Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state? -

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Perelman
-profile PR campaigns of zero military content, like the raid on Ingushetia or the attack on the Indian parliament. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- Michael Perelman

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state? -

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Perelman
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Re: India Turned Kashmir into the Bitter Place It Is Now

2004-07-29 Thread Perelman, Michael
David, cut it out if you want to remain on the list. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of sartesian Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state? -

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Perelman
to Iraq? I haven't, asshole. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state? -

2004-07-29 Thread Michael Perelman
My apologies; it was intended for Doug, but the posts from David tonight were not very nice, especially after I asked that the thread be discontinued. On Thu, Jul 29, 2004 at 08:42:15PM -0700, Michael Perelman wrote: He has behaved ok until tonight. One more he is gone; or maybe I will just

Re: Diminishing Expectations

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 8:37 AM Michael Hoover wrote: but conversations here indicate that we sure do live in the age of diminishing expectations, which in itself gives people fewer reasons to spend time on political activism. above was yoshie

Re: The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
plays a blind swordsman... finally: blind swordsman films inspired 71 entitled 'deaf mute heroine' directed by wu ma, one of number of hk martial arts films featuring women... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad

Re: The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 5:38 PM finally: blind swordsman films inspired 71 entitled 'deaf mute heroine' directed by wu ma, one of number of hk martial arts films featuring women... michael hoover neglected to mention that helen ma had lead role in above... mh

Facing South/July 27, 2004

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H July 27, 2004 * Issue 85 INSTITUTE INDEX * Elections at Risk Number of felons purged from Florida's voter lists in the 2000 elections: 173,000 Number that weren't felons and were wrongfully barred from voting: 50,000 Number of felons Florida had planned to remove from

Proposal to Up Minimum Wage Makes Florida Fall Ballot

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Hoover
Proposal To Up The Minimum Wage Makes Florida Fall Ballot POSTED: 6:14 pm EDT July 27, 2004 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A proposed constitutional amendment to create a state minimum wage that starts at $6.15 and is tied to inflation made the November ballot Tuesday when it cleared the signature

Farmers' suicides in the US

2004-07-28 Thread michael
that, Sheralyn Johnson said. It's like he was giving it to me. [ June 20, 2004 ] RESTITUTION FOR BLACK FARMERS -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

leading indicators

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Perelman
If consumer confidence is increasing and purchases are flattening, which is the leading indicator? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

A good NY Times article on the World Bank

2004-07-28 Thread michael perelman
as aid agencies lagged in conducting stringent evaluations, Professors Banerjee and Duflo at M.I.T., Michael Kremer at Harvard and other economists associated with the lab have been conducting randomized trials of antipoverty programs in India, Kenya, South Africa, Peru and the Philippines

Harlem/Bangladesh

2004-07-28 Thread Michael Perelman
Regarding Paul's suggestion about infant mortality recall the recent study comparing infant mortality in Harlem and Bangladesh. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

international income comparisons, etc

2004-07-27 Thread michael a. lebowitz
of Stabilisation, Paul Mosley Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58

Re: An emerging labor-led left in the DP?

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Perelman
There is no need to get personal! On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 01:36:31PM -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: This might be related to the fact that you were a trade union functionary for over 25 years. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898

dean baker vs. the dot com and the tulip bubbles

2004-07-27 Thread Perelman, Michael
be a fool to hang onto a place through the collapse of a bubble, he says. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Re: dean baker vs. the dot com and the tulip bubbles

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Perelman
NASDAQ On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 03:48:50PM -0400, Charles Brown wrote: by Perelman, Michael -clip- Mr. Hassett of the conservative American Enterprise Institute thinks housing prices will be pretty much O.K. He acknowledges there might be some bubble dynamics at play in some regions. But he

Re: Owning Up to Abortion

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Perelman
that Simon vowed never to allow Moore on his show -- even though that was not in the article. His main point is Moore's inaccuracy. If he only applied the same standards to gov't and corp. officials, I would be happy. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA

Hassett

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Perelman
Hassett of Dow -- not NASDAQ as I carelessly wrote earlier -- 36,000 fame also has an outrageous column in the WSJ describing Kerry's wild eyed fiscal spending plans. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/23/04 4:19 PM Michael Hoover wrote: responses to my initial post conveyed, by and large, varying degrees of maximalism, making quantitative leap from my modest suggestion all the way to presidential electoral politics (by such measures *all attempts will fail), pervasive

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Hoover
. Yoshie i've not suggested working through local dem branches as such nor working only on local issues... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College

Re: Hassett

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Perelman
: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Hassett Michael Perelman wrote: Hassett of Dow -- not NASDAQ as I carelessly wrote earlier -- 36,000 fame also has an outrageous column in the WSJ describing Kerry's wild eyed fiscal spending plans

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/27/04 11:17 PM Presumably, leftists who follow your suggestion will be working on local issues first of all till they succeed in wresting the control of the Democratic Party at the state level. At 9:10 PM -0400 7/27/04, Michael Hoover wrote: greens electing green mayors

Re: Democratic Party 527's

2004-07-27 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/27/04 11:59 AM was expecting to read about jet airplanes given post header, and then to find out that rob reiner was not among leading contributors to 527 orgs, well, my disappointment runneth over... michael hoover

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state?

2004-07-26 Thread Michael Perelman
by particular actions? Chris Doss wrote: Ha. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state?

2004-07-26 Thread Michael Perelman
to: http://yahoo.naukri.com/ __ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael

Re: Israel pushing for Kurdish state?

2004-07-26 Thread Michael Perelman
Has any country dealt fairly with minorities? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: calling for the assassination of the President is against the law

2004-07-26 Thread Perelman, Michael
What about Ari Fleischer describing the one bullet option in Iraq? Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Is this a serious problem?

2004-07-26 Thread Perelman, Michael
looks unsustainable: Japan bought $175 billion in U.S. Treasury debt from September to March, a figure that exceeds Japanese purchases of Treasurys in the previous seven years combined. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530

Re: HDI, GNP and the PPP factor

2004-07-25 Thread Michael Perelman
taken very seriously and the time. If we were gone to try to make some sort of quantitative measure of a human development index, I think I will try to get a handle on how people at the bottom fared rather than looking at averages. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Re: HDI, GNP and the PPP factor

2004-07-25 Thread Michael Perelman
people per parish and a population of 13.5 million. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic

2004-07-24 Thread Perelman, Michael
Why are they localized? Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ulhas Joglekar Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 10

Re: F911 fizzle?

2004-07-24 Thread Michael Perelman
Election Effect of 'Fahrenheit' By John Horn Times Staff Writer July 23, 2004 Despite its continuing success with the box-office electorate, Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's sharply satirical attack on President Bush and his administration, appears to be wielding less influence among

Re: Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic

2004-07-24 Thread Michael Perelman
Yes, but why are they localized in only 1 state? Aren't these problems more widespread? On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 08:20:40PM +0100, Ulhas Joglekar wrote: Perelman, Michael wrote: Farmers' suicides: Why are they localized? Failure of monsoons, farmers' indebtness, shift to the cash crops

Re: u/p labor

2004-07-24 Thread Michael Perelman
Tom deserves a note of thanks for posting this valuable literature. Going to the site, I found that you can also find a pin-up of Tom. http://www.worklessparty.org/tomwalker.shtml -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail

Re: HDI, GNP and the PPP factor

2004-07-24 Thread Perelman, Michael
Yoshie, you are not the only one that has been pestering Paul. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yoshie Furuhashi Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:33 PM To: [EMAIL

quick question

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Perelman
What is a good source for the share of HMO dollars that goes to care rather than profits or overhead? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Hoover
(by such measures *all attempts will fail), pervasive problem imo... think i'll leave it at that, michael hoover (checking in for last time from ann arbor where i ran into al haber - an sds founder - the other day, he's trying to rekindle sds as 'students' for dem society on one hand, seniors for dem society

Query: Ford/General Motors

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Hoover
what is progressive economist take on ford and general motors releasng info the other day indicating that each only made profits from credit/lending operations... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records

Re: Query: Ford/General Motors

2004-07-23 Thread Perelman, Michael
I think that this is very important. For me it signifies that the center of gravity of the economy is shifting in the direction of finance capital, except that I would include intellectual property as part of the nonmaterial properties that represent the core of finance capital. Michael Perelman

Re: FW: Blackfoot Constitution

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Perelman
Please, Jim no attachments. Not a Bhuddist comment. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Query: Ford/General Motors

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Perelman
as a whole. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: quick question

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Pollak
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, Michael Perelman wrote: What is a good source for the share of HMO dollars that goes to care rather than profits or overhead? Just about anything written by Steffie Woolhandler of Physicians for a National Health Plan (http://www.pnhp.org) Here's a short one: http

Re: quick question

2004-07-23 Thread Michael Perelman
I had been looking at my notes on her work, but could not find anything recent. Thank you very much. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Hoover
the media and politics independently. This is basically how people passed the term-limits laws. IRV would be more useful: it would really allow you to develop small principled parties that could grow until they won, and which would have an effect on the political discourse from the beginning. Michael

Apropos Albany

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
[Michael Hoover rightly pointed out that New York State's politics were worse than most other states, so people in other states might have opportunities that we in New York don't. Apropos, here's an article on a recent study that claims to show that our state political system in New York politics

Thomas Naylor on Iran/al-Qaeda fake reports of the past

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
http://www.juancole.com/2004_07_01_juancole_archive.html#109044887342331691 Professor Thomas Naylor of McGill writes: quote This is certainly not the the first time these tales about Iran cooperating with al-Qa'idah have surfaced. About two years ago US spooks floated via the Washington Post and

Herald: War of subversion in Iran already getting geared up

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
URL: http://www.sundayherald.com/43461 Sunday Herald - 18 July 2004 Regime change in Iran now in Bush's sights By Jenifer Johnston _ PRESIDENT George Bush has promised that if re-elected in November he will make

LAT: Cheney to be indicted over violating laws against trading w/ Iran?

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
[That would be delicious and completely deserved. The Halliburton subsidiary in Iran had its the Halliburton name on it! It's the kind of gossamer thin disguise that is used all the time to get around offshore regulations -- but which also get enforced from time to time when people decide to

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Hoover
the electoral rules, etc. Michael my modest suggestion was about folks looking into their local dem executive committees, for example, i live in orange county, florida, most precincts have no dem workers at all, comittee chair positions ae vacant... my experience in working with local dems years ago

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/22/04 8:26 AM I'm asking if anyone will be doing it, because it's not a new idea, and a lot of people -- from famous guys like Michael Moore to local activists -- have proposed exactly the same thing, but they never do it themselves, much less try to make it a nationwide

Re: Herald: War of subversion in Iran already getting geared up

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Perelman
Wow. I cannot imagine karl rove thinking how that will win him votes as a campaign issue. On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 02:14:55PM -0400, Michael Pollak wrote: The official said: If George Bush is re-elected there will be much more intervention in the internal affairs of Iran. Full

C.I.A. Plays It Safe by Accentuating the Negative

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
C.I.A. Plays It Safe by Accentuating the Negative By MICHAEL. R. GORDON, International Herald Tribune A former intelligence officer once told me that when faced with a confusing mass of data the safest course of action was to emphasize the potential threat. If the danger turned out

Silence shrouds the moral abyss spawned by the war against Iraq

2004-07-22 Thread michael a. lebowitz
of such values. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached at Residencias Anauco Suites Departamento 601 Parque Central, Zona Postal 1010, Oficina 1 Caracas, Venezuela (58-212

Re: Human Development Index 2004

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Perelman
This is one of the best threads on the list for a long time. Valuable information. No acrimony. Am I dreaming? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: C.I.A. Plays It Safe by Accentuating the Negative

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
afterwards (except usually for cabinet members). I believe most on that list got it from being ambassadors (including to the UN), federal legislators and judges. Michael

Housing prices

2004-07-22 Thread Michael Pollak
than being delusive, have quite a track record -- you have to be a wonk to have noticed any falls ever, and even those have been short and fleeting. If it is true, is there any non-bubble-headed explanation for it? And how come it's true here but not in the UK? Michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
that could grow until they won, and which would have an effect on the political discourse from the beginning. Michael

Re: The Restorer

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
could record it. Michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
of these is the take over the local and then state party from the grass roots route. Michael

Beeps, Peeps, Veeps, Creeps

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
who went public early did so just a few days before party conventions, kerry breaks record bigtime by advancing announcement three weeks, indication of weakness imo (lame attempt by lame candidate to get some news coverage)... michael hoover

Re: Beeps, Peeps, Veeps, Creeps

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/04 12:55 PM charles curtis, george dallas, john garner, garrett hobart, richard johnson, william king, thomas marshall, levi morton, daniel thompson, william wheeler, henry wilson... following somehow deleted from above message: these are among names that roll off

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
talking about the relative merits of specific strategies -- becoming Democrats, trying to become the dominant Democrats, launching a third party, going half and half (the fusion strategy), working as outside pressure groups, fighting to change the electoral rules, etc. Michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
on health care that way in 2002. And there are tons of other examples. But those are not party efforts. Those are groups organized outside the parties exerting their influence. Michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
-limits laws. IRV would be more useful: it would really allow you to develop small principled parties that could grow until they won, and which would have an effect on the political discourse from the beginning. Michael another of michael pollak's well-reasoned posts, you've offered number

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/04 8:41 AM An argument against it? You would actually try it yourself if it were really a good idea. Yoshie nah, doug's a journalist, he'd write about it... michael hoover A person who puts forward a proposal should be prepared to act on it. Otherwise, others

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Michael Hoover wrote: self-selected candidates often don't care whether they get local party support or not (and sometimes prefer not), surely progressive/left folks can do better than this with whatever shell of an organization exists... I think there is now a much more

Rec for people in NY tri-state: brilliant 13 minute doc on PBS

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Pollak
[I saw this at a festival this winter. It's a wonderful movie about the ambivalences of being a woman. Funny, heart-warming, and for me at least, very informative. It gives a deeply satisfying explanation of the oft-cited statistic of why most women are wearing the wrong size bra -- which turns

Re: India's HDI Improves, Ranking Doesn't

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Perelman
To what extent has India managed to handle it diversity other than the Hindu/Muslim split? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: United Nations Human Indicators Index 2004

2004-07-21 Thread michael
. -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: Not a dime's worth of difference

2004-07-21 Thread Michael Hoover
would have won two-candidate race between himself and humphrey by larger than the 45-43% margin in three person race... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from

Sabri Oncu's response to Greed

2004-07-21 Thread michael perelman
? May Aziz Nesin, the founder of the Nesin Foundation, one of the greates writers of all times of my part of the world, rest in peace. Sabri -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

National Guard needed at home to fight fires

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Pollak
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/20/national/20guard.html The New York Times July 20, 2004 Governors Tell of War's Impact on Local Needs By SARAH KERSHAW S EATTLE, July 19 - With tens of thousands of their citizen soldiers now deployed in Iraq, many of the nation's governors complained on

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/19/04 6:29 PM Michael Hoover wrote: maybe the three million or so people who voted for nader in 2000 should take control of local democratic executive committees, use structure in place to recruit candidates, slag off on dems who suck, use available funds to issue policy

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/19/04 3:33 PM Michael Hoover wrote: maybe the three million or so people who voted for nader in 2000 should take control of local democratic executive committees, use structure in place to recruit candidates, slag off on dems who suck, use available funds to issue policy

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Perelman
MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Hoover
it was singular attempt rather than across-board - er, nation - one (btw: wouldn't take 3m people, used number bit facetiously), this form of 'entryism' would - by definition - be opposed to established leadership... again, nothing may well come of it... heighten the contradictions man , michael hoover ps

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Perelman
. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Perelman
sorry. you are correct. but I would be happy to remove the troops from the US. On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 03:18:05PM -0400, ravi wrote: Michael Perelman wrote: How can anyone believe that keeping troops in the US could possibly help bring social justice? i assume, you meant keeping troops

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Perelman
the call: US corporations out of iraq? --ravi -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-20 Thread Michael Perelman
. --ravi -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Venture Communism/morped/ Socialism Betrayed

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
This seems to have devolved into a discussion between 3 people. Maybe we can drop it now. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

oops, again

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
were on a special price plan -- $3 when they wanted to speak to a customer-service representative. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: elections and the Korean experience

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
Doug's radio interview with Jomo also touched upon the Korean experience. He also attributed the change in Korean politics to the strength of the union movement. How have unions been more successful there than in the US? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico

Re: oops, again

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
I would be very interested to know if late fees or usurious interest rates are included. I have never heard anything about such inclusion. I would be very happy to learn more about it. On Mon, Jul 19, 2004 at 01:22:24PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote: Michael Perelman wrote: Most of the fees

Re: [Fwd: Swans' Release: July 19, 2004]

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/18/04 5:23 PM Michael wrote: i've a hunch that some left interest in nader is reflection of absence of actual left alternatives, as panelist at forum i attended in ann arbor said yesterday: 'he's best known option, lousy way to develop actual left alternative... I think

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Hoover
national/state dem 'leaders' might have to react, maybe they'd play their hand and decide to decertify local executive councils run by leftists/ progressives, so dem party could become something different from what it is today or it might be be destroyed, either outcome would be ok...michael

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/19/04 3:52 PM Michael Hoover: will rogers said something to effect that he wasn't a member of any party, he was a democrat... when I quoted this, I was corrected: he wasn't a member of any _organized_ party. i stand (actually, i'm sitting) corrected... maybe

Re: Venture Communism (Robert Owen)

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Hoover
myself thinking that Owen and the pre-Engels British Socialists are probably worth another look, but have always been put off by the teetotal tendency which one tends to find there. dd tawney's _the radical tradition_ includes brief essay on owen that is worth looking at... michael hoover

Re: oops, again

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
I called, but did not get the person Doug mentioned. a lower level person could not answer me because he had never heard of such a consideration, so I had to leave a message with someone else. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321

Re: oops, again

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Perelman
, most certainly should be captured by the CPI. Doug -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Anti-regulatory controtions

2004-07-19 Thread michael perelman
they didn't say anything about the cancer-prevention benefits of more smog. We didn't go to the next step, Ms. Dudley acknowledges. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

LAT: Dealing with Killing

2004-07-19 Thread Michael Pollak
[This is much more interesting than the usual discussion. Several fairly intelligent things get said and the video game automaton explanation barely rates a mention. But it's the the comparative stats between WWII and Vietnam which occur halfway through that really grabbed my attention. They

Re: The real spoilers: Kerry and Edwards

2004-07-18 Thread Michael Hoover
likelihood that some vote who might otherwise stay at home... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public

Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

2004-07-18 Thread Michael Hoover
reaction to name lopov)... fwiw: league rep at ann arbor forum yesterday argued for voting for anybody but kerry or bush, guess she's out of step with her comrades re. dem candidate... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's

Re: Can Tulipmania be explained rationally as the birth of options?

2004-07-18 Thread Perelman, Michael
. Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Davies Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 4:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Can Tulipmania be explained rationally

Re: [Fwd: Swans' Release: July 19, 2004]

2004-07-18 Thread Michael Hoover
if accounts i've read about organizing at public citizen and multinational monitor are accurate... we've really had enough 'party of person' candidacies/parties... michael hoover -- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records

Re: [Fwd: Swans' Release: July 19, 2004]

2004-07-18 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/18/04 4:33 PM Michael Hoover wrote: another panelist referred with reverence to eugene debs, well i dig debs too but real importance at that time was neither his 6% of prez vote in 1912 or million votes he got in 1920 while in prison, more significant was over 1300

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