[PEN-L:9410] FW: BLS Daily Report

1997-04-09 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1997 By the middle of this year, BLS plans to release the first publications based on its revamped nationwide program of locality pay surveys, the agency said in its spring issue of Compensation and Working Conditions. BLS has named the new program the

[PEN-L:9411] [OPE-L:4679] Where is it? in Marx's Work(s) (fwd)

1997-04-09 Thread Paul Zarembka
John, go to the Web site in my signature below and the link to Capital Vol. 1 is highlighted so just click on it. Any search can be only for a specific work or for all works in the library. If you have troubles, let me know. Paul Z.

[PEN-L:9412] Sign of the Times

1997-04-09 Thread Anders Schneiderman
Over the past month, I've been getting harrassing phone calls. After this last week, as their frequency increased, I finally decided to do something about it. I called the phone company, who told me that to put a "trap" on my line, I had to report it to the cops. I talked with a cop who

[PEN-L:9416] Re: market socialism, cont.

1997-04-09 Thread BAIMAN
Michael et. al., Sorry again for the late reponses - I realize that you may not catch this but what the hell! Regarding my comments - I don't think the issue is the "purity" of market socialism vis avis markets but the counter-productive political implications of advocating

[PEN-L:9422] text book hell

1997-04-09 Thread Michael Perelman
I am trying to find a book to supplement the garbage texts that give students an idea about what is going on. I have used Wallace Peterson's The Silent Depression and before that Barlett and Steele. Any suggestions? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico,

[PEN-L:9424] Britain: Churches condemn both parties' priorities

1997-04-09 Thread D Shniad
The Daily Telegraph Wednesday 9 April 1997 PARTIES PUT ON DEFENSIVE BY CHURCHES 'Society should pay the cost of helping jobless' By George Jones, Political Editor LABOUR and the Conservatives were forced into defending their policies to tackle unemployment

[PEN-L:9425] Re: text book hell

1997-04-09 Thread Gil Skillman
One possibility, Michael, although it might require some effort to integrate its contents effectively into your particular course outline, is the latest edition of _The State of Working America_ by Michel and Bernstein. I use selections to good effect in my labor class. Gil Skillman I am

[PEN-L:9426] Re: text book hell

1997-04-09 Thread DICKENS, EDWIN (201)-408-3024
Another possibility, Michael, is The Pathology Of The US Economy, by Michael Perelman. Edwin Dickens

[PEN-L:9428] Re: text book hell

1997-04-09 Thread Gerald Levy
Michael Perelman wrote: I am trying to find a book to supplement the garbage texts that give students an idea about what is going on. I have used Wallace Peterson's The Silent Depression and before that Barlett and Steele. Any suggestions? You could check-out Michael Perelman's _The

[PEN-L:9427] Re: text book hell

1997-04-09 Thread James Devine
Michael, here's a list of books I give my students (they choose one and are supposed to write a book review that goes beyond regurgitation): 1. Teresa Amott, Caught in the Crisis: Women and the U.S. Economy Today. 2. Alan Blinder, Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough-Minded Economics for a Just

[PEN-L:9423] The free market in Russia

1997-04-09 Thread D Shniad
The Globe and Mail Wednesday, April 9, 1997 MAYOR TURNS MOSCOW INTO GIANT CORPORATION Luzhkov channels capital's vast wealth into pet projects By Geoffrey York, Moscow Bureau When two of Russia's biggest auto makers came close to

[PEN-L:9421] Re: Max and the Social Democrats

1997-04-09 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Subject: Social Democrats, Can't Live With 'em, Can't Shoot 'em. (Replies to Tom and Elaine) Elaine: If one end of the chain is grassroots protest and the other is a realized social change, some of the links entail tasks which do not fit within the field of

[PEN-L:9417] Re: social democracy utopianism

1997-04-09 Thread eric drayer
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[PEN-L:9415] social democracy utopianism

1997-04-09 Thread James Devine
Tom Walker quotes Max as saying that The issue isn't whether I or anyone else "likes" social democracy... The issue is how good stuff happens and how shit happens. And then quotes me as replying: The basic argument here is whether [A] positive social change happens because grassroots agitation

[PEN-L:9414] Sanders vs. Greenspan

1997-04-09 Thread Michael Eisenscher
TO: Vermont Individuals and Organizations FROM: Philip Fiermonte, Outreach Coordinator, Congressman Sanders' Office DATE: April 7, 1997 RE: Greenspan Meets Bernie Thought the following would be of interest to you. ` The Federal Document Clearing House

[PEN-L:9413] Where's the beef?

1997-04-09 Thread Tom Walker
Max Sawicky summed up the basic argument, qua social democracy as, The issue isn't whether I or anyone else "likes" social democracy... The issue is how good stuff happens and how shit happens. And Jim Devine replied, The basic argument here is whether [A] positive social change happens