<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dennis Redmond said:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"But the US Left lacks even the most basic support structures, spaces and places -- a political commons, if you will -- where long-term conversations can happen<BR>between identity-movements, artists, interested laypeople, union activists, NGOs and political parties.<BR><BR>Or I am wrong about this?"</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, I think you're right about this.  It bothers me considerably.  There must be many ways to describe and interpret this condition.   I would greatly welcome a discussion on this topic that would avoid sniping and egoism.  It's such an important topic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Mast</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Detroit</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>