[PEN-L:6269] Sovereignty Of The People and Sovereignty Of The Polity

"Sovereignty of the people" and "sovereignty of the polity" mean several things. First, it is a statement that the current period is highlighted by "sovereignty of the people" and "sovereignty of the polity." It underscores that these features of contemporary life are very important.

[PEN-L:6256] Re: superexploitation

At 02:47 AM 9/18/96 -0700, you wrote: Jim D. writes "If forced to choose a meaning, I would see superexploitation in terms of labor-power market structures such as those under apartheid and the like. These non-market impediments ... keep the rate of surplus value from becoming equalized...

[PEN-L:6257] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 __Fed officials were astonished yesterday by the apparent leak of one of its most closely held monetary policy secrets: a recommendation by eight of the 12 regional Fed banks to raise a key interest rate, says John M. Berry (page A2, Washington

[PEN-L:6258] Re: Giffen

Jesse V. asks if anyone knows of any empirical evidence concerning the existence of Giffen goods. I am reasonably certain there is NO such evidence. See my co-authored article on Giffen and the Irish Potato Famine in the 1995 JEI. Terry McDonough

[PEN-L:6260] Israeli Air Raid Against Lebanon

Israeli helicopters fired rockets into the village of Jabal al-Rafi in southern Lebanon on September 13. The village is north of the area of south Lebanon occupied by Israel since 1982, which means the attack is a violation of the "April 26 Understanding" that civilian areas outside the occupied

[PEN-L:6262] Ideological Repression In South Korea

The south Korean police on September 10, arrested 24 students from Seoul National University and the Department of Foreign Studies at Pusan University. The authorities charge that they are members of organizations that are discussing ideas and distributing publications that may awaken feelings

[PEN-L:6263] Re: Giffen

T. McDonough is probably right about the original supposed example of Irish potatoes (see his article). But that hardly means that there is no empirical evidence of there EVER having been any Giffen goods anywhere. I am aware of a study by a colleague of mine, Anthony Bopp, from

[PEN-L:6264] Larry Summers

Larry Summers, Rubin's Deputy at the Treasury, spoke on "global economic strategy" at the New School for Social Research on September 18th.His appearance was sponsored by Project 96, Clinton's campaign people. As might be expected, Summers presented the best possible picture of Clinton's

[PEN-L:6265] Massacre In Bihar

Details of the cold-blooded massacre of 12 women and 8 children are revealed in the September 1 issue of People's Voice, newspaper of the Communist Ghadar Party of India. The slaughter took place in the state of Bihar at Bathani Tola in the northeast part of India. The perpetrators were members

[PEN-L:6266] New book on Pope and CIA

Does anyone have any information on the new book out about the ties between the CIA and the Pope? Sid Shniad

[PEN-L:6267] COMPARING MINIMUM WAGE TO CAPITALIST SALARIES

The Philly Inquirer series on "America: Who Stole the Dream" (some interesting material fatally marred by protectionism) cited a figure comparing the rate of increase of foreign importers trade into the U.S. market since 1970 as being the equivilent of a minimum wage worker now making $ 128

[PEN-L:6268] Re: New book on Pope and CIA

On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, D Shniad wrote: Does anyone have any information on the new book out about the ties between the CIA and the Pope? Sid Shniad No, but I recall one from several years ago "The Murder of John Paul I" which recounts (conspiracy) between the Secretariat's Cardinal