I knew it! As i said before that the Kansas education system has
been taking a christian, right-wing orientation since the gradual
imposition of creation theory in public schools by the kansas state board
of education. Practically , biology courses are abolished, and biology
teachers have been
+ Britain's HSBC consolidated its position as the world's second-largest
bank by agreeing to acquire CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE for 11 billion
($10.5 billion).
From the Economist
Note that HSBC was originally the old imperialist Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation.
Note that it has
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I thought all Pen-l-ers with an
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/06/00 05:04PM
CB: From whom do they [banks] borrow ? Aren't the biggest creditors, net
creditors ?
they borrow from all people who have bank accounts, though the most
important are those who can afford to save most and also can afford to keep
the largest
At 06:52 PM 4/6/00 -0700, you wrote:
I wouldn't say it's [the New York TIMES] the best paper but certainly the
best in the US. Its editorial stance is another matter altogether.
today's TIMES has a front-page story about how Israel's harsh treatment of
Arabs is mellowing. They never mentioned
CB: From whom do they [banks] borrow ? Aren't the biggest creditors, net
creditors ?
I wrote:
they borrow from all people who have bank accounts, though the most
important are those who can afford to save most and also can afford to keep
the largest amounts in the bank.
CB responds:
CB: Is
from SLATE: The LA [TIMES], USA [TODAY] and WS [JOURNAL] reefer word that
a private company, the Celera Corporation, has announced it is in a
position to assemble a complete map of a human being's 80,000 or so genes
within three to six weeks, far earlier than expected, and apparently ahead
of
this sounds like an effort to drive up the value of Celera's stock (if it
is a "public" company). Scientists aren't supposed to announce results
before they have them.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine
There's something more insidious going on here besides
Now that Panama owns its canal, there's news that because of global
warming, ships may soon be able to sail the "Northwest Passage," getting
around the Americas by sailing north of Canada, saving on shipping costs.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://liberalarts.lmu.edu/~jdevine
the proposed gathering has come under fire for seeming to dismiss an
entire body of research that says that criminal behavior has its roots in
personality and socioeconomic background, as well as family influences.
the genetic determinists strike again! (Their genes must program them to
Actually they'll be able to sail across Nicaragua once the oceans rise. But
all the major ports will be under water. What do we do then? Albany, at
tide water, will outstrip the city of NY.
Gene Coyle
Jim Devine wrote:
Now that Panama owns its canal, there's news that because of global
Pretty soon we are going to learn that the drug trafficers are headquarted in
Venezuela and we need to send military aid there to stamp them out.
Gene Coyle
Louis Proyect wrote:
New York Times, April 7, 2000
Venezuelan Calls Tune in OPEC's Price Tactics
By LARRY ROHTER
CARACAS,
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2000
Since last fall when it was introduced, the Bureau of National Affairs' wage
trend indicator has started to suggest a modest acceleration in the rate of
increase in private industry wages over the next few months. A look at the
wage tend indicator
Re
PAPER BARON BLACK CALLS BISHOP A "LITTLE TWERP"
FOR DEFENDING WORKERS
Explanation of Black type psychology overemphasizing the positive:
"dangerous human proclivities can be canalised into comparatively harmless
channels by the existence of opportunities for money-making and private
Can someone please comment on whether or not the following is correct?
The meaning of the expression "political economy", as it is used today, is
not identical with the meaning of the expression "political economy", as it
was used by Marx and his contemporaries. In today's usage, "political
Encyclopedia Britannica:
POLITICAL ECONOMY
branch of social science, which later developed into economics, concerned
with the raising of revenue by the state and the increase of the state's
general resources. The term was introduced about the beginning of the 17th
century to describe the study
At 02:34 PM 4/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
Can someone please comment on whether or not the following is correct?
The meaning of the expression "political economy", as it is used today, is
not identical with the meaning of the expression "political economy", as it
was used by Marx and his
There is also the legal issue that people should be punished for their behaviour,
not for their "genetic predisposition"
It is also easy to imagine all sorts of discrimination by insurance companies,
etc.
Rod
Louis Proyect wrote:
this sounds like an effort to drive up the value of Celera's
[...]
To the present moment Political Economy, in Germany, is a foreign science.
Gustav von Gulich in his "Historical description of Commerce, Industry,"
c., especially in the two first volumes published in 1830, has examined
at length the historical circumstances that prevented, in Germany,
But if we can get away from genetic determinism, there does not seem to
to be anything wrong studying the genome.
Jim Devine.
It depends. genetics is a higly political issue, and I would add, biology
can not be seperated from ideology. If we once start studying the genome,
then we have to
"Political economy" is also associated with the idea of economics as a
"moral science". This goes back to Aristotle's idea of "oeconomia" as
household and political management with a view to the acquisition for
members of the family and the political community of the means to a "good
life".
The key to the use of the term is Marshall.
Editorial note from Marshall's principles
Vol. 2, p. 160, editorial note: "It may be noted that Marshall was largely
responsible for the replacement in common usage of the older term "Political
Economy" by the single word "Economics". His reasons for
At 03:21 PM 4/7/00 -0400, Rod wrote:
There is also the legal issue that people should be punished for their
behaviour, not for their "genetic predisposition" It is also easy to
imagine all sorts of discrimination by insurance companies, etc.
right. That's the trouble with science. It's a good
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/07/00 11:27AM
CB: From whom do they [banks] borrow ? Aren't the biggest creditors, net
creditors ?
I wrote:
they borrow from all people who have bank accounts, though the most
important are those who can afford to save most and also can afford to keep
the
I am not arguing for ignorance, just due caution and civil protection.
Rod
Jim Devine wrote:
At 03:21 PM 4/7/00 -0400, Rod wrote:
There is also the legal issue that people should be punished for their
behaviour, not for their "genetic predisposition" It is also easy to
imagine all sorts of
April 6, 2000
Letters to the Editor
'Erin Brockovich,' Affirmed
Given the enormous popularity of the movie "Erin Brockovich," it was
probably inevitable that someone like Michael Fumento would try to
debunk
it (" 'Erin Brockovich,' Exposed," editorial page, March 28). Mr.
Fumento
targeted the
then we agree
At 07:12 PM 04/07/2000 -0400, you wrote:
I am not arguing for ignorance, just due caution and civil protection.
Rod
Jim Devine wrote:
At 03:21 PM 4/7/00 -0400, Rod wrote:
There is also the legal issue that people should be punished for their
behaviour, not for their
New York Times, April 7, 2000
Venezuelan Calls Tune in OPEC's Price Tactics
By LARRY ROHTER
CARACAS, Venezuela, April 6 -- For helping to engineer the spectacular rise
in oil prices over the last year, fellow members of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries have rewarded him with
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