Dennis Perrin wrote:
>>So a question to the antiwar movement. With millions dying of AIDS when
>>cheap drugs and minimal investment in a medical infrastructure could save
>>many of them, why can't we get 100,000 people to rally on their behalf?
>
> Why
>
>>are rallies so easy to mobilize for "no war" but not for "yes to saving
>>life"?
>>
>>-- Nathan Newman
>
>
> Not sexy. For all their talk about the "common folk" and "the workers" and
> others they spend little if any time with, the ultras and their soft allies
> are as drawn to spectacle as any showbiz capitalist. Celebrity too -- I
> mean, Mumia? The issues of fair trials and capital punishment aside, the
> image of Mumia has now taken on near-Hollywood proportions. He's a one-name
> star, like Cher, Elvis, Madonna, OJ, though, unlike the former Bills great,
> Mumia's celeb hasn't drawn in any comparable Dream Team defense.
>
> Does Workers World have a law division?
Yes. The Partnership for Civil Justice functions as their de facto law division.
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