From: Jesse Lemisch [mailto:utopia1 at attglobal.net]
ACADEMICS, INTELLECTUALS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS FOR NADER
We have given serious attention to the arguments that we have heard pro and con, and have concluded that we will vote for Ralph Nader for President and Winona LaDuke for Vice President. In addition, we protest the two-party big-business alliance that funds the presidential debates and excludes Nader. Without Nader, the debates will be nothing but paid corporate advertisements.
This is a shameful time, in the culture as well as in the economy. Unleashed corporate power, here and around the world, has had a barbarizing impact on: health care, the environment, welfare, distribution of income, criminal justice, media, publishing, civil liberties, workplace safety, education, and privacy. All this has been accompanied by triumphalist fanfare, the advance of mean and cruel values, rampant commercialization, privatization, deregulation, loss of established rights, repressive "drug war," police violence, incarceration and execution frenzy, continued phenomenal military budgets, and the enormous extension of unaccountable corporate power worldwide through NAFTA, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization. You don't have to be a scholar (or a rocket scientist) to see that Bush and Gore serve the corporations, not ordinary Americans, and that both of them are a disaster for the safety and well being of people throughout the world.
As regards the realism of Nader's candidacy, in addition to his sound positions, it should be noted that he is clearly more competent, better informed, more intelligent, more articulate, and more capable of handling vast amounts of information than are his adversaries. On the other hand, although Nader's announced positions have positive implications for issues around abortion, women, gay rights, race and affirmative action, many of us think that he should speak with more clarity and passion on these matters, and we urge him to do so -- both because it is the right thing to do, and because it is essential if the Nader campaign is to reach out more effectively to women, gays, lesbians, and racial minorities.
We have immediately before us overwhelming empirical evidence presented by Clinton and Gore's collusion in the barbarizations-by-corporations listed above, during two terms of accelerated rightward movement of the Democratic Party. Never again. We have been down this blind alley before. It's time to break out of the rightward surging, self-perpetuating trap of lesser evilism and faux populism.
We will vote for Ralph Nader, the only candidate who offers a sane and reasoned critique and a humane alternative direction for the United States.
SIGNERS (in alphabetical order)
Blair Alpert-Sanders, Economist, San Francisco Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Graduate Center, CUNY Joe Auslander, Mathematics, Univ. of Md., College Park Vivian Babuts, Artist, New York City Steven Bachelor, History, Yale Univ. Benjamin Balthasar, MFA Program/Poetry, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst David Barsamian, Alternative Radio Rosalyn Baxandall, American Studies, SUNY Old Westbury David Berenson, School Counselor/Psychology Assistant, Cleveland Christopher Berkeley, Framingham State College Elaine Bernard, Labor Educator, Harvard Univ. Jonathan Birnbaum, Writer, Chicago Carl Bloice, Editor, California Nurse Andrew J. Bonnell, Ball State Univ. Frank Borgers, Labor Studies, Univ. of Mass, Amherst Eileen Boris, Women and Gender, University of Virginia Debby Bors, Alternative Press Center, Baltimore Mark Brenner, Political Economy Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Paul Buhle, American Civilization, Brown Univ. Bob Buzzanco, History, Univ. of Houston Roane Carey, The Nation Richard Carr, Univ. of Virginia Patrick Catt, History of Science, University of Chicago Lynn Chancer, Sociology, Fordham Univ. Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Counselor Education, Lehman College, CUNY Alisha Clarke, Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Steve Cobble, former Political Director, National Rainbow Coalition Eric Coble, Writer, Cleveland Marc Cooper, contributing editor, The Nation Joe Conley, History, Princeton Univ. Chris Couture, Musician, Baltimore Patricia Cruz, Artist, Baltimore Daniel Czitrom, History, Mount Holyoke College Charles D'Adamo, Co-Editor, Alternative Press Index Mike Davis, Writer James DeVine, economics, Loyola Marymount Univ. William DiFazio, Sociology & Anthropology, St. John's Univ. Laura Lee Downs, History, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor Patricia Duffy, Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts Barbara Ehrenreich, writer Deborah Elkin, Greater New Haven Labor History Association Gertrude Ezorsky, Brooklyn College, CUNY Samuel Farber, Political Science, Brooklyn College, CUNY Liza Featherstone, Writer, New York City Joe Felsenstein, Genetics, Univ. of Washington Johanna Fernandez, History, Columbia Univ. Greg Field, History, Univ. of Michigan, Dearborn Milton Fisk, Philosophy, Indiana Univ., Bloomington Susan Franck, Mathematics, Ctr. for Academic Excellence, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri Abigail A. Fuller, Sociology & Social Work, Manchester College, Indiana Gabe Gabrielsky, Independent Scholar, NJ Green Party Congressional candidate Keith Gallagher, Univ. of California John Gazurian, Teacher, Baltimore James William Gibson, California State Univ., Long Beach Raymond Giraud, French, Stanford Univ. Greg Goldin, Writer, Los Angeles Linda Gordon, History, New York University Suzanne Gordon, author/journalist, Boston Ronald Grele, Oral History, Columbia University Tony Gronowicz, CUNY A. Tom Grunfeld, Empire State College, SUNY Jeanne Hahn, Political Economy, Evergreen State College Conn M. Hallinan, Journalism, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz Morris Halle, Linguistics & Philosophy, MIT Kary Harger, Teacher, Torrance, California Thomas Harrison, New Politics Loie Hayes, Editor, South End Press Doug Henwood, journalist, New York City Mrk Hertsgaard, Author/Journalist, San Francisco Michael Hirsch, New Politics Nancy Holmstrom, Philosophy, Rutgers Univ.- Newark Shel Horowitz, Writer, Hadley, Mass. Julius Jacobson, Co-Editor, New Politics Phyllis Jacobson, Co-Editor, New Politics Benjamin Johnson, History, California Institute of Technology Robert Johnston, History, Yale Univ. Beatrice Kachuk, Women's Studies, CUNY Graduate Center Ken Kalwaic, artist/writer, Swarthmore College Tom Keck, Political Science, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman Angeliki Keil, Writer, Lakeville, Connecticut Charles Keil, Writer, Lakeville, Connecticut Robin D. G. Kelley, History & Africana Studies, New York Univ. Susan Kellogg, History, Univ. of Houston Paul Krassner, writer, Venice, California Jack Kurzweil, San Jose State Univ. Saul Landau, California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona Joanne Landy, Member, Editorial Board, New Politics William H. Leckie, Jr., Writer, St. Louis Jamie Lemisch, Field Supervisor, Cobbs Creek Fairmont Park, Phila. Jesse Lemisch, History, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Rachel Lemisch, Musician, Boston John Leonard, The Nation Sue Leonard, Brearley School Stephen M. Levin, MD, Medical Dir, Mount Sinai, IJ Selikoff Ctr for Occupational & Environmental Medicine Nelson Lichtenstein, History, Univ. of Virginia Judith Long, editor/writer, Sag Harbor, NY Stephanie Luce, Labor Center, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Timothy Patrick McCarthy, History & Literature, Harvard Univ. Robert W. McChesney, Institute of Communications Research, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Scott McLemee, Writer John Campbell McMillian, History, Columbia Univ. Sanjoy Mahajan, Physics, Univ. of Cambridge Mary C. Malloy, Economics, College of New Rochelle William Mandel, writer/broadcaster, Berkeley Manning Marable, Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia Univ. Andrew Mattson. American Studies, SUNY Old Westbury Steve Max, Activist, New York City Jacob D. Melish, History, Univ. of Michigan Jeff Melton, Psychology, Ivy Tech State College/Indiana Univ. Peter Mickulas, History, Rutgers Univ. Kim Moody, Labor Notes, Detroit Michael Moore, filmmaker Steven A. Moore, Architecture/Design, Univ. of Texas at Austin Jason Murphy, Philosophy, Saint Louis Univ. Gary Murrell, History, Grays Harbor College Manny Ness, Political Science, Brooklyn College, CUNY Bruce Nissen, Florida International Univ. Steve Niva, Faculty, Evergreen State College Philip Oke, Christian Peace Conference Wayne O'Neil, Linguistics/Mind Articulation Project, MIT Mike Parker, Writer, Detroit Mary Lousie Patterson, MD, Head, Pediatric Faculty Practice, Weill-Cornell Meical College Lew Pepper, Environmental Health, Boston Univ. School of Public Health Michael Perelman, Economics, California State Univ., Chico Christopher Phelps, History, Ohio State Univ. Heidi Pickman, Radio Producer, Los Angeles Mike Pincus, Bohemian Books, San Francisco Frances Fox Piven, Graduate Center, CUNY Charles Post, Social Science, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY Rob Prince, Metropolitan State College, Denver Thomas R. Quigley, New School for Social Research Peter Rachleff, History, Macalester College Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights Julia B. Rauch, School of Social Work, Univ. of Md, Baltimore Craig Reinarman, Sociology, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz Stewart M. Robinson, Mathematics, Cleveland State Univ. Jeanette Roda, Labor History, Northern Arizona Univ. Larry Romsted, Chemistry, Rutgers Univ Daniel Rosenberg, Adelphi Univ. Marina Rosenfeld, Musician/Artist, New York City Andrew Ross, American Studies, New York Univ. Mel Rothenberg, Mathematics, Univ. of Chicago Matthew Rothschild, Madison, Wisconsin. James W. Russell, Sociology, Eastern Connecticut State Univ Sarah Ryan, Faculty, Evergreen State College Roderick Ryon, Towson Univ. Edward Said, Comparative Literature, Columbia Univ. Saskia Sassen, Sociology, Univ. of Chicago Max Sawicky, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC Jennifer Scarlott, New Politics Jay Schaffner, National Contracts/Local 802, American Federation of Musicians Ingrid Semaan, Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts Richard Sennett, London School of Economics Stephen R. Shalom, William Paterson Univ. Paul Sheridan, Art, Brooklyn College, CUNY Fran Shor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Wayne State Univ. Lewis Siegelbaum, History, Michigan State Univ. Jane Slaughter, Writer, Detroit Jim Smith, Los Angeles Labor News Johnny P. Smith, Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Alan Sokal, Physics, New York Univ. Lawrence Soley, Artist, Milwaukee Ann Laura Stoler, History & Anthropology, Univ. of Michigan Dennis Stovall, Blue Heron Publishing, Portland, Oregon Linny Stovall, Blue Heron Publishing Ed Strug, Hispanic Languages and Literature, Queens College, CUNY David Suisman, History, Columbia Univ. William K. Tabb, Economics, Queens College, CUNY Kali Tal, Arizona International College, Univ. of Arizona Robert D. Trussell, Producer/Director, Frederick, Md. Bernie Tuchman, Policy Analyst, New York City Alan Wald, American Culture, Univ. of Michigan Judith Podore Ward, Essex County College, New Jersey Lois Weiner, Education, New Jersey City Univ. Suzi Weissman, KPFK Los Angeles Naomi Weisstein, Psychology/Neuroscience, SUNY, Buffalo Joseph White, History, Univ. of Pittsburgh Barbara Winslow, Brooklyn College, CUNY Cal Winslow, Director, Mendocino Institute Peter A. Wood, History, Duke Univ. Kent Worcester, New Politics Cynthia Young, Comparative Literature and Africana Studies, SUNY Binghamton Patrick Young, History, Brooklyn College, CUNY June Zaccone, Economics, Hofstra Univ. Robert Zecker, American Studies & History, Miami Univ., Ohio Howard Zinn, Writer, Boston
non-US Jose G. Vargas Hernandez, Centro Universitario del Sur, Univ. de Guadalajara, Mexico Shere Hite, Writer, London
(circulation of this petition begun September 4, 2000)
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