[Marxism] ACTIVIST NEWSLETTER

[JacDon]

April 25, Issue #136 Part 1
ACTIVIST NEWSLETTER
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CONTENTS
 
1. McCAIN COULD WIN, YOU KNOW ‹ Unless the Democrats come up with a
substantial program to help working people at this time of high prices, low
wages and recession after decades of government neglect, their anticipated
post-Bush easy triumph may not be so easy. And while Clinton and Obama cut
each other down, the Republican nominee is getting an easy ride from much of
the mass media.
 
2. CLINTON, OBAMA AND ANTIWAR DEMOCRATS ‹ A huge majority of Democratic
voters want peace but their party remains aloof toward the antiwar movement
and its two contenders for the nomination do not support swift, total
withdrawal.
 
3. BUILD THE ANTIWAR MOVEMENT ‹ Peace sentiment remains high in the U.S.,
but the movement may need a booster shot in the arm to compete with the
elections. 
 
4. THE VIETNAM ERA PEACE MOVEMENT ‹ It had its ups and downs.
 
5. THE RECESSION MAKES HARD TIMES WORSE ‹ The downturn is occurring just
when  increases on basic necessities are rampant, and when the standard of
living for poor, low income, and middle income households has already
experienced a steep decline. (Part 5 of a series on economic inequality in
the U.S.)
 
6. WHO'S JOINING THE U.S. VOLUNTEER ARMY? ‹ The Pentagon thinks draftees are
unreliable in aggressive wars, so it seeks low-income young people, many of
whom volunteer in hopes of obtaining job training and money for college
tuition. They are actually economic conscripts.
 
7. MASSIVE RHETORICAL RETALIATION ‹ Is Hillary Clinton actually Dr.
Strangelove in disguise? Her remarks about obliterating Iran sure sound like
it.
 
8. NEWS NOTES ‹ Doctors support national health care; Beware of Americans
bearing gifts; Debt collectors thrive in Buffalo, NY, for now; Poll:
Pessimism reigns in the U.S.
 
9. CHECK IT OUT ‹ A selection of articles and videos from the Internet that
will be of interest to progressives.
 
10. CUBA'S INTERNATIONALISM ‹ 2008 marks the 45th year that Cuba has been
sending doctors and other health workers around the world to aid poor
countries.