[ASDnet] NEW DEM DAILY: A New Economy Labor Movement

Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org
Fri Jul 6 15:57:24 PDT 2001


Leo,

If Bradley is funding them, that's pretty much a guaranteed promise that they up to little good.

Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org http://www.nathannewman.org

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Subject: Re: [ASDnet] NEW DEM DAILY: A New Economy Labor Movement

I would not jump to too many quick conclusions here. NEIS is also linked to

the AFL-CIO and other international union web sites and to EPI, where Max

Sawicky works. It is an attempt at a broader-based effort than just the

remnants of SDUSA. There are a lot of the recognizable SDUSA names here, but

before one is too dismissive remember that people like Paul Starr, founding

editor of the _American Prospect_ and author of the classic _Social

Transformation of American Medicine_, falls into the category of SDUSA

intellectual. From what I can see, some of the issue addressed by their

"Organizing Unions in the New Economy" conference are questions we need to

address. The answers they provide are problematic, but there are not a lot of

folks even asking the questions.

Well, looking over the site, NEIS is a project of the Center for Democratic

Education, which has received about $800,000 from the rightwing Bradley and

Carthage foundations. The links at NEIS are all to National Endowment for

Democracy places, so the whole operation looks to be the AFL-CIA in exile,

setting up shop with financial support from rightwing foundations. Which

explains the reference to the Social Democrats USA.

Leo Casey

United Federation of Teachers

260 Park Avenue South

New York, New York 10010-7272 (212-598-6869)

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lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters.

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