rn- re: “Democracy & Revolution – the ends are the means”

1999-11-07 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: •••@••.••• Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:05:15 EST Subject: Re: rn- “Democracy & Revolution – the ends are the means” To: •••@••.••• a very wise essay- especially for me the reframing that problem solving is a superior frame to make life work to decision making. That stunned me by its … Read more

rn- potentially tide-turning alliance

1999-11-07 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 22:59:45 -0600 To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• From: Mark Douglas Whitaker <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: ASJE [To deal with corporations, organize on their extractive side as well as their manufacturing side. Mark] Greetings; A new an potentially tide-turning alliance has been created in response to corporate greed – a. … Read more

rn- A revolution in progress – another in the wings?

1999-11-04 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Introduction A revolution in progress – another in the wings? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ – •••@••.••• ———————————————————————— Societies evolve continually. Sometimes they evolve through imperceptible minor changes – whose effects are only gradually noticed. In other cases, sudden shifts occur – changing the very structure and dynamics of society in fundamental ways. When the … Read more

rn- democracy & elites, accident & design

1999-11-02 Richard Moore Dear rn, Paul Isaacs sent in a resonse about the ‘capitalist endgame’ posting (“rn- rkm re: facing eco-collapse and preparing for it”, 10/22). His whole message is below, with some quotes clipped out. There were two of his points which I found particularly intriguing… 10/25/1999, Paul wrote: In fact, “democracy” is what … Read more

rn- “Democracy & Revolution – the ends are the means”

1999-11-01 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Democracy & Revolution – the ends are the means rkm 10/99 The theory behind our current democracy-model is that people – by joining parties or various other kinds of voting constituencies – can collectively achieve some measure of representation in the body politic. As we are all aware, this process inevitably … Read more

Stop the Execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal

1999-11-01 Jan Slakov Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 19:08:23 -0800 From: Aaron Koleszar <•••@••.•••> I have some more information and also groups to contact re: Mumia. Please email me if you want this info. -Aaron ===================================================================== > Spend 20 seconds of your time to send a free fax to Janet Reno > expressing your outrage … Read more

PGA – a movement we should take note of

1999-10-29 Richard Moore Dear social-movements, We’ve been talking a lot recently about how movements arise, how their agendas are developed, and about the prospects for an effective movement for systemic change in today’s circumstances. I’d like to put on the table some empirical data for us to look at. That ‘data’ is an actual embryonic … Read more

PGA Bulletin #4 – part 1 of 3

1999-10-29 Richard Moore Friends – this bulletin is rather long, but fortunately it is organized like a newspaper artice – you can get the gist in the first page or two and then get into details according to your interest. – rkm ============================================================================ Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 06:19:19 +0500 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: … Read more