On Jun 20, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Joshua Morey wrote:
> I hope Doug doesn't mind that I post this here since it involves him - and
> my apologies if this stuff has already been posted and I missed it.
No mind at all - I'm grateful. Meant to post it here and forgot.
I'm very glad to hear this:
> Whatever you think of the finer points of Doug's or Rothschild's analysis
> and responses, to suggest, as Lafer has, that criticism of the movement
> means that one opposes the movement is troubling. Please forgive the
> anecdote, but practically everybody I know who was active in this movement
> (and the subsequent mess) is deeply disappointed, critical of themselves
> and their organizations' leadership, and looking for ways to reflect and
> discuss - the material I have seen from Doug, Rothschild, truthout, Labor
> Notes, in these times, etc has been very critical *and* very productive for
> these conversations - all of it has been circulating among local activists
> and everybody seems to find it helpful in organizing their own thoughts,
> even if they don't agree with every point.
Sam Gindin, as always, is terrific:
http://lbo-news.com/2012/06/18/sam-gindin-on-the-crisis-in-labor/
Doug