1999-04-05 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, April 5 A couple of readers have expressed concern (or disgust) with what seems to be unfair coverage of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia on the cyberjournal and RN lists. One of these people, James Crombie, has gone to the trouble to thoughfully critique cj #914 and to … Read more
1999-04-04 Jan Slakov From: Ligia Parra <•••@••.•••> (by way of James Crombie <•••@••.•••>) Subject: Chomsky on the Bombings Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:50:58 -0400 <snip> The Chomsky text, reproduced below, can also be found — I just checked it out — at the z-mag website indicated at the beginning of the message, which I … Read more
1999-04-04 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, April 4 I am probably not alone in having received and read a great amount of material on the Yugoslavia crisis just recently. Among the very best things I have read is the analysis by Noam Chomsky, which I will send to you in the next message (although it … Read more
1999-03-31 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, Below is Mark Whitaker’s prise-winning essay, THREE STRATEGIES FOR DEGLOBALIZATION. We’ve had a thread on cj regarding the “NEW CULTURE”, started by Brian Hill, who also contributes regularly to rn. That thead is about what _may be a resurgance of a communitarian (ie, noncompetitive, non-acquisitive, cooperation-oriented) movement in … Read more
1999-03-31 Richard Moore Dear rn, I’ve just redesigned the CDR website (http://cyberjournal.org), and added a special section on the Serbian crisis. My intention is to upgrade the site, steadily over time, into a valuable source of information for current events and analysis, and a resource center for counter-globalization activism. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. … Read more
1999-03-29 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, March 28 The short item below gives us a very good insight into why the bombing action against Serbia is dangerous and unlikely to accomplish anything good. All the best, Jan *************************************************** Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:14:44 -0800 Reply-To: viviane lerner <•••@••.•••> Sender: World Order Conference List <•••@••.•••> … Read more
1999-03-29 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, Well, I am back from a WILPF (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) training session in New York last week and hopeing to be able to send along to you more of the excellent things RN subscribers and others send my way. While the message below does not … Read more
1999-03-14 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: •••@••.••• Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:59:23 EST To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: rn- re: PGA Why is it that violence is always so much more attractive than non-violence at first gloss? Perhaps it is because violence, in word and deed, gives us a rush, a thrill, an over the top … Read more
1999-03-12 Jan Slakov Dear RN list, March 12 I am sorry it has taken me so long to get this message to you. However, in the meantime I had a chance to speak with Janet Eaton, another Canadian who is working especially hard on this issue. Why do we care? Because the struggle to prevent … Read more
1999-03-11 Richard Moore Dear rn, Jan has posted several promotional messages recently for events sponsored by PGA (Peoples Global Action). She included this proviso: While Richard and others, including myself, have had some reservations about the way the PGA reported on demonstrations Richard participated in while he was in Geneva last year, another RN list … Read more