G.B. Shaw on Iraq

Here we are in beautiful New Hampshire at one of our favorite places in the world, World Fellowship Center. The other day I heard what may be one of the best explanations of our invasion and occupation of Iraq from WF co-director Andy Davis. And it was said by, of all people, George Bernard Shaw, who died in 1950.

"Capialism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self-interest backed by force."

7/13: Three-day seminar begins-Capitalism & Other Unnatural Disasters

Here's some excellent info from the Brecht Forum:

Friday, July 13, 9:30am - 6:00pm

29th Annual Intensive Introduction to Marxism: Capitalism & Other Unnatural Disasters

Three-day seminar begins

With Stanley Aronowitz, Bhairavi Desai, Sujatha Fernandes, Forrest Hylton, Lisa Maya Knauer, Randy Martin, Biju Mathew, Rene Francisco Poitevin, Heather Rogers, Anwar Shaikh & Others TBA

The BRECHT FORUM
451 West Street (Bt Bank & Bethune)
(212) 242- 4201

(1, 2, 3 A, C, E to 14th St,
14A, 11, 20 buses to Abingdon Square (where 8th Avenue meets Hudson St)
8 bus to 10th & West Sts
L to 8th Ave @14th St.)

Sliding Scale: $75 - $95
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers

In the face of the pervasive war, poverty and environmental destruction that mark our times and even threaten life on this planet, people are beginning to take a fresh look at the complicity of capitalism in perpetuating these ills. Through lectures, readings and lively discussion, in an adamantly open-minded environment, participants will be introduced to Karl Marx' revolutionary critique of capitalism--not to find a ready-made blueprint for change, nor a dogma that excludes other
traditions, but for tools of analysis that can help us to think more strategically and act more effectively.