1999-02-12 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Feb. 11 Knowing, as we do, that the current world financial system is unfair and even genocidal, we are faced with deciding what to do about it. In general, I favour a multi-pronged approach. Simply informing people about the reality of market forces helps de-legitimize them. But obviously, that … Read more
1999-02-12 Jan Slakov Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:11:15 -0500 From: Alex Falconer MEP <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Global Economic Reform Campaign Sender: Alex Falconer MEP <•••@••.•••> To: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> Jan, You wrote << I went to Alex’s web site and copied the main article there (by “Alex and Dave”) as I think it is … Read more
1999-02-12 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Feb. 12 I had never heard of this attempted coup by US corporate elites; sounds like something we ought to know about! (See below.) The next message to you, a letter to the editor written by long time friend of CDR (Citizens for a Democratic Renaissance), Paul Swann, reminds … Read more
1999-02-12 Jan Slakov Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:27:36 +0000 To: •••@••.••• From: Paul Swann <•••@••.•••> Subject: Letters to the Editor Dear Duncan, In your last editorial [Nexus, Feb-March 1999] you wrote: “I need to say a few words about Uri Dowbenko’s article on “Mind Control Slavery and the New World Order”. The subject is … Read more
1999-02-12 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, FEb. 12 Brian Hill has a suggestion on one way to dismantle the killer economy and Carol Brouillet sends us the agenda for the upcoming conference/gathering she is organizing. I am quite sure that Paul Swann (cf. today’s message on our most pressing priorities) will be among those at … Read more
1999-02-08 Richard Moore Dear rn, As you may recall, I was visiting friends & family the past two months in California and Kauai… you’ve probably noticed that postings from me have been sparse. Just before leaving, I announced the book proposal (“Achieving a Livable World”) was on the website and that 30 copies were being … Read more
1999-02-07 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Feb. 7 Below, a timely message from an rn subscriber who suggests we look seriously at using legal means to bring an end to the willful destruction of national/regional economies which leaves untold misery in its wake. And following that, another endorsement for a very similar idea, from none … Read more
1999-02-07 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Feb. 7 Another “front” for us to think about is the idea of instituting some kind of financial transaction tax (or Tobin tax). In Canada support is being organized for a private Member’s Bill (Motion M-239) to support the Tobin Tax idea. (See second message below.) And Roberto Magellan … Read more
1999-02-04 Jan Slakov From: “andrew loucks” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: [ADC-ITF] Why the Media loves to hate Iraq… Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 23:39:54 -0500 ******************************************************* …I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And … Read more
1999-02-04 Jan Slakov On January 8th, Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, Edward Said & Howard Zinn issued the following statement in their “A CALL TO ACTION ON SANCTIONS AND THE U.S. WAR AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ”: “At the end of 1998, the United States once again rained bombs on the people of Iraq. But even … Read more