Re: [marxmail] March for Immigrant Dignity, M​arch 1 in Los Angeles

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[marxmail] The strange constitutional/unconstitutional coup in the USA

Donald Trump was elected president in an election that was as clean as any ever is. The Republicans won control of the House and the Senate in the same election. They had already taken control of the Supreme Court through the legal, Constitutional - but undemocratic- method of presidential appoi

Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

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Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

The article is basically correct, BUT Palestinians in Gaza are already rebuilding using the rubble that the Israeli bombardment created as their first building material. However, rebuilding is only part of the struggle, and there is no guarantee that the Zionist will not attack again In fac

Re: [marxmail] New rules for radical resistance in the accelerated age of Trump

There really IS a resistance 2.0, but this time around, the resistance has been abandoned by the Democratic Party establishment. The people being attacked are resisting, slowly, but surely. The day without immigrants affected at least sixty US cities. There are three layers of resistance: the De

[marxmail] 50501 Movement—or 50 states, 50 protests, one day

Does anyone on the list know anything about this? https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300 *** National '50 States' Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Feb 5: What to Know ***

[marxmail] Arab foreign ministers reject Trump call for transfer of Palestinians

Arab foreign ministers reject Trump call for transfer of Palestinians By Reuters February 1, 20258:21 AM GMT-5Updated 2 hours ago CAIRO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land under any circumstances, presenting a unified stan

Re: [marxmail] Colombia's president Petro's remarkable message to Trump (Counterpunch)

That was just the first skirmish. Now the opposition in the Congress here in Colombia, which often has a working majority in Congress, has formed an official US friendship committee of that body. Petro has retreated and will allow US military planes to bring in deportees, but they are supposed t

[marxmail] Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive and How We Stop It

*** Trump’s Anti-Union Offensive and How We Stop It *** Alarmism only helps the bosses -- Eric Blanc ( https://substack.com/@laborpolitics ) Jan 29, 2025 35 5 4 Share Donald Trump

[marxmail] Ali Abunimah arrested in Switzerland

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/27/un-experts-slam-palestinian-journalist-ali-abunimahs-arrest-in-switzerland *UN experts slam Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah’s arrest in Switzerland* Calling the arrest of Electronic Intifada website’s founder ‘shocking’, they say the ‘climate surround

Re: [marxmail] War of redivision

Unfortunately, I cannot find any sources in English to answer your question, Les. However, I listen to radio and watch TV in Colombia  where I hear politicians of all stripes and shades denouncing Trump's Panamanian pretentions. Even Uribista Senators. Here are two sources you can check. The fi

Re: [marxmail] War of redivision

Thanks for your thoughts Michael. I don't think that Trump himself will create anything, but IMHO he does represent a trend among US capitalists to move towards a US version of Little England. This is not a new idea, the Republicans tried it out after WWI. Their policies contributed not only to

Re: [marxmail] Martin Luther King Day - 2025

The most significant and dangerous thing Trump is about to do is launch major raids against immigrants in Chicago on the day after his inauguration. The kinds of protests that are needed now in the US are protests to defend immigrants, and immigrant rights. As far as the Democrats go, the Democr

Re: [marxmail] Ceasefire Agreement between Hamas and Israel is a Strategic Defeat for Netanyahu & Israel

I guess everybody's two cents here adds up to more than a dime, so here are a couple more pennies. I think Yossi Schwartz is correct to call this a "strategic defeat" for Netanyahu and Israel, and I would add, for US imperialism. Netanyahu's war aims were fully backed by the United States, and

[marxmail] The Syrian Democratic Revolution: Two months after the Fall of Assad A Marxmail online forum

*The Syrian Democratic Revolution: Two months after the Fall of Assad* A Marxmail online forum *Saturday January 25, 2025* 7:30 AM in Sydney, Australia, 12:30 PM Pacific Standard Time USA, 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time USA, 8:30 PM in London (GMT), 9:30 PM in Vienna, Austria (GMT +1) *Registe

Re: [marxmail] Can Trump institute fascism?

I think Duane has a point, Charlie. That political style is common among radicals in the United States, regardless of the particular tradition they come from. You have every right to point out JOhn R.'s specious arguments, but no right at all to attribute that style to anyone else. -=-=-=-=-=-

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

Thank you John, Dennis, Mark, Jim, Dennis, Erik, Tom, Michael, Karen, and Hari. I think the best sign of the slow revival of this list is the growth of the moderators' group itself. Louis worried about who to pass the torch to, but Les was the only one of his candidates who picked up the ball. S

[marxmail] Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: 'It Doesn't Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal'

https://labornotes.org/2024/12/amazon-workers-launch-largest-strike-yet-it-doesnt-feel-job-should-be-legal *** Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: 'It Doesn't Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal' **

Re: [marxmail] Declaration: An Internationalist Position on the Fall of Assad and the Crisis in Syria

Those Latin American  based groups include the one that Juan Gallardos speaks for and the ones he is polemnicizing against. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34140): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34140 Mute This Topic

Re: [marxmail] Declaration: An Internationalist Position on the Fall of Assad and the Crisis in Syria

I think Chat GBT is not very useful since it is EuroAmero centric. The largest Trotskyist groups are based in Latin America, starting with the IWL(FI) and its descendants. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34139): https://g

[marxmail] Fighting Deportations

Probably the most immediate struggle the working class of the United States faces when D. Trump takes office again will be the struggle against deportations and for immigrant rights. The issues involved really include all democratic rights. Hopefully, this list can begin to discuss this issue an

[marxmail] Big Union Contract Fights Coming in 2025

The Big Union Contract Fights Coming in 2025 Labor Notes December 12, 2024 / Joe DeManuelle-Hall ( https://labornotes.org/author/6004/content ) , Keith Brower Brown ( https://labornotes.org/author/7224/cont

[marxmail] Understanding the rebellion in Syria An interview with Joseph Daher

https://tempestmag.org/2024/12/understanding-the-rebellion-in-syria/ Understanding the rebellion in Syria An interview with *Joseph Daher* by Joseph Daher ( https://tempestmag.org/author/joseph_daher/ ) The rebellion in S

Re: [marxmail] Some immediate comments on the fall of Assad

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[marxmail] Support Ukraine's Resilient Workers – Help Us Provide Electrical Generators through their unions!

*Support Ukraine's Resilient Workers – Help Us Provide Electrical Generators through their unions!* Winter is coming to Ukraine, temperatures are dropping, but nearly 60% of the country’s electrical generating capacity has been knocked out by unrelenting Russian air strikes. After causing tens

Re: [marxmail] South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol

More information about strikes can be here. You can also watch Al Jazeera, BBC, or CNN https://www.industriall-union.org/south-korean-metalworkers-stage-nationwide-strike-to-defend-democracy https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/12/south-korea-further-protests-strikes-likely-nationwide-through-

Re: [marxmail] South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol

A massive strike wave is developing in South Korea, so it seems that Michael Probsting's appreciation of the historic moment was on the money. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33911): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33

Re: [marxmail] South Korea: The Failed Coup Attempt of Yoon Suk Yeol

I think Sartesian makes some good points, but I also think James Cannon's ideas about agitation, propaganda, and education can be applied with good effect to this discussion. What should a Korean revolutionary be agitating for right now? It depends on the historic moment including the level of o

Re: [marxmail] Syria: Notes on the Rebels’ Offensive (02.12.2024)

Thank you Michael and thank you Michael. IMHO, the revival of the Syrian revolution is the most important development in the world situation since October 2022. The Syrian rebels, regardless of the nature of the individual groups involved in this offensive, have become the most important new al

Re: [marxmail] Brief book Comment

IMHO, wage slavery and chattel slavery were two different modes of productions, but the slave owners and the employers of wage workers were often one and the same. The capitalist class emerged as merchant capitalists before they became industrial capitalists, and merchant capital could and can b

Re: [marxmail] (Fwd) Confusion at National Endowment for 'Democracy' event Re: (Fwd) Tutu Foundation exits NED conference stage left

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[marxmail] Oil’s history: dissecting the many-headed hydra

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