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15646 [lbo-talk] Hersh talk at U of C -- rank: 46

[written up by Rick Perlstein] Seymour Hersh spoke tonight at the University of Chicago to a packed (and sweltering) hall at International House. I took some scattered notes. The remaks will be disjoined--as will be the notes--but chilling. He asserted several things that he says he didn't ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jun 10 07:46:07 PDT 2004

15647 [lbo-talk] Japan should heed Germany's actions -- rank: 46

>People's Daily Online >Opinion >UPDATED: 16:24, June 08, 2004 >Japan should heed Germany's actions <snip> >Schroeder was the first German Chancellor invited to commemorate the >D-Day landings that hastened the victory of the Allied Forces and >led to the collapse of the Adolf Hitler-led Nazi ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Wed Jun 9 00:18:15 PDT 2004

15648 Pretty Villages, Pretty Flame -- rank: 46

_Pretty Villages, Pretty Flame_ is a film by Srdjan Dragojevich. Cast: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Nikola Kojo, Nikola Pejakovich. This is a low budget Serbian film about the Bosnian civil war that was criticized for being Serb propaganda and a "fascist" film. It is a strong anti-war film that is deeply ...

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Author:	Sam Pawlett
Date:	Fri May 28 09:52:07 PDT 1999

15649 [lbo-talk] [marxism-thaxis] Corey Robin on "The New Socialists" - NY Times -- rank: 46

... the State includes the federal, state and local governments . City police are a critical section of the US State. The State ...

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Sat Aug 25 05:38:32 PDT 2018

15650 [lbo-talk] In Berlin, a Radical Proposal to Combat Rising Rents: Expropriate Big Landlords - WSJ -- rank: 46

Tenant activists in Berlin have gathered mass support for a ballot initiative mandating that the city s largest apartment complexes be brought under public ownership. More than 80% of Berlin s residents live in rental housing. It s unclear whether the measure could be implemented if passed because of German constitutional ...

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Author:	Marv Gandall
Date:	Wed Apr 3 08:36:51 PDT 2019

15651 [lbo-talk] FT: Beijing s relentless march to eliminate poverty -- rank: 46

>From an unlikely source, the Financial Times, an admiring look at China's drive to end rural poverty: "Remote counties are frantically building roads, apartment blocks and vocational training centres to consolidate people in nearby towns at a cost of $18.7bn this year alone. The goal is to cut ...

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Author:	Marv Gandall
Date:	Mon May 27 09:24:37 PDT 2019

15652 [lbo-talk] Unlikely alliance forms against US military overstretch -- rank: 46

The think tank being sponsored by the Koch brothers and Soros reflects the growing recognition within US elites across the political spectrum that US military intervention abroad is too costly and often counter-productive. Although not noted in the article, the move is consistent with the turn towards the increased use ...

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Author:	Marv Gandall
Date:	Sun Jun 30 09:53:26 PDT 2019

15653 [lbo-talk] Petty Bourgeois (was "Big Business Takes Distance... ") -- rank: 46

-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Monaco Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 12:45 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Petty Bourgeois (was "Big Business Takes Distance... ") On ...

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Author:	Cox, Carrol
Date:	Sat May 27 15:43:18 PDT 2017

15654 [lbo-talk] What is sexism? -- rank: 46

... JimFarmelant http://www.foxymath.com Learn or Review Basic Math ____________________________________________________________ Police Urge Americans to Carry This With Them at All Times ...

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Author:	Jim Farmelant
Date:	Thu May 4 02:22:59 PDT 2017

15655 [lbo-talk] Petty Bourgeois (was "Big Business Takes Distance... ") -- rank: 46

On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote: > "Capitalism" and "capitalist society" are not synonyms. _Most_ of the > activity in a capitalist society is _not_ part of (though profoundly > affected by) capitalism. Carrol, This is where I disagree with you. All of the ...

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Author:	Jerry Monaco
Date:	Thu Feb 2 10:45:04 PST 2017

15656 [lbo-talk] Petty Bourgeois (was "Big Business Takes Distance... ") -- rank: 46

... to teachers, physicians, or social workers. My guess is that police, lower level managers, are simply declassed. Perhaps they could be ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Thu Feb 2 09:13:13 PST 2017