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Albert: Albert Reply to Monbiot - 1
Znet Article, December, 18 2003
Michael Albert
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George, I agree with you that without global democracy national democracy is hamstrung (though it is nonetheless quite different to have free elections, free speech, etc., than to have death squads and dictators). For me globalization means rewri...
Wilpert: How Many Signatures?
Znet Article, December, 18 2003
Gregory Wilpert
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Part I: Watching a Train Wreck in Progress Watching Venezuelan politics now is like watching a train wreck in progress, with two trains rushing towards each other and the date of the collision being the announcement of the CNE’s signature...
Albert: Albert Reply to Callinicos #3
Znet Article, December, 17 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, I agree that your party has differed even to the point of violent conflict with other Leninist parties. Leninism isn't one phenomenon, of course. And I agree with you that neither of us should arbitrarily stipulate what Leninism is. We shou...
Albert: Albert Rejoinder to Callinicos, #2
Znet Article, December, 17 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, You say your justice norm justifies what in parecon are two independent norms of remuneration, one for those who can work and one for those who can't. But suppose someone says it is fine for society to have some people earning $30,000 a yea...
Shalom: A Saddam Chronology
Znet Article, December, 15 2003
Stephen1 Shalom
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A Saddam Chronology
Albert: Albert Reples to Callinicos 2
Znet Article, December, 11 2003
Michael Albert
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Albert Reples to Callinicos 2
Albert: First Rejoinder to Callinicos
Znet Article, December, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they are affected by them. Regarding remuneration, however, you note that rewarding for effort and sacrifice...
Albert: First Rejoinder to Callinicos
Znet Article, December, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they are affected by them. Regarding remuneration, however, you note that rewarding for effort and sacrifice...
Administrator: Another... Two Worlds are Possible?
Znet Article, December, 10 2003
Site Administrator
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At this year’s Ibero-American Presidential Summit and parallel Alternative Social Forum, two opposing forces in Latin America’s fierce polemic over the direction of its own social and economic progress were well defined. The twenty...
Albert: Values, Visions, and Strategy
Znet Article, December, 09 2003
Michael Albert
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Alex, I like that you start with values. I think creating vision requires a small set that covers our central aspirations while being ...
Albert: Participatory Society and The Trajectory of Change
Znet Article, December, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we want and how do we expect to attain them? People in civilization inevitably combine efforts to a...
Albert: Participatory Society and The Trajectory of Change
Znet Article, December, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we want and how do we expect to attain them? People in civilization inevitably combine efforts to a...
Administrator: Perhaps Hussein Read Tolstoy And Bush’s People Didn’t
Commentary, December, 04 2003
Site Administrator
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There is an eerie similarity between Leo Tolstoy’s novel, War and Piece, which describes with considerable accuracy Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia and George Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Administrator: Somerville Projectionists Strike
Zmag Article, December, 01 2003
Site Administrator
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On August 4, 2003 the newly unionized Somerville Theater projectionists gathered with friends and community supporters to celebrate their victory. After a long and bitter campaign that s...
Administrator: Executing Justice: An interview with Padre Javier Giraldo
Zmag Article, December, 01 2003
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In 1988 Padre Javier Giraldo, a Jesuit priest, was instrumental in founding a human rights organization, originally Catholic and now ecumenical: the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (Inter...
Administrator: Cautious Optimism For The Anti-Occupation (Not Win The Occupation) Movement
Znet Article, November, 14 2003
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The size and clear political message of the October 25 anti-occupation of Iraq rallies in the U.S. and worldwide should be cause for cautious optimism amongst anti-war activists. I'm not even going to get into the numbers game, because I think the...
Wilpert: Venezuela's Mission To Fight Poverty
Znet Article, November, 13 2003
Gregory Wilpert
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Over the past two years or so there has been much polemic between the government and the opposition over the issue of poverty. Chavez was originally elected on a platform to pay particular attention to the needs of Venezuela’s poor. Also, ...
Albert: The Joyous Potential Of Economic Vision
Znet Article, November, 10 2003
Michael Albert
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I recently had an opportunity to read an essay criticizing Participatory Economics from Odessa Steps, titled The Sad Conceit of Participatory Economics. My reactions to what appeared in it, trying to correct strange readings, mostly, lead me to wa...
Albert: Parecon Query and Reply
Znet Article, November, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Below are ten frequently asked questions that I try to succinctly answer. 1. Why do we need vision at all? Why should we worry about the shape of a future society? Isn't it sufficient to reject current injustice? People throughout society k...
Albert: Parecon Query and Reply
Znet Article, November, 07 2003
Michael Albert
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Below are ten frequently asked questions that I try to succinctly answer. 1. Why do we need vision at all? Why should we worry about the shape of a future society? Isn't it sufficient to reject current injustice? People throughout society k...
