[PEN-L:9633] West Bank Teachers Protest PA Detention of Co-Workers

eyewitness report from hebron... ___ Robert Naiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:55:38 -0400 (EDT) From: CPTeam Subject: West BankTeachers Protest PA Detention of Co-Workers 23 April 1997 HEBRON: West

[PEN-L:9572] questions on trade:

questions on trade: what significance to we attribute to the fact that a given country consistently runs a trade deficit? a surplus? at bretton woods, keynes proposed that international trade be managed so that no country ran a consistent (global) surplus or deficit, and that in the event of an

[PEN-L:9573] Austrians and the left (was: German liberalism)

In her book "Arguments for a New Left" Hilary Wainright had what I thought was an interesting take on this issue. HW argued that while there was something to the Austrian critique of socialism and government action, namely that even if nominally democratic government action was limited by the

[PEN-L:9458] references on local anti-gentrification policies

can anyone recommend references on local policy options to shield people from the gentrifying effects of development and the efficacy of these policies, e.g. rent control; protection from rising property taxes, etc.? ___ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago

[PEN-L:8817] query: Keynes quote: euthanasia of the rentier?

Does anyone have the quote and cite where Keynes talked about the "euthanasia of the rentier"? ___ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h) 312-421-1776 (here there is voice mail) Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348) 1007 W. Harrison Room 1180

[PEN-L:8564] Query: Canada/US health care merger data?

Do our Canadian comrades or others have leads on data, - even anedotal data - on cross-border mergers or acquisitions or expansions of health care firms between the US and Canada over say the last 10 or 5 years? This is for a quick study Dave Ranney and I are doing where we are trying to make

[PEN-L:7688] Break the embargo on Iraqi children!

Friends and Fellow Activists: As many of you are no doubt aware, according to UN statistics more than 500,000 Iraqi children have died as a result of the US/UN embargo. In response to this crisis a Chicago-based peace group, Voices in the Wilderness, has been campaigning against the embargo,

[PEN-L:7613] Heilige Familie

I said earlier that single parenting is by its nature more difficult than dual parenting, and is compounded by the low wages and or welfare benefits single women in particular can expect. I would also say that children are better off if they have two rather than one loving parent. In many

[PEN-L:7549] Chainsaw Al on stakeholders

Also: different but related: re: the struggle between Norfolk Southern and CSX to buy Conrail. Pennsylvania state law affirms that enterprises need not sell to the highest bidder but can also consider the needs of state residents, customers and suppliers (read workers) in such matters. This too

[PEN-L:7376] U of Illinois shafts hospital workers

Please forward to anyone you think may be interested. Suggested action is at the end. The University of Illinois Medical Center is currently engaged in a viscious downsizing/restructuring campaign against its employees. Highlights include: -layoffs -unpaid overtime -12 hour shifts, and longer -

[PEN-L:6968] exploitation in progressive organizations? (was re:aiusa)

wait a minute. i think some of the issues are thornier here than maggie's post would perhaps suggest. certainly progressives have a right and a duty to demand that progressive organizations not engage in what we would consider to be unfair labor practices in keeping labor unions out, regardless

[PEN-L:6900] ncds halloween costume

(offered on the basis that it's not tomorrow in chicago yet) for halloween, i'm going as a Neoclassical Economist. costume: suit, with buttons: "I Believe Neoclassical Economics" "NAFTA -- We Hafta" "Union Wages are a RENT" "Save the Whales -- Buy Pollution Credits" "Improve Productivity --

[PEN-L:6668] response to Doug re: $10 collapse

Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 11:05:27 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug Henwood) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: will the bosses pay $10? I don't know if the end of racism would mean the end of capitalism; I'm eager to hear arguments on both sides of that issue. I do know that the $10

[PEN-L:6669] response to bill

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 21:53:52 +1000 From: bill mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PEN-L: ; Subject: scandinavian unions Robert Well the scandinavian unions might have done that. of-course, in sweden they also explicitly gained wage increases in an economy which was floating on the

[PEN-L:6646] Sara Lee vs. Wall Street: Competition?

with my own cite of the business press, here's an abridged front-page article from the 9/16 issue of Crains's Chicago Business is support of my claim that the "competition" being imposed on firms by Wall Street speculators is a very different beast from that which we were taught about it school

[PEN-L:6622] not all competition is equal

why don't we distinguish between types of competition? when ncds'ers talk about how capitalist firms are engaging in cutthroat competition, they want us to have the idea that firms are competing *for consumers*, especially by lowering prices. but it turns out, not surprisingly, that capitalists

[PEN-L:6640] will the bosses pay $10?

doug (paul) since when is it our job to determine what the bosses can accomodate? e.g. you could make a case, and many have, that racism is so entwined with the u.s. economic system that it will never be completely eradicated without the overthrow of capitalism. if i were convinced of this,

[PEN-L:6584] info request: cba of NAFTA or GATT or...

Does anyone know of any cost-benefit analyses of NAFTA, or GATT/WTO, or other trade agreements, or of capital controls or rules on capital mobility? Or of living wage/minimum wage policies? ___ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h)

[PEN-L:6586] Republican cite needed

some time during the primaries (i think), some Republican operative (maybe with the RNC) was quoted as having said something like, "The good news is that a Republican will be elected president in 1996. The bad news is that it will probably be Bill Clinton." Does anyone remember the exact quote,

[PEN-L:6506] sources on new WB line re poverty?

I would like to know exactly what the WB officials are saying. Are there any pusblished/printed sources available? Journal or newspaper articles? ___ Robert Naiman 1821 W. Cullerton Chicago Il 60608-2716 (h) 312-421-1776 Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348) 1007

[PEN-L:6502] correction to S. Tell post on Hebron

On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 06:51:36 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PEN-L:6490] PEN-L digest 1394 PEN-L Digest 1394 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Fascist Provocations In Hebron by

[PEN-L:6447] railing on dole

some Dem congressional candidate from Washington State was quoted in the NYT as saying the railing gave way because it was built with non-union labor. By the way, I did not attend the Republican meeting in Chico where Dole fell down off the stage, but the railing was unattached to

[PEN-L:6324] labor party

The basic question here seems to be the question of democracy and opposition to autocratic rule, no matter where you find them. I say, Long Live Zarembkas! Cheers, ajit sinha you seem to take it as obvious that the side of democracy in this dispute is with those opposed to the leadership. i

[PEN-L:6321] Re: Labor Party Paul Z.

"can't we all just get along?" here we go again. "he said/she said." line up the opposing camps. i mean, this dispute is about as unusual, creative, and inspiring as the 18th verse of "somos el barco". i respect adolph reed. i also respect paul zarembka. what nefarious force wishes to force me