At 02/05/02 19:44 -0400, Louis Proyect wrote:
On Thu, 02 May 2002 23:24:33 +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
While would-be marxists may have a low opinion
of bourgeois elections, it was something of a
problem that the German Nazi Party did come
first in the elections in 1933 and their leader
was
There was a lot of anxiety in England about the local elections yesterday,
following the success of Le Pen in France.
Despite an attitude survey before the election that the Labour Party had
failed to deliver on all its election promises except the economy, its
losses after the second general
Chris writes:
The only tactically sound and strategically
correct position for genuine left-wingers
within a united front is *not* one of complete
unity. They should struggle to strengthen the
united front *while* getting a hearing from more
people and strengthening the forces of the left
Jurriaan
I can't locate any official stats on union membership in New Zealand. The
abstract below gives some idea. It looks like the full paper is not on the
internet, but you can order it from the Industrial Relations Centre at Victoria
University - see
Given the previous interest in the list on the contribution of sheep and cows to
greenhouse gases, I thought it my comradely duty to relay the following.
Bill
Motoring to Kyoto - on a tank full of cow
Press 2 May 02, p.2 (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Belching and farting are considered the
On Thu, 02 May 2002 21:08:06 -0700, Sabri Oncu wrote:
Louis,
Why should French socialists not work on
building the ranks of the left while sharpening
its understanding of class principles and vote
for Chirac at the same time to ensure that Le
Pen is stopped this time? If they vote Chirac on
May
On Thu, 02 May 2002 21:08:06 -0700, Sabri Oncu wrote:
Louis,
Why should French socialists not work on
building the ranks of the left while sharpening
its understanding of class principles and vote
for Chirac at the same time to ensure that Le
Pen is stopped this time? If they vote Chirac on
On Fri, 03 May 2002 08:06:12 +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
Despite the expectation of losing votes badly
compared to their high point of the general
election, Labour Party losses were modest. In
what should be a good time for them, there are
no signs that the Conservative Party is in a
position
Davies, Daniel wrote:
1) How does one use one's vote to promote socialism in a two-candidate
race between a conservative and a fascist?
Didn't some people once say After Hitler, us?
Doug
On Fri, 3 May 2002 13:43:26 +0100, Davies, Daniel wrote:
Two questions:
1) How does one use one's vote to promote
socialism in a two-candidate race between a
conservative and a fascist?
In a sense, your question reveals a different understanding of the
role of elections. I agree with Lenin's
(Posted to Marxmail by Ed George)
[Anthony Giddens is the man generally accredited with founding the
ideology of the 'third way', the ideological camouflage preferred by
neo-liberal European social democracy, the most complete practitioner
of which generally being held to be Tony Blair. This
Oh these brits they're sharp.
Giddens: In the US, Bush won - by the skin of his teeth -
only because Ralph Nader took away votes from Al Gore.
LOL. Everyone knows it was Monica Moorehead's fault!!
mbs
(Posted to Marxmail by Ed George)
[Anthony Giddens is the man generally accredited
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15403
The Enron nine
By William Greider
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=13260
Critical Perspectives of Wars, Classes, Empires
Screening: _Frontiers of Dreams and Fears_
(Dir. Mai Masri, 2001)
Shot during the liberation of South Lebanon and the beginning of the
Al Aqsa Intifada, _Frontiers of Dreams and Fears_ accompanies two
young girls on an extraordinary journey to
Critical Perspectives on Wars, Classes, Empires
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN
Speaker: Margaret Mills
Chair, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, OSU
Margaret Mills is widely regarded as a leading specialist in the
popular culture of the Persian and Farsi-speaking world. Her book,
Rhetorics and
In planning an upcoming project, the Financial Markets Center is trying to
identify organizations, individual researchers or publications that have
taken a critical look at: a) (overall) efforts by corporations, foundations,
ideological interest groups and traditional econ ed organizations to
EPI's labor market mavens Mishel/Bernstein/Boushey look pretty
good now, with their prediction of 6.5 UE by the end of the year.
We could be in for a double-dip.
See:
http://www.epinet.org/webfeatures/econindicators/jobspict.html
http://www.epinet.org/Issuebriefs/ib176.html
quoth Max:
EPI's labor market mavens Mishel/Bernstein/Boushey look pretty
good now, with their prediction of 6.5 UE by the end of the year.
We could be in for a double-dip.
it's true that we may see a double-dip, as rising unemployment collides with
the existing consumer indebtedness, causing
Devine, James wrote:
But we are seeing a
proletarian recession, a steady and sustained rise in the unemployment
rate and, to AG's glee, a move toward above the NAIRU. He's even thinking of
hiking interest rates...
Eh? How do you know? The collective wisdom of Wall Street is that no
such hike
What is left out from Louis's comments is that as a matter of fact many
left-wing voters WILL vote for Chirac simply to keep Le Pen out (after all,
the presidency is a very powerful position in the French state), without
having any illusions about the nature of rightwing politics or about
You're right, I don't know. My info is a little on on this, but the talk on
the street (as I understand it) is that he's thinking of raising rates at
the end of the year or a year from now. I'm sorry if I implied that he's
going to do it _now_.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 03 May 2002 22:40:40 +0200, Jurriaan Bendien wrote:
What is left out from Louis's comments is that
as a matter of fact many left-wing voters WILL
vote for Chirac simply to keep Le Pen out (after
all, the presidency is a very powerful position
in the French state), without having any
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At 03/05/02 08:52 -0400, you wrote:
On Fri, 03 May 2002 08:06:12 +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
Despite the expectation of losing votes badly
compared to their high point of the general
election, Labour Party losses were modest. In
what should be a good time for them, there are
no signs that
In the tolerant Netherlands a racist called Pim Fortuijn (whose style
accessories include a butler) has recently won 30% of the vote in Rotterdam
on a platform of barring all foreigners from entry to the country.
He is particularly hostile to people of islamic faith.
He has just launched his
At 03/05/02 08:29 -0400, Louis Proyect wrote:
My last post on this question dealt with the treachery of the SP. But
the CP was equally culpable. It refused to bloc with the SP, which it
called Social Fascist.
Absolutely. An example of all struggle is wrong.
Chris Burford
What a coincidence. Just an hour ago I was looking for some
info on this character. On the 23rd of April the NYT byline of
Alan Riding, in his piece on LePen said that Pim Fortuyn was
an ex-marxist sociologist. Michael Pugliese--- Original Message
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To:
See, Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Marxists, by Larry Ceplair,
Columbia Univ. Press. David Beetham has a similiar book. A new
huge book ($35, pb.) by Geoff Eley on the 20th century Euroleft
also has extensive background. Michael Pugliese P.S. The Communist
Movement, two. vols. by Fernando
I am glad to see that you are formatting your messages.
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 05:03:22PM -0700, michael pugliese wrote:
See, Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Marxists, by Larry Ceplair,
Columbia Univ. Press. David Beetham has a similiar book. A new
huge book ($35, pb.) by Geoff Eley on the
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Date: 5/3/02 12:55:28 PM
AP Worldstream
May 3, 2002
Modest losses for Blair in local ballot; small gain for right-wing
extremists Changes dateline from Oldham
BETH GARDINER; Associated Press Writer
BURNLEY, England -
Dog days for the dollar
Paul O'Neill abandons the traditional mantra of US treasury secretaries and
hands the foreign exchange markets a loaded gun
Larry Elliott and Charlotte Denny
Friday May 3, 2002
The Guardian
The US treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill, may now be wishing he had invoked
his
Pim Fortuyn is not a fascist, and has publicly dissociated himself from Le
Pen. He is best seen as a maverick, eclectic small bourgeois, who tries to
shake up the political establishment from its complacency by raking up the
sore spots in Dutch society. There's the immigration issue, the
The Economic Times
Friday, May 03, 2002
Bloodletting is no cure
Jeffrey D Sachs
When Argentina's financial crisis first exploded, I pinned the primary
responsibility on Argentina itself, rather than on international
institutions such as the IMF.
Now, half-an-year later, the balance of
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