behind the facade of peaceful > exchange. He then broadens his inquiry to cover the system as a whole, > first by examining what today is called the "real" economy - investment, > growth, the relations between economic sectors - and then turning to a > prescient analysis of the seemingly unreal worlds of money and credit." > > Took me 24 seconds in my radio mode. > > Doug > > -- > > Doug Henwood > Left Business Observer > 250 W 85 St > New York NY 10024-3217 > USA > +1-212-874-4020 voice > +1-212-874-3137 fax > email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html> > > >
