Jesse Lemisch
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pugliese" <michael.098762001 at gmail.com> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] HistMat
> On 10/20/06, Jesse Lemisch <utopia1 at attglobal.net> wrote:
> > It's time somebody publicly celebrated the depth and breadth of
Michael's
> > encyclopedic knowledge of everything, high, low and in between,
including
> > his bibliographies posted here and on other lists.
>
> Heh, thx, but, in this case I stole that from Michael Hirsch, one
> of your fellow New Politics writers.
> Michael will be debating the ISO at a forum in NYC soon on the
> Democrats and the Left.
>
> Political Strategies for the Left, an Open Debate:
> "Is a Progressive Democratic Party Possible?"
>
> Friday, November 3, 2006 7PM
> Judson Memorial Church
> 55 Washington Square South, corner of Thompson St., Manhattan
> Subways: A,B,C,D,E,F,V to West 4th St.; N,R,W to 8th St.; #1 to
Christopher
> St., #6 to Astor Place
>
> People on the left are extremely distressed about the political direction
of the
> country. The Democratic Party has been, to say the least, ineffective in
its
> opposition to the Bush agenda. With the political climate swinging so far
to
> the right, what's a progressive voter to do? Is it possible to reform the
> Democratic Party from within to influence it toward the left? Or would an
> independent third party, like the Greens, be a better alternative on
Election
> Day, or in the long term?
>
> Participants
> Affirmative: Michael Hirsch of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
> Al Ronzoni, of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
>
> Negative: Howie Hawkins, U.S. Senate candidate of the Green Party (GP)
> Danny Katch of the International Socialist Organization
> (ISO)
>
> Moderator: Evan Giller, member of ISO, PDA, WFP
>
> AN OPEN DEBATE FROM THE FLOOR WILL FOLLOW PRESENTATIONS.
> PLEASE COME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEBATE, OR JUST LISTEN. IT PROMISES TO
BE A
> STIMULATING EVENING!
> Seating is limited, please arrive early.
>
>
>
> For further information contact Danny Katch 917-434-0070
> Sponsored jointly by the PDA-NY14CD; and the ISO--NYC.
> FREE ADMISSIONFREE ADMISSIONFREE ADMISSION
> --
> Michael Pugliese, dodging the eggs, farts and tomatoes...sometimes
> thrown by his alter-ego at himself
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