On Feb. 9, the Brecht Forum informed the teacher of its course on
Capital, Marx's Capital and Alternatives to Capital, Andrew
Kliman, that it does not want him to teach there in the future,
and that it would not object to his leaving before the current
course was over. The expulsion letter came in
Response: This was the same kind of excuse given for Stalin by some intellectuals
during the 30s and 40s. The one thing missing in Medvedev's interview is a class
analysis. Once upon a time, Medvedev was associated with Eurocommunism and Bukharin.
His PR for Putin seems to reflect diminished
Roy Medvedev = brilliant historian who, for some reason, seems to support the most
popular Russian leader since the tsarist era, you know, the guy who has presided over
a more rapid growth of living standards than any General Secretary of the Soviet Union
ever.
Louis Proyect = a guy who thinks
Actually, Gorbachev says the same thing. So does 90% of the population.
Gorby adores Putin.
90 percent? That cinches it. I will now have to defer to what they
think, just as I defer customarily to what the 90th percentile of the
American population thinks about undocumented workers, gay marriage,
Chris Doss wrote:
Louis Proyect = a guy who thinks that Dagestanis like being invaded
by mujaheedin from Chechnya and similar absurdities, probably believes
that Ivan Shapovalov is a Bolshevik leader, and, despite knowing
absolutely jack about contemporary Russia, somehow thinks he has the
right
Paul Krugman has been worried lately about a possible oil shortage:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/opinion/14KRUG.html?th. He focuses on
the recessionary and inflationary impact on the U.S. But China should be a
bigger concern (I mean, under the radical assumption that one Chinese is
just as
NPQ, Spring 2004
Huntington and the Mask of Racism
Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican novelist, is a member of NPQs advisory
board. Translation by Thomas D. Morin, Professor of Hispanic Studies,
University of Rhode Island, Kingston.
Mexico CityThe best Indian is a dead Indian. The best nigger is a
In a message dated 5/14/2004 7:52:28 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Actually, Gorbachev says the same thing. So does 90% of the population. Gorby adores Putin.90 percent? That cinches it. I will now have to defer to what theythink, just as I defer customarily to what the
Glad to see you remain the same alienating asshole as ever, Lou.
Mr Doss has done nothing but offer his own opinion and plenty of
interesting material. I see no problem or a need to cut him down. (All
your hackneyed adjectives about his posts are a reminder why you don't
have a book contract.)
Actually, Gorbachev says the same thing. So does 90% of the population.
Gorby adores Putin.
90 percent? That cinches it. I will now have to defer to what they
think, just as I defer customarily to what the 90th percentile of the
American population thinks about undocumented workers, gay
Chris Doss wrote:
You'd better make some attempt to understand _why_ they think what they
think
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The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e.
the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same
time its ruling intellectual force. The class which
In a message dated 5/14/2004 8:40:35 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
This bureaucracy - we are talking about real people, receiving money and spending money or helping todrive reproduction and the realization of surplus value - profits. No amount of sloganeering on the part
I would not like us to get involved in internal disputes. It will lead to no good.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Why fight staw men when the economic questions loom large.
Because that's easier and doesn't require thought. Further comment below.
Putin is not going to defeat the bureaucracy. George W. is not going to
defeat the bureaucracy and without question Mr. Stalin did not and could not defeat
If you want to ignore somebody, go ahead. Making your feelings public adds nothing.
On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 06:03:41PM +0400, Chris Doss wrote:
Actually, Gorbachev says the same thing. So does 90% of the population.
Gorby adores Putin.
90 percent? That cinches it. I will now have to
Wow. I have not seen a threat degenerate so fast before. Both Lou and Ken should
cool it.
I invited Chris here because he does have a lot of information on Russia. I do not
share his views about Putin, but I still learn from him.
People are welcome to disagree with him, but to announce you
Grin...
Michael... I don't mind the thread.
Someone has to point out what Louis does... Which is divide. Mr.Doss has
provided a fresh and direct perspective, so what? It was like your
invitation to that Chicago right wing lawyer chap...
We learn thorugh being in contact.
As for the asshole
Internet Hate Group Targeted Michael S. Berg, Company
by the Sandwichman
In the interest of wider exposure, I linked to Tom's PEN-l posting
and MaxSpeak blog entry:
http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/05/here-is-enemy-montage-at-work.html.
Juxtapose facts into a montage, and set readers to work.
Source: Lucy May, Homeland security adviser speaks to local business
leaders, Business Courier, 25 February 2003,
http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2003/02/24/daily23.html
Bremer estimated a war would be over within four to six weeks but said the
process of rebuilding Iraq
Michael,
Why do you characterize this as an internal dispute, rather than
a matter of freedom of expression?
Does this mean you will not be supporting my right to teach and
not to have my course announcements tampered with?
Andrew
-Original Message-
From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL
I just don't think that it will help the list. I am trying to calm down
the Putin flame now. I have no problem with your right to teach.
On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:55:21AM -0400, Drewk wrote:
Michael,
Why do you characterize this as an internal dispute, rather than
a matter of freedom of
Just keep the personal stuff off list. I agree with you about Chris.
On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:13:37AM -0400, Kenneth Campbell wrote:
Grin...
Michael... I don't mind the thread.
Someone has to point out what Louis does... Which is divide. Mr.Doss has
provided a fresh and direct
This is a US govt. funded news source but it nevertheless is a treasure of
world press reports on Iraq. It includes quite a few videos from Islamic
militants as well. With translations.
http://tides.carebridge.org/
Cheers, Ken Hanly
NY Times, May 14, 2004
Vanity Fair Editor Got $100,000 for Suggesting a Movie
By DAVID CARR and SHARON WAXMAN
Graydon Carter, editor in chief of Vanity Fair, received a $100,000
payment from Universal Studios in 2003 for suggesting years earlier that
the book A Beautiful Mind'' be made into a
In a message dated 5/14/2004 9:23:36 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that the defining event of the past 4-5 years in Russia, in terms of domestic politics, has been the struggle between the bureaucracy and big business, the so-called "oligarchy." Not that the
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by Michael Perelman
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Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report.
Thank you. I think people missed a good one.
I understand that Cuba
was
trying to
draw back from the dollar economy a bit
It turns out that a story of degrees of separation fit for satire
has killed not only thousands of Iraqis, hundreds of US and allied
troops, and others but may also have been a factor in Nick Berg's
13-day detention in Iraq, which Nick's father Michael Berg believes
has led to Nick's death, making
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/14/04 9:16 AM
NPQ, Spring 2004
Huntington and the Mask of Racism
Carlos Fuentes, the Mexican novelist, is a member of NPQ's advisory
board. Translation by Thomas D. Morin, Professor of Hispanic Studies,
University of Rhode Island, Kingston.
Mexico CityThe best Indian is a
therefore the US will stay no matter what...unless it decides to bail out is
in its interest.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
When first asked by House International Relations Committee members whether
an interim Iraqi government could force U.S. troops to leave, Grossman
stressed that Iraqi leaders wanted
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