Re: the new number one reason to vote Nader

2004-06-01 Thread Michael Hoover
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/1/2004 1:46:00 PM Michael Hoover wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/31/2004 2:06:42 PM poli sci guy stephen earl bennett's 1990 'deconstruction' ('the uses and abuses of registration and turnout data', _ps_) of above exposed it for canard it actually is... That's not what a bunch

Néstor Miguel Gorojovsky on Oligarchs

2004-06-01 Thread michael
this Polish reactionary who works for the American Democrats. And right he was. Putin's endeavours may well take us nearer to an inter-imperialist conflict that we would have ever dreamed of. And the, who knows, who knows, Russia will trigger a world revolution again... -- Michael Perelman

Re: the new number one reason to vote Nader

2004-05-31 Thread michael a. lebowitz
Gitlin' is sure to mobilise old SDS'ers. cheers, michael 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 (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573

BAS: The nuclear powered hydrogen car

2004-05-31 Thread Michael Pollak
URL: http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/2004/mj04/mj04lortie.html May/June 2004, Volume 60, No. 3, p. 12 BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS Bush's nuclear FreedomCAR By Bret Lortie In his 2003 State of the Union address, President George Bush proposed $1.2 billion in research

che and nytimes

2004-05-30 Thread Michael Hoover
May 26, 2004 Dear Editor, As the publisher of the book The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara, I was somewhat mystified by Larry Rohter's Che Today? (May 26, 2004) and references to its suppression in Cuba. The book has in fact been published in Cuba -- one edition published by the

npr's conservative sources

2004-05-30 Thread Michael Hoover
Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 by the Long Island, NY Newsday Watchdog Group Report: Most NPR Sources are Conservative by Peter Goodman Despite a perception that National Public Radio is politically liberal, the majority of its sources are actually Republicans and conservatives, according to

facing south/28 may 2004

2004-05-30 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report May 28, 2004 * Issue 81 Fingers _ INSTITUTE INDEX * America, Idle? (the sequel) Number of votes cast for the TV talent show, American Idol, this week in millions: 65 Number of U.S. citizens aged 18-35 in the year 2000, in millions:

money, sex, happiness

2004-05-30 Thread Perelman, Michael
activity. The statistical results should be treated cautiously Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Re: Options expensing

2004-05-30 Thread Michael Perelman
mystical, mystifying, even downright silly. When we read on a computer screen the doctrine of Pythagoras that all things are made of numbers, it seems self-evidently true. (N. Weiner) -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Re: FW: Racist book The Arab Mind used to train military , but best use is as a doorstop.

2004-05-29 Thread Michael Perelman
that today in the absence of a historical materialist understanding of the changed economic conditions of later imperialism could be used for fascistic purposes to promote worse divisions among ordinary people. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel

Re: Thinking for ourselves: Remembering World War II

2004-05-29 Thread Michael Pollak
Apropos the use and abuse of the memory of WWII, here's an article c/o of Sam Smith's Undernews: URL: http://www.lancasteronline.com/pages/news/local/6749 May 23, 2004 Lancaster (PA) Sunday News Gil Smart Smart News snip Believe it or not, the writer states, the

Re: Options expensing

2004-05-29 Thread Michael Perelman
Nomi can blush after her book comes out soon. From the parts I have seen, it is highly recommended. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: if you believe polls...

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Hoover
, he may dip below 40% by november)... i said months ago that dem party fix was in... michael hoover

David Dellinger Dies

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Hoover
David Dellinger Dies By DAVID GRAM Associated Press Writer MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) David Dellinger, whose advocacy for peace stretched from draft resistance in World War II to the Chicago Seven trial in the late 1960s to his strong opposition to the Iraq war, has died at 88. Dellinger died Tuesday,

Facing South/19 May 2004

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Hoover
F A C I N G S O U T H A progressive Southern news report May 19, 2004 * Issue 80 INSTITUTE INDEX * Election for Sale Number of Bush Rangers who have raised $200,000 or more for Bush campaign: 208 Number of Bush Pioneers who have raised $100,000 or more: 303 Number of Kerry Vice Chairs who have

Re: The crisis in public education

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Perelman
been criticized, I think fairly, for some poor scholarship, but I'd like to read up on the whole debate. Can folks here recommend some updated reading materials? Thanks. Bill -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail

Re: the socialist scholars conference

2004-05-28 Thread michael a. lebowitz
they've been keeping. cheers, michael 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 (58-212) 573-4111 fax: (58-212) 573-7724

Re: Is the American work ethic ruining our sex lives?

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Perelman
this is wonderful. Do you have an exact ref? You promote the guy who takes his problem home with him. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Is the American work ethic ruining our sex lives?

2004-05-28 Thread Michael Perelman
Tom W., I lost your e-mail address. Sorry to bother the list, but the address you post with does not work. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

June 30th Explained

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Pollak
In the Wednesday USA Today, the article that covers Bush's speech is subheaded: quote Occupation Will End Soon; Troops Remain Indefinitely unquote Michael

Re: Famous last words

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Pollak
On Tue May 25, Michael Perelman wrote: As far as we're concerned we've been entirely successful. That tyrant Saddam is gone and the Americans are in Baghdad. What was said before is not important. The Bush administration is looking for a scapegoat. We're ready to fall on our swords if he

Che at Cannes

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Hoover
Cannes stands to cheer story of Che's road to revolution By Hugh Davies (Filed: 20/05/2004) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ As the 20th century's most romanticised revolutionary, Ernesto Che Guevara, dead since 1967, is being immortalised in a rash of new films led by a British-backed epic based on

South Asia's Women Garment Workers: Globalisation's Race to the Bottom

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Hoover
Date: Sun, 24 May 2004 South Asia's women garment workers: Globalisation's race to the bottom By Ron Chepesiuk The Daily Star (Pakistan) Vol. 4 Num 344 Wed. May 19, 2004 Ech day, 20-year old Farida leaves her home in the slums of Dhaka and walks for one hour to her job at the Dalia Garment

Faculty for Israeli-Palesntinian Peace - May 2004 Update

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Hoover
May 2004 FFIPP Update Dear Friends of FFIPP, Recent events in Gaza, the massive destruction of homes and civilian lives in Rafah and Gaza City, should be protested world wide. (See below information on events in Gaza and email addresses for sending messages of outrage and condemnations.)

Perfect Neocon Iraq Cartoon

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Pollak
http://www.cartoonbank.com/product_details.asp?mscssid=AT1VQC89CE608MUND8P0LBU63RKK1R88sitetype=1sid=70643did=4

Operation Eternal Racism

2004-05-26 Thread michael a. lebowitz
removed hateful propaganda from the schools in Iraq. Perhaps it is now time he turned his attention to military schools in the US. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon Fraser University Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Currently based in Venezuela. Can be reached

Re: query: labor arbitrage

2004-05-26 Thread Michael Perelman
his article? what do people think of that article? Jim Devine -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Washington Post on Chavez

2004-05-26 Thread michael a. lebowitz
Action Alert: The Washington Post Should Support Democracy in Venezuela Instead of Spreading Misinformation Wednesday, May 26, 2004 By: Venezuela Information Office CONTACT THE WASHINGTON POST TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA Today, 26 May 2004, the Washington Post ran an Op-Ed by Venezuelan

Famous last words

2004-05-25 Thread Michael Pollak
Saddam is gone and the Americans are in Baghdad. What was said before is not important. The Bush administration is looking for a scapegoat. We're ready to fall on our swords if he wants. snip Turns out he was only kidding about that part. Michael

Re: Famous last words

2004-05-25 Thread Michael Perelman
I thought that he said that it was not an interview, only around drinks, not that he was joking. On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 04:26:08AM -0400, Michael Pollak wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2004%2F02%2F19%2Fwirq19.xml Chalabi stands by faulty intelligence

Re: Analysts - Putin to Launch Systematic Campaign Against Oligarchs

2004-05-25 Thread Michael Perelman
The US Robber Barons participated in the creation of modern industry. Will there be any positive legacy of their Russian counterparts? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Collective wisdom

2004-05-25 Thread Michael Perelman
to the evaluation of a person. I would not change my mind about Bush if someone convinced me that he were mentally unbalanced or if he were healthy. At the same time, I think that mental states are relevant in forgiving people. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico

Re: Extent of Medical adverse evetns in Canada

2004-05-25 Thread Michael Perelman
Makes you want to stay clear of the hospitals! -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Fwd: Who is Ahmed Chalabi

2004-05-24 Thread michael a. lebowitz
) at www.globalresearch.ca. The author's copyright note must be displayed. For media inquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the subject line. © Copyright M CHOSSUDOVSKY 2004. Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department Simon

Re: Kerry Could Appoint Anti-Abortion Judges

2004-05-24 Thread Michael Hoover
linguistic victory for anti-abortionists (so-called 'pro-lifers'), result is above (in addition to numerous state laws)... michael hoover

Re: Newsday: Iran wanted US to invade?

2004-05-23 Thread Michael Perelman
in Saddam phenomenon rather than the illusory “resurrection of the farsi nationalism”. MM _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Collective wisdom

2004-05-23 Thread michael
; the other on a rational level. The argument of this book that more people can reach a more rational conclusion does not rule out the irrational behavior of crowds. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898

nasty stuff

2004-05-22 Thread Michael Perelman
some of their info. to the public. This story does not mention the founder's earlier drug trafficing history, if I recall correctly. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Where's Kerry? Homes Destroyed; Death Toll Mounts

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Hoover
Counterpunch, May 19, 2004 Where's John Kerry? Homes Destroyed; Death Toll Mounts By JOSH FRANK Even if he turns out to be the second worst president in US history, John F. Kerry will still be better than our sitting president. At least many liberal and progressive Americans are stating as much

boston lecture on China

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Perelman
Professor Zhao Zhun (tsinghua Univeristy, Beijing) will be speaking at the Cambridge Public Library tomorrow, Saturday May 22 3pm - 5pm. The forum is entitled Can Socialism and Capitalism Co-Exist in China? Enterprise Ownership Reform Since 1978 -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Chavez and arming the people

2004-05-21 Thread michael a. lebowitz
Here's an excerpt from an article by Hermann Albrecht of the 'Revolutionary Marxist Current, Venezuela' (a group linked to the Ted Grant/Alan Woods old 'Militant tendency' in the UK) which I posted on another list and which Michael asked me to post here. You can find the whole piece

Kerryisms

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Pollak
lards so many of his sentences with caveats and pointless embellishments. And the result is a language of pomposity and evasion -- even when he's saying the right thing. Michael

Re: Psychopathology and Capitalism

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Perelman
protecting against racial discrimination, which necessarily required the Court to hold that a corporation can have a race.Tinket Ink Information Resources, Inc. v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2004 WL 1088296 (9th Cir. 2004). -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Newsday: Iran wanted US to invade?

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Pollak
[If this is true, I think I'm just going to through in the towel and decide that covert intelligence is an oxymoron. Is there no country with a spy agency who can divine their own long-term interests? Are they all willing to shipwreck their country just for the chance to say they made something

PUBLIC CITIZEN'S NEW WTO BOOK

2004-05-19 Thread michael
to order a copy for personal use, or visit us on-line at www.citizen.org. Fiona M. Wright Research Director Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington DC 20003 Ph: 202-454-5105 Fax: 202-547-7392 -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Re: Hate radio

2004-05-19 Thread Michael Hoover
in such matters is irrelevant... michael hoover

Re: game theory

2004-05-18 Thread Michael Perelman
I've always believed that genius involves the conversion of personal defects into strengths. That is why we tend to be disappointed with great men. Eventually, people discover the defects. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Re: (opportunity) cost of the war in Iraq for the US so far...

2004-05-18 Thread Michael Perelman
. President Dwight D. Eisenhower April 16, 1953 For an update on the cost (and opportunity cost) of the war in Iraq for the US only, see the following: http://www.costofwar.com/ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael

Re: game theory

2004-05-18 Thread Michael Hoover
side to predict other's choice in subsequent period - may be quite different that one time encounter)... michael hoover

Re: a non-Jones theory of oil prices

2004-05-18 Thread Michael Perelman
whale oil story that is told in every introductory class. On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 12:49:35PM -0700, Devine, James wrote: Michael Perelman wrote: Of course, Mark Jones is ultimately correct. At some point natural conditions will drive up the price of hydrocarbons. The only question is about

question for the list

2004-05-18 Thread Michael Perelman
Writing about the transfer of wealth to the rich in the US, would it be fair to say, United States has witnessed in recent decades what is probably largest transfer of wealth and income in the history of the world -- larger than what occurred during the Russian or Chinese revolutions. -- Michael

Re: Russian health care

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Perelman
is a running dog or a Seymour Hersh, but I do not think that his vita discredits him. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: game theory

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Perelman
to go, and so on ad infinitum. Not What would I do if I were she? but What would I do if I were she wondering what she would do if she were I wondering what I would do if I were she? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail

Re: a non-Jones theory of oil prices

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Perelman
Also, the oil companies may be shutting down refineries, as Shell is doing in Bakersfield, Ca. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: a non-Jones theory of oil prices

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Perelman
Of course, Mark Jones is ultimately correct. At some point natural conditions will drive up the price of hydrocarbons. The only question is about timing. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: game theory

2004-05-17 Thread Michael Perelman
Mirowski attributes (partially) Nash's approach to his mental state. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Peter Lindert

2004-05-16 Thread Michael Perelman
He is not perfect. For example, he favors school choice. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Uncovering Rationales for War on Iraq

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Hoover
from University of Illinois student newspaper... The study, Uncovering the Rationales for the War on Iraq: The Words of the Bush Administration, Congress and the Media from September 12, 2001, to October 11, 2002, is the senior honors thesis of Devon Largio. She and her professor, Scott Althaus,

Re: Michigan Gov vetoes anti-living wage law

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Hoover
requires employers doing business with local gov't to pay wages twice those of federal minimum wagethis indicates hypocrisy of 'decentralized federalism' claims... this stuff is all about keeping wages low (i realize pen-lers already know this)... michael hoover so-called conservatives

Re: Michigan Gov vetoes anti-living wage law

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Hoover
to unionize by legislation that federalized them) ... this stuff is all about keeping wages low (i realize pen-lers already know this)... michael hoover

Re: Roy Medvedev interview (on Putin)

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Perelman
salary. Lou's description of the TB cases seems consistent with my informants. I find the juxtaposition of different views on this subject interesting. I also appreciate that the tone of the discussion has changed. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA

Cuba: Prewar preparations

2004-05-15 Thread michael a. lebowitz
is something I was hearing last week when I was in Havana. It is clearly a time to mobilise not only in Cuba. in solidarity, michael I wanted to send this email to all so that you can be aware of what is going on. Some may already know some of this, but things here are getting a little

Peter Lindert

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Perelman
compendium of information about the history of the public sector. I would think that Max Sawicky would find this book right up his alley. Is anybody else familiar with this book? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael

more economist scandals

2004-05-15 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: more economist scandals

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Perelman
:14:04PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 15 May 2004 18:50:34 -0700, Michael Perelman wrote: I didn't get any responses from my note about Nobel prize-winning economist, Harry Markowitz, as the cofounder of one of the two infamous military contractors associated

research question

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Perelman
Does anybody have access to the article where Thatcher is quoted as saying Economics are (sic) the method, the object is to change the soul. London Sunday Times, 13 May 81. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael

Re: Capital class suppressed, teacher expelled

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Perelman
I would not like us to get involved in internal disputes. It will lead to no good. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Roy Medvedev interview (on Putin)

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Perelman
, which you don't. Or you can continue to substitute mechanical application of categories for thought and engaging in ideological autofellation, which is of course easier and oh-so-satisfying, though it can be a pain on the back. Sorry Michael P., I will simply ignore anything this guy writes

Re: Roy Medvedev interview (on Putin)

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Perelman
to defer to what they think, just as I defer customarily to what the 90th percentile of the American population thinks about undocumented workers, gay marriage, the Cuban revolution, etc. -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: Capital class suppressed, teacher expelled

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Perelman
I just don't think that it will help the list. I am trying to calm down the Putin flame now. I have no problem with your right to teach. On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:55:21AM -0400, Drewk wrote: Michael, Why do you characterize this as an internal dispute, rather than a matter of freedom

Re: Roy Medvedev interview (on Putin)

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Perelman
Just keep the personal stuff off list. I agree with you about Chris. On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 11:13:37AM -0400, Kenneth Campbell wrote: Grin... Michael... I don't mind the thread. Someone has to point out what Louis does... Which is divide. Mr.Doss has provided a fresh and direct

Cuban response to new Bush offensive

2004-05-14 Thread michael a. lebowitz
Date Index Re: Marx Conference in Havana just completed by Michael Perelman 14 May 2004 02:00 UTC Thread Index Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. Thank you. I think people missed a good one. I understand that Cuba was trying to draw back from the dollar economy a bit

Re: Samuel Huntington's racism

2004-05-14 Thread Michael Hoover
regulation often cite his mid-century study of the interstate commerce commission as important contribution to so-called 'capture theory'...michael hoover

Re: a victory of sorts in india...

2004-05-13 Thread michael perelman
At this point in our history, we should savor any victory, however hollow. Maybe the Right has finally overreached. Is Congress still as neo-liberal as it was under the last Gandhi? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA

another nobelist economist makes good

2004-05-13 Thread Michael Perelman
I just heard that Harry Markowitz was one of the 2 co-founders of CACI, singled out in the Toguba report. Does that beat Long Term Credit Management? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Marx Conference in Havana just completed

2004-05-13 Thread michael a. lebowitz
is that the organisers were very happy, too. The next conference is planned for May 2006--- two years from now, and the hope is to use the website (www.nodo50.org/cubasigloXXI/ ) for discussions in the meantime. in solidarity, michael Michael A. Lebowitz Professor Emeritus Economics Department

Re: Marx Conference in Havana just complete

2004-05-13 Thread Michael Perelman
Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. I understand that Cuba was trying to draw back from the dollar economy a bit before Bush acted. Am I wrong? Could you teach us something about the evolution of the cuban economy? Thanks again. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California

Re: Marx Conference in Havana just completed

2004-05-13 Thread Michael Perelman
Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. I understand that Cuba was trying to draw back from the dollar economy a bit before Bush acted. Am I wrong? Could you teach us something about the evolution of the cuban economy? Thanks again. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California

Thatcher the Myth Snatcher

2004-05-09 Thread Michael Hoover
Mrs Thatcher, myth snatcher William Keegan Sunday May 9, 2004 The Observer Hardly a week goes by without some pundit telling us that what happened is less important than people's 'perceptions' of what happened. The preoccupation with 'image' is such that those in power seem less disturbed by,

those who can make you believe absurdities

2004-05-08 Thread Michael Hoover
, 'democratic ideal' that u.s. cynically exports has always been facade... michael hoover

Re: Cut and Run... Freud and the ghost of Woodrow Wilson

2004-05-08 Thread Michael Perelman
Keynes' treatment of Wilson in Economic Consequences of the Peace are hardly flattering. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Number of Unchurched Adults Has Nearly Doubled Since 1991

2004-05-07 Thread Michael Hoover
into connecting with them more effectively. Read the full report (Number of Unchurched Adults Has Nearly Doubled Since 1991) by by visiting www.barna.org george barna is evangelical pollster operating out of ventura, ca... michael hoover

Plan B Won't Be Sold Over Counter/Anti-Abortionists Invade Doctor Meeting

2004-05-07 Thread Michael Hoover
Plan B Won't Be Sold Over Counter Fri May 7, 7:36 AM ET By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer The Food and Drug Administration yesterday rejected over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, saying the distributor had not proved that young teenagers can take the drug

Re: Article on Chalabi

2004-05-07 Thread Michael Perelman
Interesting article. I especially enjoyed the insights about the further marginalization of the neocons. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

can you imagine

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Perelman
organized for the right. Talk about a vangauard party! -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: welfare-warfare state

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Hoover
would be very grateful for any ideas that you may have. -- Michael Perelman libertarian/anarcho-capitalist economist murray rothbard was using term in 60s to identify so-called administrative-planning system arising from new deal, his take was bit simplified (but, then, libertarians tend to have

Re: Iraq Communist Party statement on Atrocities at Abu Ghraib

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Perelman
: In answer to your question, no, I don't read Arabic. I wish I had the aptitude for languages of someone like Marx (a belated happy 186th to him) who -- not content with German, Greek, Latin, French, English and Italian --- was learning Turkish when he died. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Samuel Huntington's Hispanic panic

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Perelman
catty. catty. On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 09:25:14AM -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: How daring. -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: Iraq Communist Party statement on Atrocities at Abu Ghraib

2004-05-06 Thread michael perelman
attempt to make himself into JFK II. I probably should have resisted the temptation to join into this speculation, which does not lead anywhere. We could also speculate on the presidency of Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Can't we just drop this thread? -- Michael

Re: imperalist booty

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Perelman
Jim, this list is not x-rated. You should not discuss your sex life here. On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 02:15:25PM -0700, Devine, James wrote: (gonna shake some imperialist booty!) Jim D. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Articles Of Possible Interest

2004-05-05 Thread Michael Hoover
stumbled across below, articles are from 1998, written in honor of ivan szelenyi, some folks may find a few of them interesting... michael hoover http://hi.rutgers.edu/szelenyi60/index.html

Re: Iraq Communist Party statement on Atrocities at Abu Ghraib

2004-05-05 Thread Michael Perelman
the people of Grenada. The left should not be in the business of doing free PR for imperialism. They have FOX TV, Thomas Friedman et al for that. -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Re: Iraq Communist Party statement on Atrocities at Abu Ghraib

2004-05-05 Thread Michael Perelman
I don't disagree with you, but I cannot see why we should take this group more seriously than Chalabi or other collaborators. On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 11:10:00PM +0800, Grant Lee wrote: Michael said: I cannot understand what kind of communist party would join with the US, or why we should

Re: FW: Tortured Admissions

2004-05-05 Thread Michael Perelman
is that it is so surprising. Hersh says that the pictures were used to intimidate new detainees. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: New York Times on Scarcity

2004-05-05 Thread michael perelman
in a short run, we better start thinking in the long run, despite Keynes's famous words. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

welfare-warfare state

2004-05-04 Thread Michael Perelman
that you may have. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Gettleman on riding with the marines

2004-05-03 Thread Michael Pollak
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/02/magazine/02LIVES.html The New York Times May 2, 2004 Into the Heart of Falluja By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN M ovement to Contact. That was the name of the mission. And the moment we set off I knew it was dicey. It was 4 a.m. The sky was inky. I was

Re: Media Matters for America

2004-05-03 Thread Michael Perelman
Wouldn't a survey like this be very sensitive to its framing? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Labor Party/Party Builder May 2004

2004-05-03 Thread Michael Hoover
PARTYBUILDER MAY 2004 WHY WE NEED FREE HIGHER EDUCATION Two items in the news this week point to the consequences of the rising cost of college tuition. First, the New York Times reported about one student who caused quite a stir at New York University (NYU). The student began living in

Re: New York Times on Scarcity

2004-05-03 Thread Michael Perelman
on aggregate supply, rather than having to finance even more foreign adventures? Edwin (Tom) Dickens -Original Message- From: Michael Perelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am still struck by the resource inflation ahead along with falling manufacturing costs. If these two trends

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