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Anonymous Comrade writes:
"Strange Victory"
John Chuckman
Nothing tells us more about the odd political state of America than the recent presidential debate and reactions to it. The American debates, of course, are not debates at all. They are more a set of joint press conferences, a staged opportunity for both candidates to repeat memorized lines in a cozy environment, protected by elaborate rules and an always-undemanding moderator. Still, once in a while, something manages to happen.
"The Monster at the Door"
Mike Davis
As in a classic 1950s sci-fi thriller, our world is imperiled by a
terrifying monster. Scientists try to sound the alarm, but politicians
ignore the threat until its too late. Indifference ultimately turns into
panic.
The monster, of course, is H5N1, the lethal avian flu that first emerged
in 1997 in Hong Kong and is now entrenched — in an even more lethal
strain — in a half dozen Southeast Asian countries. It has recently
killed scores of farmers and poultry workers who have had direct contact
with sick birds.
Putting the Right Under a Microscope:
An Interview with Chip Berlet, Political Affairs
[Editor's note: Chip Berlet is a senior analyst at Political Research Associates and has written, edited and co-authored numerous articles on right-wing activity and government repression for The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Progressive, The Nation, The Humanist, and The St. Louis Journalism Review. Berlet edited Eyes Right! Challenging the Right-wing Backlash (PRA and South End Press, 1995). He is also co-author with Matthew N. Lyons of Right-wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort (Guilford Press, 2000).]
PA: What are the main political forces that compose the right?
CB: You can probably divide up the right into three broad categories: the secular right, the Christian right, and the xenophobic right. Everyone to the right of the Republican Party is sometimes lumped together in a variety of ways. And although they overlap, they really make up different sectors that sometimes can agree on an agenda and sometimes can’t. So coalition-building is crucial to their success.
"Massus Interruptus"
Ken Coughlin
They say never trust a man who lacks the capacity to play. The same could
be said of a city. The grim streets of New York are traditionally all
about
business — the business of moving cars, often at a snail's pace, to be
sure,
but business is business, and the city moves on oil and gas, doesn't it?
nolympics writes
The writer is currently being investigated by the military and could face treason charges and the gulag if convicted. The investigation was prompted by this article. "Why We Cannot Win"
Al Lorentz
Before I begin, let me state that I am a soldier currently deployed in Iraq, I am not an armchair quarterback. Nor am I some politically idealistic and naïve young soldier, I am an old and seasoned Non-Commissioned Officer with nearly 20 years under my belt. Additionally, I am not just a soldier with a muds-eye view of the war, I am in Civil Affairs and as such, it is my job to be aware of all the events occurring in this country and specifically in my region.
I have come to the conclusion that we cannot win here for a number of reasons. Ideology and idealism will never trump history and reality.
hydrarchist writes:
"Reluctant Revolutionaries:
The False Modesty of Reformist Critics of Copyright"
Johan Söderberg, Journal of Hyper(+)drome.Manifestation
Any estimation of the long-term viability of the intellectual property regime rests on one fundamental assumption. Whether or not immaterial use values (non-rival goods) are believed to be qualitatively different from material use values (tangible, rival goods).[1] Which position is taken at this point is decisive. Hackers, activists, and scholars campaigning against copyright stress the discrepancy between endless informational resources and limited material resources. Those neo-classical economists that have paid attention to knowledge as a factor in economic growth generally agrees:
“If a public or social good is defined as one that can be used by additional persons without causing any additional cost, then knowledge is such a good of the purest type.”[2]
Pot Shots. The Civics Teacher
Fred Gardner
Counterpunch
Bill Britt of Long Beach is the walking, talking soul of Prop 215 -him and a few hundred other people, up and down the state, who circulated petitions back in '96 and have fought tirelessly ever since, without much material reward, and risking retribution, to see that the law gets implemented.
Britt and his allies have convinced the Long Beach officials to adopt a policy whereby the police, upon finding marijuana plants, don't confiscate them until the status of the grower has been clarified. Few jurisdictions in Southern California are so enlightened.
"Ed Koch: Only Bush Can"
Nathan Guttman, Haaretz
The former Democratic mayor of New York explains why he has embarked on
a campaign for a Republican president as the candidate who will not
abandon Israel.
NEW YORK — Ed Koch will spend a lot of time next month on the New
York-Florida shuttle. The former mayor of New York and one of the most
prominent American Jews, Koch is setting out to persuade the Jews of
Florida that this time they should vote for George W. Bush. Even he
himself, a sworn Democrat who was elected on his party's ticket for a
number of public positions over decades, has been persuaded that this
time it is necessary to cross the line and support the Republican candidate.
Koch, who will turn 80 in December, is considered the classic Jewish
Democrat. In his most prominent position as mayor of New York for three
straight terms between 1978 and 1989, and before that as a member of the
U.S. House of Representatives, he toed the traditional party line and
was punctilious about all the domestic issues that are so important to
Democrats, especially the Jews among them.
"Intersections:
The LGBTQ Role in Society, the Struggle and Socialism"
Badili Jones
The discussion of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ) movement
concerns a movement of profound difference that
in and of itself is a convergence of differences
centered on the question of sexuality and gender
variance. Homosexuality and bisexuality is about
sexual orientation while transgenderism is about
gender. These differences at times intersect one
another. Over the course of time these movements
for recognition and liberation have joined. This
movement has come to be commonly known as the
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and
Questioning Movement. Another term that has
gained common usage, especially among youth has
been the term "queer." "Queer" specifically
refers to a particular development and direction
of identity, culture and community that has
expanded to include all whose sexual life and
sensual social identities depart from the
heterosexual mainstream. Historically, the term
"in the life" developed in the African-American
community to have a similar meaning as "queer"
has in the overall community.
"You Scare Us:
Bush Is Giving Latin America the Willies"
Carlos Fuentes, Los Angeles Times
[Carlos Fuentes is the author, most recently, of "Contra
Bush," which will be translated into seven languages.]
LONDON — The United States is strong. Latin America is
weak. This is the basic truth that shapes their
relationship. There is no irrational animosity toward
the U.S. in Latin America. There is a measure of
suspicion balanced by enormous admiration for the
culture of Herman Melville to Walt Whitman to William
Faulkner, of Hollywood and jazz, of Eugene O'Neill to
Arthur Miller. Nor is there envy of the United States.
Latin America is deeply aware of its cultural values.
Our personality is not assailed by gringo fashions. We
absorb and adapt to the cultures of the world,
including that of the U.S.
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