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13216 [lbo-talk] Paranoid Styles, Soviet and American (was Hamas "a project of Shin Bet") -- rank: 1000

On Oct 22, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Jim Farmelant wrote: > Responding to Joanna, I don't think that anyone here is saying > that Bettina's allegations should be dismissed out of hand > out of hand, but basing such allegations on "recovered memories" > seems to be frail basis for supporting allegations that at > best would tarnish a person's reputation, and which at > worst, if they had been made while Herbert was still alive, > could have sent him to prison. Paul Shanley, ...

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Date:	Sun Oct 22 16:35:49 PDT 2006

13217 [lbo-talk] Paranoid Styles, Soviet and American (was Hamas "a project of Shin Bet") -- rank: 1000

On Oct 21, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > MRzine seems to be under archaic control, very much in tune with > the social > conservatism of David Horowitz et. al. As I've said, a solid wall > of male > solidarity Except that Yoshie is a woman. I'm confused. You think there's no reason to read Hofstadter's books to test whether your claims about him are true, but you think Yoshie and all other skeptics should read Bettina Aptheker's account even if they're skeptical abou ...

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13218 [lbo-talk] Poverty and riches in Putin's Russia -- rank: 1000

On Oct 22, 2006, at 8:16 AM, Andy F wrote: > Without getting into how they get and crunch the data this > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_index> > > suggests that it's less than in the States, on the high end of Europe, > on par with Canada. These look to be cobbled together from inconsistent sources. The Luxembourg Income Study <http://www.lisproject.org/keyfigures/ ineqtable.htm> is the best source of internationally comparable data. Sweden is at the low en ...

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13219 [lbo-talk] The God Delusion -- rank: 1000

On Oct 20, 2006, at 9:20 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote: > Given his writings from *Literary Theory* (1983) to *After Theory* > (2003), inclusive, "pomo" in that sentence is both a subjective and > objective genitive. He's a Marxist, and wrote a whole book denouncing "postmodern culture," quite deliberately never quoting texts, because he said he was writing about an atmosphere. Doug

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13220 [lbo-talk] Dispiriting Suburbs? -- rank: 1000

On Oct 20, 2006, at 3:34 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Doug Henwood quoted: > >> "...the quixotic fantasy of activists who craved acceptance from >> the same society they wanted to revolutionize." > > I'm a little baffled by your approbation for that sentence. > > If democratic change is possible, then by definition, society is > going to have to accept our ideas. The context for this is Kazin's point that most American radicals - al ...

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13221 [lbo-talk] Beautiful singers.... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 20, 2006, at 2:46 PM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > Beyonce (looks and luck, no > talent) But my god, what looks!

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13222 [lbo-talk] Bush celebrates National Character Counts Week -- rank: 1000

Washington Post - October 20, 2006 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/ AR2006101901621.html> During National Character Counts Week, Bush Stumps for Philanderer By Dana Milbank LA PLUME, Pa., Oct. 19 So it has come to this: Nineteen days before the midterm elections, President Bush flew here to champion the reelection of a congressman who last year settled a $5.5 million lawsuit alleging that he beat his mistress during a five-year affair. "I'm pleased ...

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13223 [lbo-talk] Engels on third parties in the USA -- rank: 1000

[I've read this before, but recently came across it again. It seems as true now as it was 114 years ago.] <http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1892/letters/92_01_06.htm> Engels to Sorge [...] There is no place yet in America for a third party, I believe. The divergence of interests even in the same class group is so great in that tremendous area that wholly different groups and interests are represented in each of the two big parties, depending on the locality, and almost each ...

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13224 Re: [lbo-talk] Schweickart’s critique of Parecon, “Nonsense on Stilits.” -- rank: 1000

On Oct 20, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > But more importantly. You don't know, I don't know, and Albert > doesn't > know what people will and will not "want" under the radically changed > conditions of a socialist society emerging from the chaos of > capitalism > in its death agonies. (And that is the only kind of capitalism that > will > precede any socialist society.) Ah the death agony of capitalism, one of Leon T's less fortunate moments. If we're ...

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13225 [lbo-talk] HistMat -- rank: 1000

Thanks to Michael Pug for pointing out Historical Materialism, a furnishings store in Hudson, NY: <http:// www.historicalmaterialism.com/>. Doug

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13226 Re: [lbo-talk] Schweickart s critique of Parecon, Nonsense on Stilits. -- rank: 1000

On Oct 20, 2006, at 11:13 AM, Andy F wrote: > The complaint about the meetings (and yes, they suck) sounds like, "I > want to have communal control over my destiny, but only if it's not > too much trouble." Maybe that's just realism. People want to delegate decisions and get on with their lives, not engage in endless dickering and bickering. You could never sell radical economic change if it meant more work. And that balanced job complexes stuff sounds hopelessly complex t ...

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Date:	Fri Oct 20 09:45:56 PDT 2006

13227 [lbo-talk] Hillary on Iraq -- rank: 1000

Hillary responds to the League of Women Voters of Westchester County's question about her position on Iraq: "I have spoken out at length regarding the difficult and dangerous situation we confront in Iraq. I have consistently and persistently criticized the admins. handling of the war. This complicated issue cannot be oversimplified. I refer you to the many speeches and statements I have made regarding this issue."

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Date:	Fri Oct 20 05:20:49 PDT 2006

13228 [lbo-talk] more Aptheker -- rank: 1000

[formatting and graphics pushed this to 62k] From: "Jesse Lemisch" <utopia1 at attglobal.net> Date: October 20, 2006 12:12:57 AM EDT To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Subject: Herbert Aptheker: A False Memory Syndrome Redux? Debate about Bettina Aptheker's fine memoir-history, Intimate Politics has been in process for over two weeks on various lists/ sites: History News Network, History of American Communism, Sixties, Radical History, and belatedly, on Portside, the . " ...

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13229 [lbo-talk] Beautiful singers.... -- rank: 1000

On Oct 19, 2006, at 11:54 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >> Don't know what to make of this, but the greatest >> popular singers of the 20 century (of the countries I >> know), were also extremely beautiful... > > You forgot Madonna. And Kelly Chen. And David Bowie.

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13230 [lbo-talk] new page scandal: Nothing There -- rank: 1000

The Note said that "The Gang of 500," their cutesy nickname for the Washington press corps, knows who it is, but they ain't telling, yet. Doug On Oct 19, 2006, at 6:03 PM, mike larkin wrote: > http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/10/19/the_rumor.html > > > The Capitol Fax sums up a day of waiting: "So, the rumors that > Weller is holed up somewhere and is 'about to resign any minute' > don t appear to be true. The rumors that he is being pressed to > resign ...

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