Gabriel Kolko was one of the heavyweight New Left historians of my generation. On the basis of strong recommendations from Perry Anderson, in American Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers, I’m reading Kolko’s The Politics of War, which is about maneuvering among the U.S., the U.K., and the U.S.S.R. between 1943 and 1945. The book received some prestigious endorsements. Kolko was a pretty big deal in his day, much more than a New Left celebrity.
Somewhat off topic, but DSA North Star retweeted a handful of Mikhail Khodorkovsky tweets about 5 or 6 weeks ago. Why platform such an outright crook who wants to see a bloody mess in Russia just so he can get back in on the looting? I wasn’t able to find the RTs when I looked several days ago. Not sure whether that was due to my failing eyesight or because they were removed.
I never saw those tweets, and I know nothing about Khodorkovsky. There isn't much I can say about that. North Star is not a cult or democratic centralist organization, and the tweets do not reflect any unified, agreed-upon position. They are basically the views of the person running the feed, with some sensitivity for the views of the caucus.
Somewhat off topic, but DSA North Star retweeted a handful of Mikhail Khodorkovsky tweets about 5 or 6 weeks ago. Why platform such an outright crook who wants to see a bloody mess in Russia just so he can get back in on the looting? I wasn’t able to find the RTs when I looked several days ago. Not sure whether that was due to my failing eyesight or because they were removed.
I never saw those tweets, and I know nothing about Khodorkovsky. There isn't much I can say about that. North Star is not a cult or democratic centralist organization, and the tweets do not reflect any unified, agreed-upon position. They are basically the views of the person running the feed, with some sensitivity for the views of the caucus.
Superb
The uncle Joe question
For parlor pink ex Maoists
Is a bit ginger
Spain's civil war was enough
for the trot-ers
Tito like Ho
Deserves a nice platinum frame
of course
Stalin urged the landing of course asap
And always worried about a separate peace
As he should having pulled one himself in summer 39
You are always haunted by your
Own tricks kicked back at u