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The Idea of Communism: An Interview with Tariq Ali

rer137@... — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:17:25 GMT

The Idea of Communism: An Interview with Tariq Ali By Aaron Leonard http://hnn.us/articles/119554.html Mr. Leonard is a freelance journalist and writer. He is

THE REVOLUTION, HE ATE HIS WAY THROUGH IT

rer137@... — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:09 GMT

<<“France’s old high society was swept away by the Revolution, and Napoleon’s Paris was filled with nouveaux riches,” Mr. Flachard said. “Grimod

Detroit's Dead

Jeremy Cohan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:12 GMT

Brings new meaning to the phrase "even the dead are not safe." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6926247.ece Unburied bodies

Fwd: USPCN: "Palestine Network" is a P.A. Attempt to Divide the Pal

rer137@... — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:25:04 GMT

The usual stuff. Hatem Abudayyeh is a fixture of left nationalist politics in Chicago. A nice guy actually. Note the phrases: << the sons and daughters of

Re: I made a blog (and so did Platypus)

Chris Mansour — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:12:04 GMT

Yea, I know about artnet--but I think (but could be wrong) that this guy is a blogger for artnet. I think this because of the weird cynical tone he had through

Re: How to understand Hegel

Chris Cutrone — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:44:56 GMT

I have nothing against William James! -- Chris ... From: S.A. Karamitsos Subject: Re: [platypus1917] How to understand Hegel To:

Re: I made a blog (and so did Platypus)

laurie.rojas@... — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:14:48 GMT

That's awesome! BTW artnet isn't just any blog, Jerry Saltz writes for them all the time. A lot of people read artnet. Best, Laurie Sent via BlackBerry from

Re: How to understand Hegel

S.A. Karamitsos — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:50:15 GMT

Setting aside Chris's animosity toward William James (a fave of Adolph Reed's, as I recall him telling me at one time), perhaps it is not so much about the

Re: I made a blog (and so did Platypus)

Andony Melathopoulos — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:19:39 GMT

Thumbs up Chris! On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Chris Mansour

I made a blog (and so did Platypus)

Chris Mansour — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:40:59 GMT

Hello all, I just had open studio night on Wed. here at Parsons, and funny enough, I made it on artnet's blog!

Re: Ranciere/Critchley/Butler at Verso audio - perfect expression of

Chris Cutrone — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:08:53 GMT

I think it's there all along with Ranciere, going back to Althusser. Critchley gives the most precisely anti-Platypus perspective with his paean to the '60s

Re: Spartacists on Jews, Zionism and Israel

rer137@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:49:57 GMT

<> But only the boho-anarchoid settlers live on the "Left"

Re: Ranciere/Critchley/Butler at Verso audio - perfect expression of

Ralph Dumain — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:21:04 GMT

Ranciere jumped the shark some time ago. I don't know when, though. Was he as bad in the beginning as he is now? I'm thinking of THE IGNORANT SCHOOLMASTER, LES

Ranciere/Critchley/Butler at Verso audio - perfect expression of ant

Chris Cutrone — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:08:06 GMT

http://versobooks.com/verso_info/butler-critchley-ranciere.shtml Ranciere/Critchley/Butler are anxious -- desperate -- to defend the '60s. -- Note especially

Re: How to understand Hegel

rer137@... — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:32:50 GMT

I thought we could publish a list of "pharmacological aids to understanding" with the syllabus. Each thinker would no doubt correspond to a different drug. ...