Monday, April 11, 2005
Links and notes. posted by Richard Seymour
A few interesting nuggets.1) Galloway leads Oona King in Evening Standard online poll , this after King had smeared Respect canvassers, accusing them of telling people not to vote for King because she was Jewish. This would be a more impressive slander if Respect had even started to canvas Bethnal Green & Bow.
2) Iraqi nationalists in the resistance are bringing the Salafists to heel . As growing political unity between Sunni and Shi'ite groups develops in opposition to the occupation, Sunni nationalists are taking action against the murderous Wahabbi fringe, telling them "stop killing Iraqis".
3) The International Socialism journal is now available online and it has some excellent pieces in this quarter's edition, including about Iraq, the resistance and the elections , Egypt , and the British working class .
4) Doug Henwood's excellent book about Wall Street is now available to download for free . Henwood's wit and sharp analytical skill have also been brought to bear in a glorious debunking of 90s quack economic memes, After the New Economy, which I thoroughly recommend.
I'd also like to thank the person who naughtily tried to sign me up for daily updates from Mad Mel's diary. It gave me the opportunity to deliver a swift slap to that tumescent ego. And to the Labour Party, who insist on continuing to send me e-mails from Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair, John O'Farrell and others. Campbell is on fine form today, instructing me in terse paragraphs not only to watch Labour's election broadcast tonight, but also to get my friends round to watch it. Now, I could be sad enough that I'd stay in on a Monday evening to check that shit out, but none of my friends are (at least not that I know of).