Despite that sponsorship, I hope this list will be a forum for speaking across intellectual and social boundaries that have divided the left, such as it is, for too long.
Subscriptions are open, and posts go right to the list without approval.
But stupidity, prolixity, dogmatism, bigotry, cheap disruptiveness, and false or multiple identities are not welcome, and will result in warning, suspension, or ejection. Majordomo will respond with an authentication request, to check that it's coming from a real address, and not a hacked version of Newt Gingrich's.