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13516 [lbo-talk] occupy the hood -- rank: 46

... among them; many of the Occupiers have now seen what police power really amounts to at first hand. The statistic that ...

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Author:	Michael Smith
Date:	Thu Dec 15 19:50:59 PST 2011

13517 [lbo-talk] FT: The US government did not push hard enough for American companies to invest -- rank: 46

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc8485de-271e-11e1-b7ec-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ggGAbgUw December 15, 2011 7:27 pm Spoils of Iraq war evade US and UK By Lina Saigol in London After almost nine years, $1tn spent and 4,487 American and 179 British lives lost, the US is ...

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Author:	SA
Date:	Thu Dec 15 23:33:07 PST 2011

13518 [lbo-talk] Is United States Government a Paper Tiger? -- rank: 46

In a 1956 interview with Anna Louise Strong, Mao described American imperialism as a paper tiger.  Of course, the military strength of the United States is unparalleled, especially because this country accounts for about half of worldwide military spending.  Even so, the last three significant wars have shown that the country ...

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Author:	michael perelman
Date:	Fri Dec 16 17:10:08 PST 2011

13519 [lbo-talk] occupy the hood -- rank: 46

-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Eric Beck Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 3:04 PM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] occupy the hood On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Fri Dec 16 17:49:38 PST 2011

13520 [lbo-talk] My Letter To CH -- rank: 46

... who is in mourning! Dwayne Monroe called him the decorum police! Given that history - and it's not the first time ...

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Author:	shag carpet bomb
Date:	Sat Dec 17 05:43:50 PST 2011

13521 Guilt, Shame and Coercion plus a little Gramsci (Re: Intellectuals and working class movements -- rank: 46

(I'll skip the discussion on how intellectuals talk to "regular" folks, since both the divisions and how it happens is, in my experience pretty contingent. Sometimes being sensitive is condensending and sometimes being in-your-face propagandist is the most authentic position- and sometimes the reverse. One of the ...

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Author:	Nathan Newman
Date:	Wed Oct 21 00:01:29 PDT 1998

13522 gay bashing and class -- rank: 46

On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Chris Burford wrote: > I agree with the implications that it is unmarxist just to dismiss the > gay-bashers as lumpen. They may well not in the educated strata of the work > force, but I would assume the majority of them are working class. So what about ...

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Author:	jf noonan
Date:	Tue Oct 20 19:09:59 PDT 1998

13523 The Two Larry's -- rank: 46

... He was also well protected by the local and college police. I gave his press secretary my business card. I wish ...

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Author:	tlehman
Date:	Fri Dec 15 08:42:06 PST 2000

13524 [lbo-talk] Occupy Detroit ; Happy Holidays Questionable for Locked Out Cooper Tires workers -- rank: 46

... party, with young , vigorous cadre all across the country. Many police departments have probably molded thousands of these brilliant young people ...

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Author:	c b
Date:	Sun Dec 18 08:01:09 PST 2011

13525 Mayor Bill? -- rank: 46

New York Press - December 14, 2000 Mayor Bill Clinton [by Andrey Slivka] Is there any chance that Bill Clinton won't be the next mayor of New York City? The media insists on treating the idea of a Mayor Clinton as fanciful. But, to paraphrase Mencken, this remains the Republic, where ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Dec 14 09:34:32 PST 2000

13526 Black freedom struggle/marxist/humanist fantasies. -- rank: 46

Andrew Kliman writes: As for Charles Brown's post, it seems that Denby struck a very raw nerve. Brown accuses him of lying -- "sectarian prevarication." The people who wrote the book on falsification and rewriting of history shouldn't throw stones. _________ Let me add slandering me, if your implication is that ...

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Author:	Charles Brown
Date:	Wed Aug 12 08:15:01 PDT 1998

13527 gay bashing and class -- rank: 46

This is a challenging thread and a contrast to the discussion of the global crisis of capitalism. I agree with the implication that we need to be able to discuss such a wide range of issues. I agree with the implications that it is unmarxist just to dismiss the gay-bashers ...

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Author:	Chris Burford
Date:	Tue Oct 20 16:26:50 PDT 1998

13528 [lbo-talk] Boots Riley on Occupy the Hood -- rank: 46

... their own adequate healthcare (bonesetting aside) or fend off the police. It's one thing to say that we can escape ...

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Author:	Jordan Carroll
Date:	Sun Dec 18 10:01:55 PST 2011

13529 [lbo-talk] Boots Riley on Occupy the Hood -- rank: 46

There is one key feature of OWS on which there is rather general agreement: It has changed the nature of the national discourse. (This can be worded in various ways.) In my terminology, the terrain of struggle has changed radically: the change _began_ with Wisconsin (though one can always go back ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Sun Dec 18 11:20:26 PST 2011

13530 [lbo-talk] Slogans Demands etc -- rank: 46

... of a few years ago). What would happen if the police retreated to their homes? Be serious; don't give a ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Sun Jan 24 10:29:14 PST 2016