[lbo-talk] Marx on profits

Michael Perelman michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Wed Nov 28 07:51:18 PST 2007


From Wikipedia

"The fledgling United States Army Air Service dropped a few pipe and tear gas bombs as a demonstration meant to overawe the labor organizers. It was the only time in the history of the U.S. that the government ordered military aircraft used against its own people."

Jim Straub wrote:
>> By any definition of mobilization, the US in the 1920s,
>
Something on the
> order of tens of thousands of armed miners marched into logan and mingo
> counties in west virginia, for the purpose of hanging the murderous
> anti-union sherriff there and establishing a new local of the umwa.
>
--

Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com



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