John Obrien has brought together a strong indictment of the Catholic Church. With a little effort we could make a similar indictment against the Protestant church and against Islamic and Jewish

John, I am in no way defending the Catholic Church. I left it too decades ago. I am objecting to fklosar using the term "mackerel-snapping," which is in no way a critique of

It's behind a paywall but give it a shot. Usually LRB allows at least one a month. https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n22/mike-davis/short-cuts

excellent point John --- the capitalists hold the power ---(viz Kaepernick) HOWEVER --- the NBA players (and MLB players as well) show the power of COLLECTIVE ACTION --- Back in 1994 the MLB union did

Expecting​ 2008, Democrats got 2016 again, an unnervingly close election that Joe Biden appears to have won by razor-thin margins in a few states. If the blue wave has proved almost as illusionary

Comrade Meeropol wrote: <<Consider NBA or Major League Baseball super stars>> Crystal clear example is an Example for all of us: Colin Kaepernick. JAI

Mike, I am a worker and left the Catholic Church at age 13, when I understood the hypocrisy and superstition. But then I learned more about the awful history of this church - that the Roman Catholic

Why don’t Greens and other modern socialist parties start by running down ballot candidates that can actually do some good in local politics instead of putting all their effort into repeated failed

It’ here, Erik: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n22/mike-davis/short-cuts

I count one. She seems to be the only person standing up to the Biden-Harris-Emanuel Red Scare now being launched with apparently no other opposition. Sanders is apparently lying in a fetal position

and how about a link?

Is it just me or the article? From my phone the article came out as a narrow column. Unreadable. And as probably the only cde who actually lives in the Rio Grande Valley area this is of personal

On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 12:33 PM, bonnieweinstein wrote: Year of the Plague: Danger of Fascism By Chris Kinder http://www.socialistviewpoint.org/novdec_20/novdec_20_05.html October 11, 2020–As

Not so everywhere and there are ways around this, especially if the legalities are shambolic fascist-style pseudo-legalities--ie good enough for a trump lawyer or state legislator The antileft coup

I was under the impression laws were passed some time ago making it mandatory for electors to vote for the majority candidate in each state.

There are no liberal Democrats any more--only smug closet Karens and Reaganites in sheep's clothing. AOC is a liberal; Bernie Sanders is a liberal. They are being forced out of the party. The rest of

Year of the Plague: Danger of Fascism By Chris Kinder http://www.socialistviewpoint.org/novdec_20/novdec_20_05.html October 11, 2020–As you read this, the 2020 election day in the U.S. will have

Imperialist Attacks on Africa And the genocide you never heard of By Chris Kinder The Holocaust was born at the meeting point of two traditions that marked modern Western Civilization: the

Cruelty of Capitalism By Bonnie Weinstein http://www.socialistviewpoint.org The human condition Friedrich Engels (November 28, 1820-August 5, 1895), a German philosopher, historian and political

And yet, the Trump accumulation 'strategy' was most empowering to: * Wall Street * the Military-Industrial Complex * the fossil fuel majors And the anticipated