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Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill

Dave Anderson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:52:03 GMT

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/494236/six_smart_progressive_complaints_about_house_health_bill Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill

Massive Defense Spending Leads to Job Loss

Dave Anderson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:37:31 GMT

http://www.truthout.org/1109097 Massive Defense Spending Leads to Job Loss Wednesday 11 November 2009 by: Dean Baker, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis There is

Re: [DemocraticLeft] Re: The Reckless Mind of Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

DuaneCampbell — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:04:26 GMT

Recall that at Tien Amen Square, the protestors were singing the International. Many wanted socialism with a human face. Others wanted an end to corruption.

Re: [DemocraticLeft] Re: The Reckless Mind of Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

les evenchick — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:06:38 GMT

This is amazingly perceptive. Its hard to believe its the same person that I read earlier. Les Les Evenchick New Orleans piratefish@...

Re: By the way...

DuaneCampbell — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:30:48 GMT

I think that organizing of the Blue Dog Democrats to demand a cut of abortion funding was obviously in the works. I oppose this. The Catholic Bishops made

Re: By the way...

Michael Hirsch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:45:11 GMT

Just in the event that this discussion goes to any other list (and god help us if it does) what I meant to write, again, is "centrist in form, right in

Re: [DemocraticLeft] Re: The Reckless Mind of Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

Michael Hirsch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:23:17 GMT

I think Michael is right in his characterization of Zizik, but not in his assumption that his approach constitutes a pandemic. The left has always had an

Re: By the way...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:17:36 GMT

"BTW, somebody should ask Obama, who signed off on cutting abortion benefits from the health care bill, if he'd have been in favor of LBJ's cutting back on

Oops. Clarification here.

Michael Hirsch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:46:32 GMT

Oops, indeed. I meant to write "Moderate in form, Right in" essense is poison, too, only in this case it does apply to the leadership. Mike ... Leo, the point

Re: By the way...

Michael Hirsch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:42:38 GMT

Leo, the point is that what you accuse Kucinich of is off base. This is a tactical debate, and not an exercise in purity. Rolling over and playing dead, as

Re: By the way...

Michael Hirsch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:37:08 GMT

Jason, The term predates Davidson's despicable tract. It was common around Maoist circles in the '60s, and I'm sure it comes out of China if not the Soviet

Re: By the way...

leoecasey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:31:49 GMT

Pointing out that one can aid the right wing well posturing as the pure left is Maoist and Stalinist? Please, this is ridiculous.

Re: The Reckless Mind of Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:19:04 GMT

And then Zizek confuses me by writing something actually quite good: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/opinion/09zizek.html J.S.

By the way...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:33:39 GMT

The origins of "left in form, right in essence" are from this little rancid piece of Maoist Stalinism:

Re: Why I Voted NO by Dennis Kucinich

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:03 GMT

Published on Monday, November 9, 2009 by The Nation