[marxmail] The crisis after Trump: Biden

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[marxmail] The Congress that Established International Women's Day (1910) - COSMONAUT

/In honor of International Women’s Day, we publish this translation by Ben Lewis of a historic document of the socialist women’s movement. What follows is a report on the Second International Socialist Congress of Women that was held in Copenhagen in 1910. The report was originally published in

[marxmail] The Tribal Coalition Fighting to Save Monarch Butterflies

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[marxmail] GMO Soy, Popular Resistance, and Corporate Power | Climate

Why does GMO soy dominate Argentine agriculture? ‘Seeds of Power’ exposes the forces that have overwhelmed voices of resistance. https://climateandcapitalism.com/2021/03/04/gmo-soy-popular-resistance-and-corporate-power/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent

[marxmail] The science and politics of migration.

The Nation, March 8, 2021 We All Move The science and politics of migration. By Daniel Immerwahr “To the memory of Christopher Columbus,” reads the inscription to the large Columbus Fountain in Washington, D.C., “whose high faith and indomitable courage gave to mankind a New World.” The monumen

[marxmail] The Capitol Rioters Were Like a Lynch Mob | Time

By Robert Meeropol My Father Wrote 'Strange Fruit.' The Capitol Rioters Had a Lot in Common With the Lynch Mobs That Inspired That Song https://time.com/5943979/capitol-insurrection-lynch-mobs-strange-fruit/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this grou

[marxmail] The Birth of Marxism in France: Remembering the Paris Commune and Jules Guesde

Guesde (1845-1922) introduced Marxism to France and contributed to building the Socialist Party in the north of the country, where the left, socialism, and then later communism became very strong. He fought in solidarity with the Paris Commune of 1871, met Karl Marx to write the programme of th

Re: [marxmail] On Neo-Liberalism, Populism, and the New “Dangerous Class"

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Re: [marxmail] On Neo-Liberalism, Populism, and the New “Dangerous Class"

[Edited Message Follows] Good, thought provoking article. The precariat -- of which  was mostly a member -- can be far more open to Marxism based on our experience and the stress of it. A poem I wrote which speaks to that reality: *P.I.S.S.* Proletarian. Insecurity Stress Syndrome It's always

Re: [marxmail] On Neo-Liberalism, Populism, and the New “Dangerous Class"

[Edited Message Follows] Good, thought provoking article. The precariat -- of which I  was mostly a member -- can be far more open to Marxism based on our experience and the stress of it. A poem I wrote which speaks to that reality: *P.I.S.S.* Proletarian. Insecurity Stress Syndrome It's alwa

[marxmail] Unveiling Iran

NY Review of Books, March 8, 2021 Unveiling Iran by Roya Hakakian From the start, the Islamic Revolution used the compulsory hijab to cement its rule by subordinating women. A wave of civil disobedience is challenging all that. On December 27, 2017, a thirty-two-year-old woman climbed atop a u

[marxmail] Study Links Nike, Adidas And Apple To Forced Uighur Labor

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[marxmail] “Front Row Seat to All That’s Wrong”: School Nurse Organizing in Chicago – Spectre Journal

This interview explores the working conditions and advocacy, protest, and resistance efforts of school nurses in Chicago during the Covid-19 pandemic, through the eyes of a rank-and-file member of the CTU. Here,*Rhiannon Maton*, an assistant professor at SUNY Cortland, talks with*Dennis Kosuth*

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 07:52 PM, Ken Hiebert wrote: > > > Roger Kulp > We can start with Nazi Germany ,then move on to  the Spanish Civil War, > what was done in Argentina and Chile under Operation Condor, Indonesia > under Suharto, the Jeju and Bodo League killings in Korea, with honorable > me

Re: [marxmail] The Birth of Marxism in France: Remembering the Paris Commune and Jules Guesde

Our own Doug Greene has written on this topic too. See: https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/01/03/the-marxist-pioneer/ He also lectured on this several years ago too. https://youtu.be/9Wa3Hy-Vfh0 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Onli

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

Ken H. wrote  "Given the number reported for Indonesia, it looks like I cannot defend my claim that Stalin killed more communists than anyone else." Maybe refine your statements to Party on Party violence or intra-party violence? W/ the refinement Stalin may likely be a league leader in that cate

[marxmail] Microplastics in Pitt PA waterways

“In all, we collected over 300 water samples from 53 waterways ( https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1r9w9N-LxHTKDyC6ylsokRFVoYyQRyjpt&ll=40.968421682644525%2C-77.0948779281778&z=8 ) and we found microplastics in every single waterway from east to west and north to south, from the small

[marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Tim Wolforth's ex. https://www.sanjuanjournal.com/life/shaw-island-nun-writes-about-transformation-from-marxist-to-christian/ Another Trotskyist who became a nun: http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/56/v56i07p358-375.pdf -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive

[marxmail] Intensive Fishing and the Birth of Capitalism, Part 2 | Climate

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[marxmail] Royal Racism | claytoonz

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[marxmail] These ‘Dirtbag Left’ Stars Are Flirting With the Far Right

Their podcasts and shows are full of Boogaloos, “deep state” conspiracies, and even “great replacement” talking points. Which side is this, again? https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-dirtbag-left-stars-are-flirting-with-the-far-right -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all m

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

Not just to raise hackles here but for all of Stalin's flaws from the cult of personality to h often manipulate paranoia, I as a Jew would not exist except for his leadership in defeating German fascism. There is much to learn from that era and even from Stalin -- good and terrible. -=-=-=-=-=

Re: [marxmail] Shaw Island nun writes about transformation from Marxist to Christian | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

On 3/8/21 10:35 AM, Louis Proyect wrote: Another Trotskyist who became a nun: http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/56/v56i07p358-375.pdf Actually, she became a devout Catholic but not a nun. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this gr

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

[Edited Message Follows] Not just to raise hackles here but for all of Stalin's flaws from the cult of personality to his often manipulated but well-founded paranoia, I as a Jew would not exist except for his leadership in defeating German fascism. There is much to learn from that era and even

[marxmail] The British Royals Have Always Been Scum

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[marxmail] The John Birch Society Never Left

Why it’s foolish to think the modern GOP will ever break with its lunatic fringe "Marjorie Taylor Greene, the congresswoman who has questioned whether a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11 and suggested that Democratic political leaders could be executed for “treason,” is more popular among Republicans

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

It is true that Stalin led the Soviet Union during World War II --- but one could make the case that by virtually killing off many of his top military officials, he left the Soviet Union much too unprepared for the German invasion in June of 1941 --- I mean the Nazis almost took Moscow and it was t

[marxmail] A letter a friend just sent to Medea Benjamin

Ms. Benjamin, On this International Women's Day, will you please publicly announce your support for Iranian women's right to be treated as equals to men under the Iranian law, and publicly support their right to choose what they wear. In a shocking piece of news, in addition to all the inhum

Re: [marxmail] A letter a friend just sent to Medea Benjamin

great letter --- well reasoned, etc. It is so sad that leftists sometimes feel constrained not to speak out against "victims" of American imperialism ... (I've found myself in somewhat similar circumstances and it's really hard to "do the right thing" ) > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.

[marxmail] Cornel West Is Leaving Harvard After Tenure Dispute

ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Cornel West Is Leaving Harvard After Tenure Dispute The public intellectual and professor of African-American studies will head to Union Theological Semina

[marxmail] H-Net Review [H-Podcast]: Earls on Marcus and Burningham and Rous et al., 'Making Gay History: The Podcast'

Best regards, Andrew Stewart Begin forwarded message: > From: H-Net Staff via H-REVIEW > Date: March 8, 2021 at 4:10:19 PM EST > To: h-rev...@lists.h-net.org > Cc: H-Net Staff > Subject: H-Net Review [H-Podcast]: Earls on Marcus and Burningham and Rous et > al., 'Making Gay History: The Podc

Re: [marxmail] Glenn Greenwald Says ‘I Consider Tucker Carlson To Be A Socialist’ | The Daily Caller

I have not seen any evidence Tucker Carlson is a leftist or socialist. I have ,however, seen enough commentary pieces from Carlson, where I would be comfortable in calling him a Libertarian. And there are issues where socialists and Libertarians can work together, but I would not call Libertaria

Re: [marxmail] Stalin and the execution of CPSU members

Does Stalin deserve credit for this, or is it the people and sub-organizations of the USSR succeeding in spite of him? Tolstoy had a point about the effectiveness of Supreme Leaders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7098):

Re: [marxmail] Glenn Greenwald Says ‘I Consider Tucker Carlson To Be A Socialist’ | The Daily Caller

Flipped his wig is more like it.  This is just a nutty thing to say.  Sad, because--despite some bad qualities--Greenwald used IMO to be quite brilliant in his way. Not that the Boogaloo-Jimmy Dore axis that may be dragging some of the vulgar Graeberite "Occupy" left along with it--isn't concer

Re: [marxmail] Third Parties in the Us Are More Important Than You Think

Once again, a lot of historical background, but no encouragement to get out there and build existing socialist parties. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7100): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/7100 Mute This Topic: http

[marxmail] Civil War 2.0 - CounterPunch.org

(Dovetails with Alexander Reid Ross Daily Beast article.) On The Boogaloo Bois, Reactionary Accelerationism and Coalition Building https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/07/civil-war-2-0/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#7

Re: [marxmail] Kshama Sawant Joins Democratic Socialists of America

Mark Lause Said > > The DSA does things beyond electoral politics and it doesn't actually do > electoral politics as a group. Agreed. One thing I've learned about from being in this group, is about the direct action the DSA does, but the individual DSA branches seem to do a poor job of getting

Re: [marxmail] Create a Mass Party! - COSMONAUT

In response to gojkr's quoting of Rosa Luxemburg, dosen't the first paragraph here prove my point about how undemocratic a state the USA really is? I still stick by what I said about Cuba, and Venezuela being more democratic countries than the USA. I would urge anyone to go back and read what Ji

Re: [marxmail] Marxist Unity Slate proposal for DSA national political platform

> > Tristan Sloughter said > > > When I saw a week or so ago there was yet another "marxist" > caucus/slate/whatever in DSA I hoped to find this one different. But they > seem to solely focus on elector-ism, not what I expected from a > self-described Marxist slate. > > Very frustrating, parti