[PEN-L] Kerkorian targets GM

Struggles at General Motors Kerkorian targets GM OFFER: Investor to pay $870 million for 28 million shares By Ed Garsten / John T. Greilick / The Detroit News The automaker posted a $1.1 billion first-quarter loss - its worse showing in 13 years - and is reeling from weak U.S. sales. But

[PEN-L] the first carbon tax

http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1476775,00.html New Zealand first to levy carbon tax John Vidal Thursday May 5, 2005 Guardian New Zealanders will pay an extra NZ$2.90 (£1.11) a week for electricity, petrol and gas when the country becomes the first in the world to

[PEN-L] happy birthday!

Happy Birthday and Feliz Cinco de Mayo to Karlos Marx! -- Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine

[PEN-L] Motown blues

Standard Poor's Cuts Ford and G.M. Debt Rating to Junk Status By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:44 PM ET DETROIT -- Standard Poor's Ratings Services cut its corporate credit ratings to junk status for both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., a decision that will increase borrowing costs and limit

[PEN-L] Michael Yates interview now online

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200505/20050503.html -- www.marxmail.org

[PEN-L] SP Cuts GM, Ford Credit Ratings to 'Junk'

SP Cuts GM, Ford Credit Ratings to 'Junk' Thursday May 5, 2:13 pm ET By John Porretto, AP Auto Writer Standard Poor's Ratings Services Cuts GM, Ford Corporate Credit Ratings to Junk Status DETROIT (AP) -- Standard Poor's Ratings Services cut its corporate credit ratings to junk status for both

[PEN-L] Review of new Galbraith bio

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17994 -- www.marxmail.org

Re: [PEN-L] Review of new Galbraith bio

From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17994 www.marxmail.org BTW, that macho photo of JKG astride a motorcycle on the NYRB homepage is symbolic of his ideas not going anywhere. I believe that motorcycle was actually parked when the shot was taken. Carl

Re: [PEN-L] Review of new Galbraith bio

I was not able to finish the book -- I was using a borrowed copy in Kansas City, but it is excellent. The motorcycle was parked, but his ideas did go places although a concerted effort to hijack economics as well as everything else has limited his influence today. Some of his work is dated.

[PEN-L] RIP Bob Hunter

Peace, Earth Justice News http://PEJ.org Bob Hunter: Greenpeace founding member dead at 64 Posted by: Captain on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 10:59 PM I met Bob Hunter for the first time in November 1971 when the Phyllis Cormack (the first Greenpeace) and the Edgewater Fortune (Greenpeace Too) made

[PEN-L] Bunuel films

For those with access to TCM, there are three great movies on tonight by Luis Bunuel, starting at 8pm: Los Olvidados, Nazarin and Virdiana.

[PEN-L] biz as usual

From: HistoryDaily.com - An Entertaining Look Back By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith on May 5,... 1893 the New York stock market crashed. In mid-February of that year panic hit when a number or railroads went bankrupt. Investors began dumping shares of railroads and other industries, which began

Re: [PEN-L] Review of new Galbraith bio

From: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was not able to finish the book -- I was using a borrowed copy in Kansas City, but it is excellent. The motorcycle was parked, but his ideas did go places although a concerted effort to hijack economics as well as everything else has limited his

Re: [PEN-L] Bunuel films

From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those with access to TCM, there are three great movies on tonight by Luis Bunuel, starting at 8pm: Los Olvidados, Nazarin and Virdiana. Four great movies: The Exterminating Angel is on also -- unfortunately at 1 a.m. A good night for an extra pot of

Re: [PEN-L] Bunuel films

I don't know what TCM is, but Viridiana is a great film. Gene Coyle Louis Proyect wrote: For those with access to TCM, there are three great movies on tonight by Luis Bunuel, starting at 8pm: Los Olvidados, Nazarin and Virdiana.

Re: [PEN-L] Bunuel films

TCM is Turner Classic Movies, a cable station. At 08:13 PM 5/5/2005, you wrote: I don't know what TCM is, but Viridiana is a great film. Gene Coyle Louis Proyect wrote: For those with access to TCM, there are three great movies on tonight by Luis Bunuel, starting at 8pm: Los Olvidados, Nazarin and