Richard Moore

1998-12-13 Richard Moore Dear cj, As you can see my email in California is working fine. But I’ll be on the road the rest of this week with Brian Hill meeting left & right activists in northern Calif. Will report. — Here’s another in the malthus thread. My take on this is that Steve & … Read more…

1998-12-12 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Dan Desmond” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: RE: cj#878> surprise extra edition: re/Malthus & World Hunger Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 07:29:57 -0500 Some really good points, and worth pondering. However, I don’t agree that the disequilibrium brought about by government and corporate policies is nearly as powerful a force as … Read more…

1998-12-09 Richard Moore Dear cj, The NY Times article (below) talks about the dangers of over-population — it is basically a “Malthus was right” essay. Malthus’ basic thesis is decribed: >Although global food supplies increase >arithmetically, the population increases geometrically — a vastly >faster rate. > >The consequence, Malthus believed, was that poverty, and the … Read more…

1998-12-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:09:41 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #627: Sustainable Development, Part 4 From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Precedence: bulk Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #627 . . —December 3, 1998— . . HEADLINES: . . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PART 4 . … Read more…

1998-12-08 Richard Moore Dear cj, It’s about time to take apart the computer & pack it up for sunny California, or rainy, as the case may be. I’ll be in the Bay Area until Jan 5, and then Kauai until Feb 2. Email may be intermittent, or maybe not, so if you’re in either of … Read more…

1998-12-07 Richard Moore Dear cj, Below, George Soros relates his latest analysis of global capitalism, and describes his gambling strategy — back when he worked the markets personally. He says he never read the economic-science books, and figured his emotions — especially fear — were his best guide to winning. He should know what he’s … Read more…

1998-12-03 Richard Moore Dear cj, The final Chapter 1 is now ready for review on our website, under “Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World”: http://cyberjournal.org I’ll be happy to send it to anyone who would rather receive it via email. Considerable new material has been added, including details of CFR planning of the grand strategy for … Read more…

1998-12-03 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- (…continued) The destabilization of Western societies ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ One of the policy shifts was described above — the re-introduction of the doctrine of laissez-faire economics. This undermined a century of social progress in the West, abandoned government’s attempt to provide a beneficial “guiding hand” to the economy, and brought government policy-making into … Read more…

1998-12-03 Richard Moore Dear rn, cj, and Bcc friends, I believe the following TOC and Introduction are final-final, but comments continue to be welcome. I hope you enjoy. A formatted version is on the website, and a final-final Chapter 1 will show up there today or tomorrow. Reviewers have continued to put in dedicated effort, … Read more…

1998-12-02 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— From: “Laurence Cox” <•••@••.•••> To: “Social Movements List” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Ireland from Below activist / academic workshop Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:27:41 GMT Organization: Waterford Institute Of Technology Comments: Originally To: •••@••.••• This might be of interest to some listmembers. People from beyond these islands might be interested to note … Read more…

1998-11-30 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— (Part 2 of 2) The Asian model Talk of “the Asian financial system” is no doubt too simple. But many countries in East and South-East Asia share enough features to make a simple picture tolerably accurate. Above all, they save a lot compared to western countries, and the savings are done … Read more…

1998-11-30 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— (Part 1 of 2) Delivered-To: mailing list •••@••.••• Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 From: •••@••.••• (Jan Slakov) Subject: RN: East Asian crisis Dear Renaissance-Network, Nov. 30 The three items below shed some interesting light on the current financial crisis in East Asia. It is all too easy for people in North … Read more…

1998-11-29 Richard Moore ————————————————————————Date : Thu, 26 Nov 1998 20:17:58 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #626: Sustainable Development, Part 3 From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #626 . . —November 26, 1998— . . HEADLINES: . . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PART 3 . . ========== … Read more…

1998-11-27 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:58:15 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #625: Sustainable Development, Part 2 From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Precedence: bulk Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #625 . . —November 19, 1998— . . HEADLINES: . . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PART 2 . … Read more…

1998-11-25 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 20:17:49 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel’s #624: Sustainable Development, Part 1 From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Reply-To: •••@••.••• NOTICE: The Utne Reader has nominated Rachel’s for an “Alternative Press Award” in the catagory of Science and Environment. You can cast your vote online at www.utne.com/apa/apa98/category13.html. On the Utne … Read more…

1998-11-20 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 From: •••@••.••• (Joe Ferguson) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#864> Blum vs. rkm debate, re: left & right Dear CJ, I can see why Bill Blum disagrees with the statement (of Carolyn Chute) that “There’s no right wing or left wing, there’s just up and down.” Obviously … 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…

1998-11-17 Richard Moore ————————————————————————From : •••@••.••• (Robert Hanzel) Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#864> Blum vs. rkm debate, re: left & right Let’s keep it simple and try this one on for size. The left or liberal is based on “having a cause” and the right or conservative is based on … Read more…

1998-11-12 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— From: •••@••.••• (Bill Blum) Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 21:10:39 EST To: •••@••.••• Subject: comment Dear Richard, I must take exception to the following remark of yours, although I have the feeling that we’re dancing a dance we’ve danced. before. << Thanks for the feedback on right-wing reactions. As Carolyn Chute … Read more…

1998-11-11 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— X-From_: •••@••.••• Sun Nov 8 14:51:22 1998 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 08:41:41 -0600 Reply-To: “Boyle, Francis” <•••@••.•••> Sender: World Order Conference List <•••@••.•••> From: “Boyle, Francis” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Attacking Iraq, Sudan,Afghanistan v. Impeaching Clinton Comments: To: Recipients of icc-info <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• In the drafting of the latest … Read more…

1998-11-10 Richard Moore X-From_: •••@••.••• Tue Nov 10 13:29:15 1998 MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:28:50 -0600 Reply-To: “Boyle, Francis” <•••@••.•••> Sender: World Order Conference List <•••@••.•••> From: “Boyle, Francis” <•••@••.•••> Subject: IRAQ ATTACK ALERT!URGENT! Comments: To: “Abolition Caucus List (E-mail)” <•••@••.•••>, “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••>, “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••>, Multiple recipients of list ACUNS-IO <•••@••.•••>, Recipients … Read more…

1998-11-07 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— […continued. Part 2 of 2] World War II and collective imperialism ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ “If we see that Germany is winning we should help Russia and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany and that way let them kill as many as possible . . .” – Harry S. Truman, 1941(4) … Read more…

1998-11-07 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, Again I would like to thank those of you who have been sending in comments on my book in progress. My feedback folder now has 233 messages in it, and many of those have been very helpful. With no intention of embarrassing nor slighting anyone, I would like … Read more…

1998-11-03 Richard Moore Dear cj, Here’s a question for the list: “What does a movement look like?” What kinds of things need to happen before there is a public perception that a movement exists? I don’t think it can be something on television. By the time anything about a movement gets to television it’s very … Read more…

1998-10-29 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:00:26 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #622: Seeds of Destruction From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #622 . . —October 29, 1998— . . HEADLINES: . . SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION . . ========== . . … Read more…

1998-10-27 Richard Moore Dear cj, My thanks to the many of you who have been sending in feedback on my book in progress. Based on this feedback, and comments from publishers, I am now rewriting from the beginning. People asked for more direct language, more examples, and a less abstract presentation. My abilities in this … Read more…

1998-10-25 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Part 4, final in series full version on web: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~gharris/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Without going on with that, for the Third World generally, given the relations of force, the post-Bretton Woods era, the last 25 years, have been pretty much a disaster. Some have escaped, mainly by not playing by the rules the … Read more…

1998-10-23 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, I join David in urging people to try to get this show aired widely. If anyone does tape it, I’d be very grateful to receive a copy. I can send my address and money for a tape and shipping. all the best, rkm ———————————————————————— Date: Mon, 19 Oct … Read more…

1998-10-21 Richard Moore Dear cj, Below is my first attempt to rewrite material more in line with feedback received from publishers. Given that this is an Introduction, it is somewhat abstract and lacks the examples that have been requested for the body of the text. But I do hope this succeeds better in guiding the … Read more…

1998-10-20 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Part 3 of series full version on web: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~gharris/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Throughout the same period profits have soared, particularly in the 1990s. The current jitters on Wall Street have to do with the concern that there may be an end to what for the last couple of years the business press has … Read more…

1998-10-18 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— From: •••@••.••• (John Trechak) Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#854> re: my book & publishers I agree that you have the makings of a great book. But as a publisher-editor, I also think the publishers’ suggestions you have been given are excellent. Thank you for sharing. –John … Read more…

1998-10-17 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 From: MichaelP <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#853.1> (series) Chomsky: “Whose World Order: Conflicting Visions” FYI this Calgary talk is also available on audio – I heard it on KBOO one week ago, it’s probably available on tape from Barsamian. Cheers MichaelP ———————————————————————— Part 2 of … Read more…

1998-10-17 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— From: •••@••.••• (Bill Blum) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#851-1/2> gri.c6 — Collaborative internationalism Richard, You may have mentioned this before, but I forget. Do you have a publisher lined up for your marvelous book? If so, do you have any kind of deadline? Just wondering. Best, … Read more…

1998-10-16 Richard Moore Dear cj, I’ve been busy with my book… sorry for the lapse in cj postings. I’ll be posting, as a series, a speech delivered by Noam Chomsky to the University of Calgary on 22 September, 1998. rkm ———————————————————————— Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Jan Slakov) Subject: Chomsky lecture … Read more…

1998-10-09 Richard Moore ======================================================================== From: •••@••.••• Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:07:45 EDT To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#850> KOSOVO: FRAMING THE SERBS Dear Richard, I’m very glad you’ve sent this out, although you’re bucking great odds because the American people and the world have already been irreperably indoctrinated by one side. The current issue of … Read more…

1998-10-07 Richard Moore Globalization and the Revolutionary Imperative Part II – Chapter 6 – preliminary Copyright 1998 by Richard K. Moore Last update 7 October 1998 – 4810 words comments to: •••@••.••• book maintained at: http://cyberjournal.org/cadre/gri/gri.html —————————————————————————- Part II – Envisioning a livable world: common sense, not utopianism —————————————————————————- Chapter 6 – Collaborative internationalism: culture-diversity … Read more…

1998-10-07 Richard Moore [continued…] ———————————————————————— The question of world government ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Above, under the assumption that most nations had achieved functional democracy, I observed that the UN would very likely become a hotbed of enthusiastic international cooperation, and that initial attention would most likely be focused on the creation of a stable framework for international … Read more…

1998-10-06 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 From: Serbia [name withheld] Subject: Details of NATO planning !!! I am beside myself with a deep sorrow and strong feeling of anger,unable to do anything .The threats of Nato bombing represent the greatest danger that the Serbs have faced so far in this gruelling seven … Read more…

1998-10-05 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 To: •••@••.••• From: Elias Davidsson <•••@••.•••> Subject: Definition of terrorism Dear cj, I just discovered today that there has been a lively discussion about terrorism on this list. Readers seem not to know that there is indeed a binding and legal definition of international terrorism in … Read more…

1998-10-02 Richard Moore ———————————————————————— Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 20:06:54 -0400 (EDT) From: MER Monthly Magazine <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: AUGUST 98 – MER Monthly Magazine (Please send to friends) Mime-Version: 1.0 _ To receive MER articles to your email just message to: •••@••.••• ———————————————————————- M I D – E A S T R E … Read more…