[marxmail] A Marxmail forum: The New U.S. Labor Movement An update on the resurgence of labor in the United States

The New U.S. Labor Movement An update on the resurgence of labor in the United States Saturday February 3 10:00 AM PST, 1:00 PM EST,  6:00 PM GMT An online forum sponsored by the Marxism list Register Here ( https://forms.gle/c5iFa2zTNdrgjKdP8 ) The Marxism list is proud to sponsor this forum

[marxmail] Biden's troubles deepen

Joseph Biden's problems are deepening every day that he continues to support Zionism's genocidal war against Palestine. Minor rhetorical distancing from Netanyahu has not helped him. Here is some of the latest news from Michigan. https://portside.org/2024-02-14/our-revolution-backs-uncommitted-c

[marxmail] 2024 Marxmail forum program

The moderators' group is currently discussing an ongoing program of online forums for the rest of the year. Here is a list of forum ideas. If you have any other suggestions, if you would like to speak at a forum, or if you have any other suggestions for forums, please let us know. Forum Ideas

Re: [marxmail] Putin Says He Prefers Biden Over Trump - The New York Times

Trump and Putin are like two comedians playing off against each other, except they are not very believable https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-calls-putins-comment-prefers-biden-trump-great/story?id=107251595#:~:text=Former%20President%20Donald%20Trump%20reacted,called%20a%20%22great%20complime

[marxmail] Kellogs Strike leader runs for Senate as independent in Nebraska

The fact that there is no Democrat in this race lessens the independence of this race, but not by much *A Union Leader in Nebraska Tries to Leap to the Senate on Labor’s Strength* Dan Osborn led a strike in 2021 against the Kellogg’s plant in Omaha. Now he is challenging Senator Deb Fischer as

[marxmail] Israel has again lost control of Northern Gaza

Despite Israel's mass bombing and destruction in Gaza, it has once again lost control of Northern Gaza as many sources are now reporting. Here is an article from the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/30/hamas-returns-northern-gaza-new-offensive -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.

[marxmail] US: Rashida Tlaib encourages Michiganders to vote against Biden in the primary

The shit is getting deeper for Biden in the Democratic Party US: Rashida Tlaib encourages Michiganders to vote against Biden in the primary Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is urging Democrats in Dearborn, Michigan, to vote against President Joe Biden in the state's upcoming Democratic primary. World

Re: [marxmail] Stand Against Genocide and Imperialism in Palestine and Ukraine

*Stand Against Genocide and Imperialism, from Palestine to Ukraine* Statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network on the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Two wars dominate world politics today–and the U.S. is involved in both, although in very different ways. Washington enables

[marxmail] Happening this evening Axis of Reaction: Putin and the Global Far Right

> > https://www.tickettailor.com/ events/haymarketbooks/1160694 ( > https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haymarketbooks/1160694 ) Axis of Reaction: Putin and the Global Far Right

[marxmail] Russia turns Ukraine’s occupied areas into an armed camp

Occupied Ukraine is being turned into a super-gulag by the Russian occupation forces. https://peopleandnature. wordpress.com/2024/02/21/ russia-turns-ukraines- occupied-areas-into-an-armed- camp/ ( https://peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2024/02/21/russia-turns-ukraines-occupied-areas-into-an-arm

[marxmail] Fare free public transportation

Here is the latest issue of Simon Pirani's People and Nature blog. This issue features a story about the campaign for fare free public transit in London *‘Free public transport opens the city to all’* March 1, 2024 “Free public transport opens the city to all”, says Fare Free London, a campaig

Re: [marxmail] ‘They don’t represent us’: British Labor loses seat over the Gaza War

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[marxmail] Axis of Reaction: Putin and the Global Far Right

Axis of Reaction: Putin and the Global Far Right If you missed this excellent forum live, you can watch it on YouTube. It features Ilya Budraitskis, John Feffer (Foreign Policy in Focus), Asheley Smith, and Blanca Misse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzI9GRTr6oQ&t=2324s -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

[marxmail] Ilya Budraitskis on Alexei Navalny

Russian historian Ilya Budraitskis on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny https://www.democracynow.org/2024/3/4/ilya_budraitskis_navalny_russia_putin_ukraine -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#29249): https://groups.io/g

Re: [marxmail] Biology and society and gender variation

I think Hari's original point is well worth discussing on this list. If Charlie or others want to discuss other topics, they should start a new thread. On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 7:10 PM gojko rakic wrote: > For those who have never heard of Milan Kangrga, which is probably the > majority on this si

Re: [marxmail] Why did the Supreme Court - unanimously - enable Trump to stand?

I would say that the Supreme Court's majority does not represent the majority of the ruling class. The Supreme Court is the most supremely undemocratic institution within the constitutional system of the United States. It has been captured by the right wing of the Republican Party, i.e. Trump and T

[marxmail] The Zionist Betrayal of Jews: A Marxmail Online Forum

The Zionist Betrayal of Jews A Marxmail Online Forum 99 images from 1904-2023 showing how Zionist leaders have put their Jewish-state project ahead of the interests of living, breathing, persecuted Jews. Narrated by Stanley Heller. Heller is a retired school teacher and union activist in Conn

[marxmail] Historic union election at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga

The next big test for the labor movement is beginning as the UAW rolls out its new southern organizing offensive on the basis of its recent Big Three contract victory. It filed for a historic union election at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee with over 70% of the workers at the turni

[marxmail] Free public transport

- A new issue of People and Nature featuring the campaign For Free public transport - ---

[marxmail] Crimea Serves as a Grim Warning to Any Ukrainian Lands That Fall Under Russian Occupation

Ten Years Since Its Annexation, Crimea Serves as a Grim Warning to Any Ukrainian Lands That Fall Under Russian Occupation The ten years since the annexation of Crimea has been a dismal exercise in the suppression of a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society by a ruthless regime that tolerates n

Re: [marxmail] Crimea Serves as a Grim Warning to Any Ukrainian Lands That Fall Under Russian Occupation

by > Ukraine. War zones and nations at war are notiorious for mistreating > potential enemies within their borders. Think of the Nesei in the US in > WWII or German-Americans or German immigrants in the US during WWII. > > Dave. > > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 1:56 PM

[marxmail] US Zionists funding primary opponents of left Democrats

This is no surprise, but Israel's proxies in the United States are gunning for Democratic members of Congress who are critical of Israel's genocidal war against Palestine. https://jewishinsider.com/topics/daily-kickoff/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Kickoff%20April%204th%202024&utm_conte

[marxmail] No more no labels

The 2024 elections in the USA are becoming better defined by the day, now there will be no No Labels. *No Labels Abandons Effort to Field a Presidential Candidate* *The centrist group laid out grand ambitions of running a third-party candidate in a Biden-Trump contest, but the most prominent figu

[marxmail] London March: Palestine, Ukraine, and the Crisis of Empire

Simon Pirani's excellent blog, People and Nature, is blocked by FB and assorted other idiots. You can find an excellent article title Palestine, Ukraine and the Crisis of Empire at this link. https://peopleandnature.wordpress.com/2024/04/08/palestine-ukraine-and-the-crisis-of-empires/ -=-=-=-=-=

Re: [marxmail] Cornel West has named as his running mate Melina Abdullah

I believe she is Reimann's daughter, not granddaughter. On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 4:44 PM Michael Pugliese < michael.098762...@gmail.com> wrote: > Melina Abdullah , grandaughter of John Reimann. > > Longshot candidate Cornel West chooses Los Angeles academic for his > running mate - USA TODAY > > >

[marxmail] UAW wins in Tennessee

*** UAW Wins Historic Volkswagen Union Election in a Landslide ( https://paydayreport.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfb9ba290

[marxmail] A powerful statement on US Aid to Ukraine and Israel from the Ukraine Solidarity Network

** AID UKRAINE, NOT ISRAEL’S WAR! THE UKRAINE SOLIDARITY NETWORK (USN) agrees with the majority of U.S. public opinion on two crucially important questions confronting the United States and the world. We support Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia’s annexationist invasion launched by Presi

Re: [marxmail] The Two-State Solution Is an Unjust, Impossible Fantasy

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Re: [marxmail] Simon Pirani: No path to peace in Ukraine through this fantasy world

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[marxmail] Labor Notes Conference

Labor Notes just concluded its 2024 conference. It had a record turnout of 4,700 people. Here is Labor Notes own report on the conference. It would be great if any list members who were there could add more to this report. https://labornotes.org/blogs/2024/04/pulsing-life-2024-labor-notes-confer

[marxmail] Ukraine and Palestine: building real solidarity is hard work

Ukraine and Palestine: building real solidarity is hard work A guest post by JOHN LAWRENCE “Genocide is genocide, a mass grave is a mass grave. We are with the people who are

[marxmail] Forum on Movement in Solidarity with Palestine

Hi everyone: The Moderators Group is organizing an online forum on the movement in solidarity with Palestine. If you can help, please let us know. Our target date is July 1. The idea is to have a panel of three or four speakers. We are looking into speakers from Students for Justice in Palestin

Re: [marxmail] Ukraine's reckless attack on Russia's nuclear warning stystem

Apparently, the Russians interpreted the Ukrainians motives correctly since they have not launched any nukes. On the other hand, dozens of liberal pundits think everything Ukraine does in its own defense has been dangerous and provocative, so Mr. Postel's insights are not very unique. Ukraine is

[marxmail] Marxmail online forum - the Movement in Solidarity with Palestine: Results and Propsects

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Re: [marxmail] FW: Did you watch today's peace rally?

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Re: [marxmail] Drop Out Biden

There are several issues being discussed here. 1. Is it appropriate for Marxists to support the largest imperialist party in the world. 2. Is it appropriate for us to give that party advice? 3. What is the source of the crisis in the two party system? 3. JR's slanders. I think it is a sad fact t

[marxmail] Zionist attack on FSP office in Seattle

Short article with video from a local Seattle TV station https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/vandal-shatters-windows-support-for-palestine-freedom-socialist-party-offices/281-f530ce3d-b90e-422e-90d2-6e866bf257cb -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this

Re: [marxmail] Labour's electoral victory, led by a potato/tofu/white bread - so titled by Tom Walker comedian

First impressions about Labour's victory. Any party led by someone whose name is "Sir Keir..." is not a working class party. The Labour Party, always a pro-imperialist party, was a working class party based on the UKs unions until those ties were cut (I believe by the infamous Sir Tony Blair).

[marxmail] Background to UK Elections

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Re: [marxmail] Surprise win for the New Popular Front in French elections

I think Rassemblement National has hit its peak vote, and it will be very hard for it to grow past this point, whereas the Noveau Front Populaire can grow at the expense of both Ensemble and RN. Macron has not just a tactical problem, but a strategic problem, neither of which will be easy for hi

[marxmail] More on allegations of sexual assault against Hamas

Thorough analysis of the allegations of sexual assault against Hamas by Israel, Zionists, and the western media. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240703-israel-has-manufactured-an-industrial-scale-version-of-jim-crow-rape-hoaxes/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messa

Re: [marxmail] Split from the CPUSA?

Aside from the statements by the  CPUSA and the new American CP, is there any other evidence about what is going on? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31267): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31267 Mute This Topic: https

[marxmail] Venezuela

Tomorrow Venezuela will have a presidential election which, if conducted more or less fairly, will place the opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in the presidency. The PSUV will still control the National Assembly and the army. Elections to the National Assembly are expected, but not scheduled

Re: [marxmail] The difference between Biden and Harris on Israel? “Zippo, Zilch, Zero!”

True, but cosmetically Harris, with the help of CNN, MSNBC et al., has created the impression that she is less supportive of the Zionists and more "compassionate" towards Palestinians. This will allow some of the "Progressives and some parts of the DSA to support her more wholeheartedly than the

[marxmail] Forum assessing US 2024 elections

Hi everyone: Following the upcoming online forum on Ecosocialism, and soon after election day in the USA (November 5), the Moderators' group will organize a forum to assess the election results and discuss perspectives for the left in the USA and around the world in the face of those results. If

Re: [marxmail] Forum assessing US 2024 elections

Thanks Michael, and thanks Michael. Do you both think that we should invite Domhoff now? And, do either of you have any additional suggestions? I would like to have a group of speakers who are individually knowledgeable but represent different points of view within the spectrum of people who con

Re: [marxmail] Democrats Lurch Right on Policing and Immigration

The Democratic National Convention, now rebranded as the DNC, is a very, very interesting event. It is not a party convention to conduct party business. There is NO business being conducted. NO proposals being made and debated, nothing of the sort. All of the real business is being cooked behind

[marxmail] Strike coming at Boeing?

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Re: [marxmail] Venezuela: Supreme Court delivers electoral review verdict, confirms Maduro victory

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[marxmail] Open-Door Imperialism

*Open-Door Imperialism* In a recent thread (Some say China is not imperialist because it has no militaristic expantion) Michael Meeropol cryptically referred to William Appleman Williams idea of “Open-door imperialism.” I think that point deserves more discussion. Although I have not read “The

Re: [marxmail] Dr. Jill Stein: Facts & Falsehoods

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[marxmail] Technologies that work for people, not profiteers, in the climate emergency

Technologies that work for people, not profiteers, in the climate emergency This post is based on a talk given by Simon Pirani at Marxmail's recent online forum, Roadmap to Ecosocialism, on 10 September. He has added some points at the end, arising from the discussion there. How might we develo

Re: [marxmail] "The Great Debate"

Kamala Harris clearly won the debate with Trump: she was coherent, didn't tell a lot of lies, evaded answering inconvenient questions,  and effectively baited Trump. Voting for her is a vote for "rational" US imperialism meaning continued genocide of Palestinians, just enough support to Ukraine

[marxmail] Hydrogen and ammonia

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Re: [marxmail] John Lennon and the Politics of the New Left

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Re: [marxmail] John Lennon and the Politics of the New Left

What's radical about any popular music is "what is in the eye of the beholder" not what some old jaded radical thinks it should be. Pop music can be especially important because it can mobilize masses of people around the ideas they believe the music stands for. Thus, narcissistic, fucked up, ambit

Re: [marxmail] Tariq Ali on John Lennon and Mick Jagger

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[marxmail] Elmore Leonard's cine-Marxist

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/09/30/elmores-legs?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Classics_HEU_Sunday_122720&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea10e124c17c6adf1c3798&cndid=54997834&hasha=48f81cc9c5ee13e0c8fb3ff444dc074c&hashb=5046a558b1b16c941e0b1679f4d206866447c0b5&

Re: [marxmail] A question about Marxist economist Michael Roberts

Roberts is correct that the initial shock was an "exogenous" reduction of supply due to government mandated closures and/or restrictions on production and trade. This included closures of restaurants, barber shops, tattoo parlors, and all sorts of small scale businesses in the service sector. Deman

Re: [marxmail] coups and putsches

Coup is a French word, and putsch is a German word. Both are used to mean an illegal use of force to take political power regardless of whether or not it is successful. At least that is what Webster's and Oxford dictionaries say. The only reason someone might think that putsches are failures is bec

[marxmail] The Clown Car Insurrection: Part 2

The Clown Car Insurrection: Part 2 For decades the reformist left has used fear of the extreme right as an excuse to vote for the Democratic Party. Even a few ostensible revolutionaries on this list succumbed to this fear and campaigned for Joseph Biden in the recent election. It seems to them, a

Re: [marxmail] Abel Meeropol article

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Re: [marxmail] Biden's Covid Relief Plan: Not Just More Austerity

Here, I agree with John. Biden has departed from his past, partly because of Covid 19, partly because of the assault on the capitol, partly because the Dems picked up the two Senate seats in Georgia, partly because of the growing hard split of the GOP, and partly because of his alliance with Sander

Re: [marxmail] Biden's Covid Relief Plan: Not Just More Austerity

Biden's program will pump money into the economy, especially into the hands of working class and poor consumers, a sine qua non of policies derived from his consumption function. Here is a basic introduction to Keynes' ideas https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/keynesian-economics/keynesian-consu

Re: [marxmail] Did "Progressives" Stop a Possible Real Coup on Jan. 6?

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Re: [marxmail] Who Are the Working Class?

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Re: [marxmail] (Fwd) Ethnographic versus class analysis of January 6 Capitol rioters: New Yorker or Washington Post

Krystal Ball's analysis is based on that of a Washington Post article which actually analyzed personal financial information about only a handful of the rioters and did nothing to contradict other analyses of the racist ideological and organizational backgrounds of these people. Financially distres

Re: [marxmail] Leonard Cohen’s haunting rendition of Irish rebel song, Kevin Barry

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Re: [marxmail] Liberal historians and 20th Century US political history

Everything from Brill is behind a BIG paywall On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 7:53 AM Mark Lause wrote: > Chad Pearson's review of Romain Huret, _Nelson Lichtenstein, and > Jean-Christian Vinel, eds. Capitalism Contested: The New Deal and Its > Legacies_ Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press

Re: [marxmail] Moe's Bookstore in Berkeley CA is organized

I remember spending hours in the stacks at Moe's thinking that it would be wonderful to work there... On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 3:59 PM Richard Modiano wrote: > From Publisher's Weekly: > > "The effort at Moe’s comes amid a broader movement in labor organizing > among book workers >

Re: [marxmail] Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales

Michael is definitely correct. For starters, the Jesuits own 28 universities and colleges in the United States including some of the top universities from Fordham and Boston College to the University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University, The real estate alone is worth trillions and this is j

Re: [marxmail] The Young Uyghurs Mobilizing to Keep Their Culture Alive | Portside

Important especially since Portside tends to to be statist and Stalinist On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 8:19 AM Louis Proyect wrote: > Not a profound article but significant coming from Portside, a widely > read magazine. > > > https://portside.org/2021-03-17/young-uyghurs-mobilizing-keep-their-culture

[marxmail] California is almost certain to have an epic fire year

Judging by the water content of chamise shrubs, California is almost certain to have an epic fire year. https://www.wired.com/story/the-humble-shrub-thats-predicting-a-terrible-fire-season/?bxid=5bea10e124c17c6adf1c3798&bxid=5bea10e124c17c6adf1c3798&cndid=54997834&cndid=54997834&esrc=Thematic%20Bu

[marxmail] According to the plants

California is facing an epic year of fires The Humble Shrub That’s Predicting a Terrible Fire Season: *Chamise may not look (or smell) like much, but it's actually a kind of crystal ball for understanding how badly California might burn.* [image: Chamise] PHOTOGRAPH: BRYANT BAKER *If* *you’re ki

[marxmail] A little update on Colombia

Wednesday April 28th saw an enormous day of protests in at least 26 major cities in Colombia. Although it is difficult to estimate how many people participated, a conservative estimate would be 1,000,000. The demonstrations were called by the major labor federations, independent unions, and studen

[marxmail] Toscanini conducts the Internationale: Happy Mayday

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[marxmail] Colombia

the strike committee makes with Duque will at best be a stopgap measure and almost certainly will not be able to meet all seven of the committee’s programmatic points. Anthony Boynton -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#8405): h

[marxmail] Colombia

(Note: I sent this a couple of days ago, but it didn't seem to post. I am sending it again, but it is a little out of date. A deal between president Duque and the strike committee is being discussed. Whether anything will come of it remains to be seen.) As of this moment, the national strike has

[marxmail] Colombia update

*Update on Colombia* Today marks the 15th consecutive day of the national work stoppage and protests here in Colombia. The government has responded with a combination of concessions and repression. First it withdrew its regressive tax reform proposal and promised not to extend income taxes to curr

[marxmail] Where's Biden's Labor Support Now?

This is a test of the Biden administration https://truthout.org/articles/connecticut-calls-in-national-guard-as-nursing-home-workers-plan-strike/?utm_campaign=Truthout%20Share%20Buttons&fbclid=IwAR26hUmykxs_jZLyeMaNx58Huo7w0-DffCbJnohPG5RtzFUekBNYxQRsUGY -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: Y

[marxmail] Duque declares war

The second day of negotiations between the Duque government and the National Strike Committee here in Colombia ended with an even wider gap than the talks began. The video at the link below is the statement of the strike committee. Briefly, it begins... 1. Duque has declared war on the strike

[marxmail] Huge defeat for the right in Chilean elections

Huge defeat for both the right and the Socialist party. Apruebo Dignidad, a coalition of the Communist Party with the Frente Amplio won 28 seats out of the 155 seats for the Constitutional convention, coming in second behind the rightwing coalition. The Frente Amplio is more or less a Podemos sty

[marxmail] Huge pro Palestine demo in Detroit

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[marxmail] Colombian presidential poll

Hopefully, this weekend I will write another update on what is happening here in Colombia. In the meantime, Gustavo Petro was already very far ahead of all other potential presidential candidates in polling just before the national work stoppages began. IMHO the big shift to the left shown in those

[marxmail] In lieu of an update

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[marxmail] Another update on Colombia

On Sunday, the national strike committee decided that it would work to remove road blocks throughout the country as a measure of goodwill toward the government in an effort to get substantive negotiations started On Saturday, the Colombian government had announced, and had begun carrying out, a ma

[marxmail] Colombian upsurge at a turning point?

*Colombian upsurge at a turning point?* Tomorrow (Wednesday June 9, 2021) could be a turning point for the mass movement that erupted here at the end of April and which has thrown the government into a major crisis. The strike committee has changed tactics and called for a “toma de Bogotá” (takin

[marxmail] Addendum to "Colombian upsurge at a turning point"

*Addendum to “Colombian upsurge at a turning point?”* Upon rereading what I just sent you, I realize that I have omitted a major factor in the situation that could determine tomorrow’s outcome: Covid 19. The country’s hospitals and ICUs are overflowing. This is the worst moment of the pandemic he

[marxmail] Some thoughts about Colombia, Latin America, and Revolutions

*Some thoughts about Colombia, Latin America, and Revolutions* A new left is rising here in Colombia. It is a left that rejects the guerrillerismo of Che as well as the rancid and failed examples of Nicolás Maduro and Daniel Ortega. It is closer to the new left of Chile than to the lefts of Bolivi

Re: [marxmail] The Ukrainian fascist "victims" of Communism

I think the point that Gojko and Salua have made strongly, clearly, and truly, was that the working class, peasantry, and their revolutionary leaders were the ones who suffered most from the rise of Stalinist dictatorships. Marv makes an important historical omission. We know from history that t

Re: [marxmail] Israel's army has already lost the equivalent of twelve batallions

Duane, would you please post replies to a thread in the same thread rather than starting another one? It will make it easier for the rest of us to keep up with the conversation. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#32846): htt

[marxmail] Micahel Roberts reviews and critiques an important new book on Marx's Capital

In his latest blog post, Michael Roberts reviews and critiques " Tracks of Marx’s Capital: Debates in Marxian Political Economy and Lessons for 21st Century Capitalism"  by Ahmet Tonak and Sungur Savran. Roberts sees much good in this book, but takes issue with the authors on the idea of "profi

Re: [marxmail] War made sexy

On simple way to tell Russia and Ukraine apart is that one of them is the invader, and the other is the victim of an invasion. Another simple way is that historically, Russia was a predatory, militaristic settler state empire while Ukraine never was. Another way to tell them apart is that dissen

[marxmail] President Biden and Vice President Harris have been “missing in action” on the Boeing picket line.

Payday is pro-Harris but they often report the uncomfortable truths that others do not. https://mailchi.mp/paydayreport.com/kamala-mia-as-boeing-seeks-15-billion-to-break-the-strike-boeing-announces-17000-layoffs-dc-homeless-workers-unionize?e=ac86e841cf *Kamala MIA as Boeing Seeks $15 Billion t

Re: [marxmail] Investigation: Netanyahu's Government Not Only Permits Jewish Terror in the West Bank, but Also Finances It

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Re: [marxmail] Subject: Re: Israel:s army has already lost the equivalent of twelve battalions

Israel's army (misnamed "Defense Force") has only about 170,000 soldiers. About 7% of these soldiers have been killed or injured in the last year. John E.'s remarks are absolutely right. Nobody knows how many Hamas fighters have been killed or wounded. We know that 42,000 plus Gazans have been k

[marxmail] The Great Fear in the face of a Historic Opportunity

*The Great Fear in the face of a Historic Opportunity* The 2024 elections are another missed opportunity for the left in the United States Anthony Boynton *Part 1* Every day we receive new confirmation that the two party political regime of US imperialism is crumbling. Donald Trump, his

[marxmail] Election Season Strike Wave

"There are more than 45,000 dock workers on strike on the East Coast ( https://paydayreport.com/dockworkers-impressed-by-biden-calling-out-foreign-owned-shippers/ ) , 32,000 Boeing workers in Washington State ( https://paydayreport.com/boeing-could-face-credit-downgrade-over-strike-sherrod-brown

Re: [marxmail] Campaigning to end the electoral college

Abolishing the electoral college is a great idea! So are a lot of other changes to the constitution. Two Senators per state is extremely undemocratic, and it is the basis for the undemocratic EC. Oh, and the Supreme Court should be abolished, too. The best traditions of Marxism are democratic a

Re: [marxmail] Campaigning to end the electoral college

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