I had written there's clearly a biological/genetic/evolutionary basis for
sexism. Obviously, the average man's superior upper body strength compared
to the average woman gives him the upper hand when "might makes right." And
that's a basis of a lot of women's subordination (even though it's
Cuba and South Africa: The Fate of Revolution
by Joel Kovel
The ties between Castro's Cuba and Mandela's South Africa run very deep.
Cuban slave society was less efficient in demolishing linkages to Africa
than its North American counterpart, allowing Cuba to retain a strong sense
of the mother
No, inside information on the HIID affair re Russia,
though I would point out that Andrei Schleifer at
the center of this, is not just a "consultant" but
like Jeff Sacks, he is a tenured Harvard Faculty
in the Economics Department.
Matewan has got to be on your list (John Sayles).
Molly McGuires for a hollywood treatment (Sean Connery stars).
9 to 5 is not exactly about unions but deals with employment issues.
Norma Rae for another hollywood treatment.
At 08:33 AM 5/31/97 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am teaching a
Dear PEN-Lers:
I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on Jeffrey Sachs's recent
firing of two consultants working on behalf of market reforms in Russia.
What I read in the local papers indicated that two individuals working for
Sachs' Harvard-affiliated outfit were canned for
Apparantly this post did not make it out the first time it was sent. But
if you did receive it my apologies for the duplicate.
On MAY 24 Paul Phillips wrote:
A quick check of th World Fact Book shows that, of all the
major
Y'all --
I've noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of junk email arriving to
my accounts, like from one a week to five a day, in the last month. I
don't know if it's just me or if it's happening to other people on the
net. I have a feeling it's the latter. I'm writing to find out and
You might also try _Out at Work_, which is a new film about lesbian and
gay issues in the workplace. I haven't seen it but I've heard a lot of
good things about it. You can order it from Frameline in San Francisco,
415-703-8650.
Good luck,
Tavis
On Sat, 31 May 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
. . . If you have
nothing to offer about Cuba except conjecture based on tidbits you heard
at a cocktail party, then I'd say let's not waste bandwidth. What you are
doing by speculating on post-Castro Cuba is identical to the sort of
nonsense you hear on any Sunday morning . . .
To me
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PEN-L:10465] Labor films
I am teaching a course this summer based on movies. I am
curious if anyone has any suggestions for movies with a strong
message concerning labor issues or unions.
Suggest you hunt
I guess I'm more than a bit jaundiced on this kind of effort, but this
move into credit cards and consumerism via union membership seems to me to
be part of an attitutde of resignation on the part of union bureaucrats:
if we can represent workers as workers in the current anti-labour
environment,
BRASSED OUT and (to a lesser extent) CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION, both in New
York movie theaters now. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 97-05-31 11:34:46 EDT, you write:
Subj: [PEN-L:10465] Labor films
Date: 97-05-31 11:34:46 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sender:
Dear Michael, thanks for the reference. maggie
In a message dated 97-05-31 11:13:45 EDT, you write:
The Bureau of National Affairs publishes an annual compilation of data from
the CPS prepared by Barry Hirsch and David Macpherson at Florida State
University. It is entitled "Union Membership
In a message dated 97-05-29 11:19:42 EDT, you write:
I think it's important to remember just how clueless we are
when it comes to human biology, particularly in the neuro area. My brother
has autism and mental retardation, and throughout his life we've been
amazed at seemingly implacable
I've received several emails telling me that the original story was written
up by phd students in the "land of duh" and sent to AP. The wires picked it
up as real. All I can say is that the story would not have been so
believable if the religious right wasn't so rigid on issues of gender and
Maggie:
The Bureau of National Affairs publishes an annual compilation of data from
the CPS prepared by Barry Hirsch and David Macpherson at Florida State
University. It is entitled "Union Membership and Earnings Data Book." I
believe it will provide all the information you request. It breaks
In a message dated 97-05-28 19:13:41 EDT, you write:
there's clearly a biological/genetic/evolutionary basis for sexism.
Obviously, the average man's superior upper body strength compared to the
average woman gives him the upper hand when "might makes right." And that's
a basis of a lot of
In a message dated 97-05-28 13:12:24 EDT, you write:
Buss uses what is called "evolutionary psychology" to explain the
"mating" preferences of men and women. Basically, women, since they
are more reproductively "valuable" than men and must invest much more
in the gestation of a child, naturally
I need help with some of the latest demographic statistics on union
organizing. I know that women are the only portion of the working class to
increase in percentage unionized in the last decade or two but I need to know
more definitively what this trend is. If possible, please provide the
Max Sawicky wrote,
A "residue of ambiguity" would not qualify in my
book as an Achilles heel for planning. Such
problems proliferate under capitalism with no
apparent disabling results.
Agreed. That is, with "no apparent disabling results" aside from the
corruptibility of institutions.
In the U.S. the AFL-CIO offers its affiliates' members credit cards. A
fraction of every dollar charged is rebated back to the Federation,
providing a guaranteed draw of $75 million per year (I believe that is the
figure), which goes to fund many of the expanded activities of the Sweeney
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