1999-03-31 Richard Moore Dear cj, The recent website-upgrade is just the beginning — 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. In particular, it will have a comprehensive and well-organized list of outgoing links to … 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…
1999-03-30 Richard Moore Dear cj, Sorry to have been incommunicado for so long. But it had to be done, duty called in other areas. When I turned my attention to the cj input queue, I found so many good articles on the Kosovo Serbia disaster that I decided to redesign our website and install a … Read more…
1999-03-13 Richard Moore Dear cj, I’ve got some good stuff on other topics queued up, but I don’t want to leave this thread while good people continue to send in well-considered ideas written-up especially for us. David Cameron’s piece is below, along with a very strong essay by Mark Whitaker, sparked by the “individualism” thread … Read more…
1999-03-11 Richard Moore Dear cj, The messages below arose out of the “New Dawn readers” thread, but they circle back to the previous “New Culture” thread. I’ll defer my own comments until after Mark and Joe have their say… rkm —————————————————————————- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 19:17:37 -0600 To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• From: Mark Douglas Whitaker … Read more…
1999-03-09 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Kay Hempsall” <•••@••.•••> [previously known as Y] To: “Cyber Journal” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Thanks Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:41:25 +1100 Dear RKM Thank you for your response to my questions (raised from the New Dawn article part 4). I do appreciate the distinctions that you made re the ‘isms’ etc … Read more…
1999-03-03 Richard Moore Bcc: <x>, <y> Dear cj, Hope you find these of interest… rkm —————————————————————————- Subject: Police State Conspiracy Date: Tue, 24 Nov 98 From: X To: “Richard Moore” <•••@••.•••> Dear Richard, I am an avid reader of New Dawn here in Australia, and consumed with interest and agreement your brilliant series on the … Read more…
1999-02-27 Richard Moore Dear cj, I met Brian during my recent visit to California, as faithful readers will recall. In December he took me along on one of his frequent activist treks, where he drives from project to project giving guidance and support to his network of collaborators. As we drove along he told many … Read more…
1999-02-27 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 04:46:32 -0600 To: •••@••.••• From: Mark Douglas Whitaker <•••@••.•••> Subject: response to Brian Hill, on media, finance, and mobilization Thanks, Richard, for passing this along. And thanks to Brian if you see/talk to him. Pass this along to him if you want. There are many discourse … Read more…
1999-02-24 Richard Moore Dear cj, Below, Joseph Ferguson and Robert Hanzel comment on the Drug War issues. I haven’t hear back yet from Jeff (the “hood” survivior)… perhaps he’ll let us know if he sees any sense in what we’re saying, or else he could prod our smugness with another provocative remark (:>) . In … Read more…
1999-02-23 Richard Moore I wonder how many of you out there can handle email messages which include styles (bold, centering, different fonts, etc)? And what happens when one comes in, if you can’t? The remainder of this messsage will include styles… I’d be interested in hearing what happens. I’d especially appreciate it if someone who … Read more…
1999-02-22 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 From: “F. Joseph Brown” <•••@••.•••> Subject: RE: cj#900> re: consumerism, advertising, & propaganda To: “INTERNET:•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> As a footnote, consider the comments of Michael Levine, ex-DEA agent, reformed, on KPFA Pacifica radio, Feb. 16, ’99: He observes that the billion-or-so federal dollars given to Madison Avenue, … Read more…
1999-02-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:11:46 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #637: Against the Grain From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #637 . . —February 11, 1999— . . HEADLINES: . . AGAINST THE GRAIN . . ========== . . … Read more…
1999-02-18 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- X-From_: •••@••.••• Thu Feb 18 02:21:03 1999 Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:40:27 -0500 (EST) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #638: Against the Grain, Part 2 From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Precedence: bulk Reply-To: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #638 . . —February 18, 1999— . . … Read more…
1999-02-15 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Cc: “KMUD” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: [] Oakland: Allies Needed Against The Drug War! Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:39:50 -0800 ALLIES NEEDED AGAINST THE DRUG WAR!!!!! OAKLAND, CA (CERJ) — A coalition of organizations (15 – list below) concerned about criminal justice policies (police accountability, … Read more…
1999-02-15 Richard Moore Dear cj, It seems that my new Eudora sends out each paragraph with only one line-break (carriage return) at the end. My previous Eudora put in line-breaks automatically after each line when a message was sent. Please let me know if recent postings have been hard to read… ie, has each paragraph … Read more…
1999-02-15 Richard Moore Thanks to Elisabeth Clark, who sent me instructions, the line-break problem should now be fixed. Apologies for duplication to those who had no problem with the initial posting. If anyone wants me to send them any previous postings, correctly wrapped, let me know. -rkm —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Cc: … Read more…
1999-02-13 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:20:01 -0600 To: •••@••.••• From: Mark Douglas Whitaker <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: expanding Cienfuego’s comments about consumerism: Silva on Laird, _Advertising Progress_ H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by •••@••.••• (January, 1999) Pamela Walker Laird. _Advertising Progress: American Business and the Rise of Consumer Marketing_. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University … Read more…
1999-02-08 Richard Moore Dear cj, As you may recall, I was visiting friends & family the past two months in California and Kauai… you’ve probably noticed that the postings have been sparse. When something crossed my In Box that seemed outstanding, I posted it, but otherwise my attention was focused on taking care of business … Read more…
1999-02-01 Richard Moore dear cj, this is last thing on the mac before packing and heading off for the airport and ireland. i noticed this article in the whole earth catalog and was thinking i’d type it in and post it, but fortunately jim sent it to me! important stuff. all the best, rkm —————————————————————————- … Read more…
1999-01-29 Richard Moore dear cj, it’s a beautiful crisp sunny day here in san francisco! i was treated to a drive around town this morning… along the embarcadero & marina, down to fort point where there was, if you can believe it, surf. then through the presidio, along ocean beach, up along the panhandle, and … Read more…
1999-01-25 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: <a friend> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 To: •••@••.••• Subject: Fwd: [] Waiting To Exhale a nicely done easy to grasp article about one of the greatest of US evils and how the media tried to make it go away. Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 To: •••@••.••• From: Peter Webster … Read more…
1999-01-23 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 From: Daniel del Solar <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#894> Monsanto & terminator it is the ideal of capitalism to make everything natural and “free” into something that costs money. In the United States, we are now regularly paying for water. The next step will be … Read more…
1999-01-20 Richard Moore dear cj, in case you were despairing the lack of cj, wondering what was _really going on in the world (:>) … our wonderful server maintainer (chris thorman) was upgrading to a new service provider and so we experienced a temporary glitch of domain findability. if you get this, then we’re sort … Read more…
1999-01-20 Richard Moore bcc: my family dear cj, I asked my family here in Kauai, and none of them had even heard of terminator technology. Kind of boggles the mind. If someone were plotting how to eradicate the human race, this technology would be a very good candidate method. And yet it makes no appearance … Read more…
1999-01-13 Richard Moore Dear cj, This “Hanasaari Statement” seems to make a great deal of sense… notice how it’s title is very close that of my/our book “Achieving a livable, peaceful world”. In particular, I liked this: >It is the economics of power, not the power of economics, > that drives modern market forces. This … Read more…
1999-01-11 Richard Moore Dear cj, Michel Chossudovsky is, imho, today’s most important writer on the global economy. You’ve probably heard about upcoming “IMF reforms” in the news media… reforms inspired by the “IMF failures” in Southeast Asia and Russia. In the article below, Michel reveals these “reforms” as being the “biggest financial scam of the … Read more…
1999-01-10 Richard Moore Dear cj, As announced in cj#889, Parveez produces a call-in show: Shanti Communications news agency in London-UK is producing “Global Eye” and “Eastern Nights” for Radio Ramadhan in Tooting (South London, UK). The two programmes are being aired on 87.7 FM from 20:30 to 04:00am (UK times). He’ll be interviewing me tonight … Read more…
1999-01-08 Richard Moore Dear cj, As you all know, my efforts are now focussed on writing the book (Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World), and my funds are nearly exhausted. I’m currently seeking an agent, which will hopefully lead to signing with a publisher and getting some advances. But who knows how long that might take, … Read more…
1999-01-07 Richard Moore Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 22:23:57 -0800 To: •••@••.••• From: Leslie Schentag <•••@••.•••> (by way of Rycroft and Pringle <•••@••.•••>) Subject: Peace/Justice Canada/Int’l– NN: Ramsey Clark letter to Security Council From: National Peoples Campaign – DC <•••@••.•••> Subject: [NPC/IAC List] Ramsey Clark letter to Security Council Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 19:26:08 … Read more…
1998-12-30 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, New Year’s resolutions are a bit puritanical for my taste, but I do recommend an end-of-year review, meditation, tarot session, or whatever works for you. If anyone comes up with end-of-year insights, please send them in. Many thanks to those who sent in responses to the recent `retrospective’ … Read more…
1998-12-29 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, Last year, following publication of the `model of the world’, there was a cj discussion about revolution. Several people sent in different perspectives, each thoughtful. In responding to those, I tried to synthesize a perspective that took into account the points which had been raised. There were a … Read more…
1998-12-28 Richard Moore Dear cj, 1998 has been an important year for me, and the `new years message’ was a goad that got to me — it seemed to be as much for myself as anyone. I wanted to repost that, along with a few other `defining documents’ of 1998, as a lead-in to thinking … Read more…
1998-12-27 Richard Moore From 2 Jan 98: -=-=-=-=-=-=~ New Years Message ~=-=-=-=-=-=- I find the turn-of-the-year fascinating; a time to notice that the clock does tick, and that we only get a finite number of ticks. Is there anything you want to get done on your shift? Is there something you wish “someone else” would … Read more…
1998-12-23 Richard Moore Dear cj, Did you ever wonder how the people of Germany could have tolerated the Nazi death camps? Hitler strictly controlled the press. What’s our excuse? rkm ———————————————————————— From: •••@••.••• Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 15:31:20 EST Subject: the set-up of Iraq SOME DETAILS OF THE SET-UP YOU MAY HAVE … Read more…
1998-12-20 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, (please pardon duplication) This is a first report on my whirlwind tour of northern california activism, hosted by Brian Hill, roving-activist extrordinaire. You’ve seen postings from him on rn (Nov 24, Sep 27 being the most recent – I can forward on request). Brian’s career began in the … Read more…
1998-12-19 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 To: •••@••.••• From: viviane lerner <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fwd: Iraq, etc. from ZNet Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 19:55:23 -0800 (PST) To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: Iraq, etc. from ZNet ZNet Friends, We have added to the ZNet site (www.zmag.org)just yesterday and today numerous Iraq policy related … Read more…
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…