Wojtek argues that irreducibility "would only hold if the universe we
study was neatly divided into compartments corresponding to the
respective disciplines." Of course at the molecular level the universe
is continuous and not compartmentalized. At the level of
explanation, phenomena do
Has anybody mencioned The Global Assembly line yet? I used to show this
documentary about capital flight from the States into Mexico and
Phillipines to my students at the Labor College (The Van Arsdale School of
Labor Studies-Sunny). It documents labor capital conflict in the States as
well as in
Doug Henwood questions "the globalization mania" in the latest LBO
[#77] with statistics that show that intrafirm (imports + exports)
trade slightly decreased from 1977 to 1994 (from 30% of U.S. trade to
29%). He cites other statistics which show some types of intrafirm
transfer increased, but
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1997
"New data on muliple jobholding available from the CPS" by John F.
Stinson, Jr., an economist in the Office of Employment and
Unemployment Statistics of BLS, is reprinted in the Daily Labor Report
(page E-37). In the opening story (page A-5), the
JERRY: I have no such confidence in the role of "radical
intellectuals" to bring about change *especially* when those RIs view
the line of communication to the masses as one-way (as above). A
preliminary step for activism might be for the RIs to *listen* to
what working people have to say and to
Limiting the working day is all right, but does that really deal with the
issues facing workers today? Isn't job security and freedom from Orwellian
"downsizing" and "outsourcing" more of an issue? Don't we need to ask some
of the basic questions: Is production of goods more important in
-- Forwarded Message --
From: Paolo Giussani, 106642,534
TO: FACRICEL, INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
DATE: 03/06/97 05:57
RE: Copy of: Labor films
On Sat, May 31, 1997 at 08:33:39 (-0700) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am teaching a course this summer based on movies.
I wanted to say how much I appreciated much that has transpired on pen-l
recently. Almost everything has been constructive.
Today I received a number of posts from K.C. Each took a short snippet
from a post, declared it to be bullshit, and then proclaimed the correct
political line. I don't
I was shocked, shocked!, to note that no economists were given awards for
their bad writing. Bad writing need not be obscure. It can also be leaden
or lifeless, excessively prosaic or ungrammatical.
Of course, the main reason why economists were not honored by these awards
is that most of our
Tavis Barr wrote:
I'd believe it. I just think we're talking about different political
circles. You claim to have identified groups working on specific, local
issues. That may indeed be true, but I don't think that's what's wrong
with the above mentioned organizations. I think you've
Does anyone else fine this to be more than a bit off?
At 11:59 AM 6/6/97 -0700, Richardson_D wrote:
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997:
Fueled by the issue of quality changes, the CPI debate rolls on, says
Business Week (June 9, page 68). Among the quotes is one that says a
Boskin
MAI --THE MULTINATIONALS' CHARTER OF RIGHTS
COLUMN NUMBER 1 approx June 1, 1997
By HUBERT BEYER
VICTORIA, BC, Canada - A couple of weeks back, I wrote a piece on the
Multilateral Agreement on Investment, and how it could be that Canada,
along with 28 other
Date:Fri, 6 Jun 1997 07:43:13 -0400
From: ccpa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Silent Coup Book Release
Big Business Remains the Real Election Winner
Come hear Tony Clarke outline the new politics in the era of corporate
rule and launch his new book
SILENT COUP: Confronting
I think that we should all be on the lookout for something from economics
to submit to this competition (hopefully something not written by me).
Steven Zahniser
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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 5 20:35 PDT 1997
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:32:17 +
From: "Andrews, David R" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: response to query
Sid,
I'll resond to your inquiry, but I hope you will post the results to
PEN-L. Formally, I belong to
While I realize that this is about 6 months too early or 5 months too late,
it seems appropriate given the discussion on left/right/center for France and
Britain.
maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-A POLITICAL HOLIDAY
Twas the night before Christmas and throughout the White House, Al
Gore
was
In a message dated 97-06-06 13:42:10 EDT, you write:
I think that for all kinds of reasons, we actually have to be _in_ the
communities we're trying to change. For some of us, this may mean
unions, or campaings for/against various things (workfare, police
brutality, a living wage) run by the
FYI
Shawgi Tell
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
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Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 19:35:57 -0700
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Subject: Americans Israelis Threatened...may be just the
Does anyone else fine this to be more than a bit off?
At 11:59 AM 6/6/97 -0700, Richardson_D wrote:
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997:
Fueled by the issue of quality changes, the CPI debate rolls on, says
Business Week (June 9, page 68). Among the quotes is one that says a
Boskin panel
Shawgi,
You said the people in the U.S. don't hold political power (we were talking
about Canada, but what the hell) and they're extremely unhappy with the
political system. Sure. But then you said "in order for society to move
forward, people must first have real and decisive decision-making
Colin Danby wrote,
So here's a question. Actually, several.
Other things being equal a shorter working day would probably be a good
thing.
Stop me if you've heard this one but other things are never equal.
I'm currently mining a book titled _Reduced Working Hours: Cure for
Unemployment or
One more that hasn't been mentioned yet (I think):
Grapes of Wrath w/Henry Fonda, quite a radical movie with vivid
portrayal of migrant labor. Might go well alongside one of the
contemporary documentaries on labor conditions the UFW has.
Thad
In a message dated 97-06-06 18:48:36 EDT, you write:
Organizing the very poor, for example, is extremely
complicated. Poor people are highly overworked and have very little
time. You usually have to have all your meetings on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons, or else right at the end of the
Anders asks a series of questions, basically asking why French Social
Democracy couldn't pursue a progressive program designed to transform or
derail the current (reactionary) trajectory of European unification.
Cutting to the chase, it seems to me that your real question is this:
In a message dated 97-06-05 19:35:35 EDT, you write:
Practical and theoretical action, at least in
the U.S., has been focused on developing a micropolitics, but it seems to
me that unless these atoms talk to each other, dispersion and defeat will
continue.
Doug
Are we talking party? maggie
In a message dated 97-06-05 16:20:59 EDT, you write:
Michael, you have a point here, but it's not enough to talk about the grass
roots. Of course any seriously radical movement needs a mass base, but
that's not enough. Most ordinary folks are completely confused by what's
going on and feel
On Fri, June 6, 1997 at 15:25:57 (-0700) D Shniad writes:
BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMOR
Is it possible to order a copy of this on videotape?
Bill
D Shniad wrote:
If this is the case, Doug, what should French folks have done in the
context of the recent election?
Pretty much what they did. People in the streets have to keep the pressure on.
Doug
NOW Magazine, Toronto June 5, 1997
Netizens out secret investment treaty
Cyberspace new player in furtive top-level negotiations
By COLMAN JONES
Secret negotiations on a global investment treaty that threatens to
greatly strengthen the power of transnational corporations aren't
If this is the case, Doug, what should French folks have done in the
context of the recent election?
Cheers,
Sid
A not-entirely-fanciful scenario: the new French government fails even in
its weak program, unemployment remains high, and the National Front gains
in appeal. So the sans papiers
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 14:20:35 -0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Webster)
Subject: Bitter Paradise on TV Ontario
BITTER PARADISE: THE SELL-OUT OF EAST TIMOR
Screens on TV Ontario this Sunday, June 15, at 9 p.m.
(Province of Ontario only)
Bitter Paradise is
Colin Danby:
The obvious argument (Louis might want to say more on this) is that
something has happened to make the social democratic project unstable or
untenable. Either something broke down at the political level, or the
nature of capitalism has changed (this is the implication of much of
So here's a question. Actually, several.
Other things being equal a shorter working day would probably be a good
thing. In fact the whole social democratic program, limited though it
may be, would probably be vastly preferable to what we're getting now.
So where are the social democrats? The
Greetings,
On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Tom Walker wrote:
Shawgi Tell asked,
Tom what do you think is needed to move society forward? I posed
this question to Michael yesterday. Hope to hear from the both of you and
others.
I will begin with a brief citation, which not only sums up my own
KARL: Ha, ha..You still have not responded to any of what you call
snippets especially the snippet concerning the Euro. After all the
guy was talking rubbish and needed to be inofrmed of this.
Karl
---
I wanted to say
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1997:
RELEASED TODAY: Nonfarm payroll employment rose in May, and
unemployment was about unchanged after falling in April. The number
of payroll jobs rose by 138,000 in May, following an increase of
323,000 in April (as revised). The May gain was below
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997:
There's a continuing debate over whether the rise in global
competition has been good or bad for the average American worker's
wages, but there is little disagreement among economists that it has
been an important force in keeping U.S. inflation low.
Larry Shute wrote,
Limiting the working day is all right, but does that really deal with the
issues facing workers today? Isn't job security and freedom from Orwellian
"downsizing" and "outsourcing" more of an issue? Don't we need to ask some
of the basic questions: Is production of goods more
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997, Doug Henwood wrote:
What can I say? The activists I've talked with and reported on don't sound
very much like the ones you describe. A recent confirmation of my analysis
was provided in a good little report on welfare reform by Rachel Timoner
for the Applied Research
COLIN: I'm agreed that the euro is a terrible idea (both because it
enforces a Europe-wide recession aimed at forcing down real wages
and because I don't think the undermining of lender-of-last-resort
functions has been considered seriously enough). So this has been a
week of unbounded
LOUIS P: The vote in France is dramatic evidence that openings exist for socialist
politics. A renaissance is not only desirable but urgently necessary. The
big lesson of the 1930s is that when the left stands pat with parliamentary
cretinism, the masses will seek revolutionary solutions
ROBIN: I've been off line, but if nobody mentioned Norma Rae
starring Sally Fields, I liked that as a labor film especially as it
portrays the character of a union organizer and a local activist
(Sally Fields) very well. Surprisingly, I think it was more of a
Hollywood film than others such as
I think that for all kinds of reasons, we actually have to be _in_ the
communities we're trying to change. For some of us, this may mean
unions, or campaings for/against various things (workfare, police
brutality, a living wage) run by the people who are effected most by
them. Ultimately,
Ajit Sinha wrote:
For example, in France there is a good
chance that the so-called "people without papers" will be able to stay and
not deported.
A not-entirely-fanciful scenario: the new French government fails even in
its weak program, unemployment remains high, and the National Front gains
One excellent film on the globalisation of labor is "The Emperor's New
Clothes" from the Canadian Film Board. Its main focus is NAFTA, viewed on
many levels, concluding with a visit by Canadian auto workers to a
Mexican plant where the work Canadians did is now being done. This is a
very
Ajit, I think you missed at least my point: The Socialists get elected,
and they perform far below expectations (but yes some people are
concretely aided), that sets up a reaction which (given the dominant
parties) is to the right and more right than before the first Mitterand
election.
In the
June 6, 1997
The Doomsayers Are Wrong
By NORBERT WALTER
FRANKFURT -- With 11 of 15 European governments now led by Socialists or
other social democrats, European voters seem to be united in resisting
tough economic medicine à la Margaret Thatcher. The trend toward
privatization, vital to
At 02:00 PM 6/5/97 -0700, Sid wrote:
Sid (from British Columbia -- but hey, all those Canadian provinces look
alike): The difficulty isn't with the "case", Max. The difficulty is with
the
fact that we're only in the beginning of the process of saying "no" to the
plans that transnational
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