Thank you Comrade John --- One tiny correction-- my dad's name was Abel MEEROPOL --- my original birth parents were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and my original name was Michael Rosenberg (my brother an

What specifically does the CCP plan to do to de carbonize the Chinese economy? Has this author even ASKED himself that question?

I think (again without much evidence just my gut) that too many Democrats stayed home because Trump was not on the ballot

There are ways to say things that don't push buttons. Educators must say that "parents are always welcome to give their input, but the reason we go to school and practice teach is that as with any pro

Didn't read the article carefully but took a look at it --- I think the one value of the suggestion that redistricting is not alone going to give the Republicans a "walk in the park" to majorities in

thanks to Kevin and Cathy for posting this -- I think it's well worth reading. In fact, I think it probably needs TWO reads so one can figure out which part is really good and convincing and which par

and let me add another philosophical twist. --- Sartre is well known for insisting that existentialism is NOT pessimism -- but the crucial thing about existentialism (for me anyway) was that EVEN IF O

Dear Comrades --- I want to TOTALLY associate myself with Farans following statement -

Dear Marxmail friends -- PLEASE SCRUB that last e-mail ---though it has some interesting information about me and sectarianism it was a personal note -

Good Morning Alice -- I actually read FOUNDATIONS of CHRISTIANITY as an undergraduate --- I doubt I read it carefully but it did seem very well researched. Later when I read IMPERIALISM I discovered t

I want to thank both Marv and Farans for very thoughtful posts --- I think it is POSSIBLE that we will spiral down into some kind of decentralized civil war that Farans suggests --- and I of course re

Farans -- don't you think it's possible that even a Trump re-elected in 2024 can be PUSHED by his authoritarian supporters to take actions that lead the US towards our version of fascism? -- and maybe

analysis from a Chilean comrade ... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ariel Dorfman <adorfman@...> https://www.thenation.com/article/world/chile-election-boric-president/ The Challenge

I wrote my Ph D on an economic historical issue from 19th century Chile. To do so, my family spent six weeks in Santiago in 1970 during the election campaign the elected Salvador Allende --- For my wi

again -- I invoke Louis' wrath --- As a red diaper baby who grew up trying to figure out how to defend the Soviet Union after the crushing of the Hungarian uprising and being "grateful" that they "adm

Maybe I am captivated too much by futuristic fiction -- BUT CONSIDER the "prediction" in Naomi Oreskes' and Erik Conway's dystopian novel THE COLLAPSE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. Based on trends visible

this is fabulous news --- the Chilean people are much smarter than us Yanks, that's for sure ...

Maybe this much too pat, but I believe it was either Paul Sweezy or Paul Baran (two of my favorite American economists) who quoted Georg Lukacs (sp?) that "orthodoxy in Marxism relates only to method.

Andrew -- good strong convincing argument -- I guess the issue is China's relationship with its neighbors --- its actions in the South China Sea, for example --- isn't that reminiscent of the US think

About the fifteen year old. THis actually would be a perfect case to put a bit of a dent into the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" view that too many "ordinary" citizens have about (usually black