[lbo-talk] Fwd: [S&S] BC Center for Worker Ed petition

Eric Beck ersatzdog at gmail.com
Tue Jul 30 09:28:44 PDT 2013


On Tuesday, July 30, 2013, Doug Henwood wrote:


>
> > Yeesh. Is this a thing among New York intellectuals, to get
> > admins/bosses/attorneys general involved when things aren't going as they
> > would like?
>
> Corey is a radical who's been involved with labor organizing for something
> like 15 years. But nothing like an ultraleftist's instinct when it comes to
> drawing conclusions.
>

Yeah, I know. And good work too, from what I've heard. I was thinking of, for one, Proyect and his calling people's employers, but even more of the proximity to power some intellectuals have, particularly ones who have chairmanships and department titles, and how seductive that position seems to be and how easy it is to think that AGs and university presidents are on your side.



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