1998-11-23 Jan Slakov Dear Renaissance List, Nov. 23 For those Renaissance Network subscribers who have been with us since Aug. 9 (98), you may remember that I endorsed the candidacy of David Orchard for leadership of the Progressive Conservative party of Canada. Not surprisingly, David Orchard did not win the PC leadership contest. A former … Read more
1998-11-22 Jan Slakov From: •••@••.••• To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 23:06:00 Subject: “Black Monday”,REDACTION Organization: Public Interest Research Group, N.Delhi Note: The non-profit organizations and groups are allowed to publish this article in their magazine/journal or post it on the web- site. For commercial use, please get in touch with the author. … Read more
1998-11-22 Jan Slakov Forwarded: From: •••@••.••• Subject: Noam Chomsky Birthday Celebration Request… Nov 20th, 1998 Dear Friend, This is Michael Albert from Z Magazine writing to you. I have an unusual request I would like you to consider. December 7 is Noam Chomsky’s 70th birthday. Some folks who Noam works with at MIT got together … Read more
1998-11-21 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Nov. 21 This posting includes three messages, two on the Iraq crisis and one powerful appeal for the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Voices in the Wilderness continues to be a voice of sanity in the face of generalized immorality. Their press release is followed by excerpts from an article … Read more
1998-11-19 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Nov. 19 This posting includes two items relating to the Pinochet case. The first is an article written by Francisco Letelier, the son of Orlando Letelier, who was Salvador Allende’s Minister of Defence (and who was assassinated in Washington, DC in 1976). I used one line from that article, … Read more
1998-11-18 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, I hesitate to indulge your patience once again, but feedback is needed on this latest draft of the book’s Introduction. I’ve been discussing the book project with a few publishers, and now it’s time to send a book-proposal package to a larger number of publishers. If you can … Read more
1998-11-18 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:51:48 -0400 (AST) From: Antoni Wysocki <•••@••.•••> Subject: THE POLITICS OF HUNGER (fwd) Hey people, This is from the Nov/98 issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. No doubt all of us implicitly reject neoliberalism’s faith in the efficacy of “the market” : this article offers empirical evidence to … Read more
1998-11-16 Jan Slakov Dear Renaissance Network, Nov. 16 The current military crisis threatening Iraq continues and once it is over the horrific effects of the sanctions will still be with us…. Meanwhile, I’m receiving news of the development of biological weapons that would attack certain ethnic groups in particular (!) and other frightening stuff. Obviously, … Read more
1998-11-15 Jan Slakov Dear Renaissance Netowrk, Nov. 15 Paul Swann compiled several commentaries and postings into three messages to follow up on the “Wolfensohn in Sheep’s Clothing” posting (sent to the RN list on Oct. 27). I can send all 3 postings to people who request it, but will edit the 3 down into just … Read more
1998-11-13 Jan Slakov Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 10:04:16 -0800 (PST) From: Kathy Kelly <•••@••.•••> Subject: Operation Radio Con i.e. Please call your radio stations… Dear Friends, Deep, heart-felt thanks to all of you for sending us good wishes — whether in writing or in your thoughts — for Kathy and others who are traveling … Read more