I understood that climate change made the competition for food more
severe.
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 10:23:40PM -0500, Carrol Cox wrote:
SOMETHING happened 40,000 years +/- ago, something big. The invention of
language seems a reasonable hypothesis.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
Jim Devine wrote:
awhile back, one of my former colleagues presented a paper on
microcredit. (He actually did it twice, once when he started and once
to get tenure. Our standards were lower then.) One thing I noticed
(both times!) was that microcredit replaces the usual collateral
requirement
Hundreds of Thousands March in Support of Chavez
Chavez Dismisses International Disapproval of
Venezuela's Media Policy Monday, Jun 04, 2007
By: Gregory Wilpert Venezuelanalysis.com
President Chavez addresses the crowd gathered on
Avenida bolivar. Credit: Prensa Presidencial
Reuters:
Guantanamo war crimes trials screech to halt
By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. military judges
dropped all war crimes charges on Monday against the only two
Guantanamo captives facing trial, rulings that could preclude trying
any of the 380 prisoners
As a side-note, Australian jurisprudence has recently abandoned the
doctrine of Terra Nullius for dealing with land claims by Aboriginals and
Torres Strait Islanders. See the landmark case Mabo et al. vs. Queensland
(II).
http://www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=741
Matthijs Krul
Michael Lebowitz forwarded:
Thus Chavez launched into one his longest
and most detailed talks on the thought of
Gramsci, explaining Gamsci's concept of
historical blocs,
Another shameless plug. Who owns the copyright of Gramsci's works?
Actually think that assumption is unwarranted, that
consumption by workers is never, ok, ok, I exaggerate,
almost never the issue for capitalism.
CB: I'm saying it's an issue for Marx in his theory of the cause of crises.
He says the increasing organic composition of capital causes the rate
JOURNAL: What sets prices for AK-47s in local markets?
from Global Guerrillas by John Robb
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/rzYD/~3/122312425/journal_what_se.html
Here's an interesting study called Weaponomics
* From: Doyle Saylor
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 4, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Charles Brown wrote:
I'm thinking that at human origins, the altruism that gave humans
the
biggest adaptive advantage is not genetically, but culturally
determined, or
even stronger that
if you'll indulge me, I'll respond to my own e-mail.
On 6/4/07, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
though it's true that the role of underconsumption has been
exaggerated, it's not true that consumption by workers is irrelevant.
My research (in my dissertation and after) indicates that there
Did you read Mark Weisbrot's article on the RCTV affair? It's here:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/06/01/1607/
* * *
I am finally reading Marta Harnecker's monumental La izquierda en el
umbral del siglo XXI, and -- as I read the reports of yesterday's
march in Caracas -- I can't
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 5, 2007, at 9:07 AM, Charles Brown wrote:
CB: Yes, more like 200,000 years ago.
Doyle;
I was thinking about responding to Carrol from a recent book looking at
women's role in prehistory. I think your point about language coming
before is rather obvious. It's at
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 4, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
There can be no proof, so anyone is free to speculate as he/she
pleases.
Doyle;
I think one could derive proof by knowing what is language like use of
information and what is not. For example self decoration to unite the
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 4, 2007, at 8:23 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
There can be no proof, so anyone is free to speculate as he/she
pleases.
Doyle;
I think one could derive proof by knowing what is language like use of
information and what is not. For example self decoration to unite the
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 5, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Matthijs Krul wrote:
This same theory of language is interesting because Habermas uses it
explicitly to argue against Marx and in favor of Kant; see
Doyle;
That is where Habermas is working in metaphysics. His work as far as I
know is not
At 11:26 05/06/2007, you wrote:
Michael Lebowitz forwarded:
Thus Chavez launched into one his longest
and most detailed talks on the thought of
Gramsci, explaining Gamsci's concept of
historical blocs,
Another shameless plug. Who owns the copyright of Gramsci's works?
hey, think of what
In the name of homeland security, the cost of your veggie garden's
fertilizer is about to rise dramatically, unless your farm is operated
by ConAgra, ArcherDanielsMidland...
GSN's Homeland Security Insider for Monday, June 4, 2007
The Senate is slated to take up a bill similar to one passed
Greetings Economists,
On Jun 5, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Matthijs Krul wrote:
This same theory of language is interesting because Habermas uses it
explicitly to argue against Marx and in favor of Kant; see
Doyle;
That is where Habermas is working in metaphysics. His work as far as I
know is
I haven't been following this thread closely, and I'm involved in too
many things to give it much thought, The following, therefore, is a mere
observation, not a developed argument.
I would reject any theory of the origins of language -- or the
interpretation of language as it is used today --
Charles,
The problem with the analysis you offer is that there is
no historical specificity, no distinction between good
times and bad times; no reason for expansion, and no
reason for the expansion to flip into contraction.
If the problem is, ultimately, and originally, that the
workers can't
Does anyone remember what Bushie said?
from SLATE: The [Washington POST] and NY [TIMES] front news that a
federal appeals court determined the Federal Communications Commission
can't penalize broadcasters for what are known as fleeting
expletives, which are basically unplanned obscenities such
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In the most recent issue (April 2007) of the Slovenian Economic Mirror
published by the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development
(IMAD), the analysts of current fiscal policy write:
The lowering of the personal income tax rates will reduce the tax
burden especially in the higher
On Jun 5, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Paul Phillips wrote:
Now, if I remember correctly, Doug recently commented that in the
US the
biggest decline in the savings rate in the recent consumption-led boom
was amongst the highest income earners and not among the middle and
lower income earners. Two
Doug's reflections are excellent.
In my opinion, what gives them such a punch -- mainly, that is, aside
from the literary craftsmanship aspect that makes them so readable --
is the fact that he knows himself well, and is more open and honest
about it than many of us are.
That said, I have a
On 6/5/07, Julio Huato [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...I believe that the
kind of political awakening that the U.S. working people (broadly
understood) is experiencing/will experience will defy our stereotypes.
I can't quite put the finger in it, but my claim to wisdom here is
my being an outsider
On 5 Jun, 2007, at 4:29 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
(and for Toor's critique of Arundhati Roy et al, see
here)
Once again, for a discussion of Toor's musings on Roy, see thread at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/pen-l@sus.csuchico.edu/msg24491.html
--ravi
P.S: A question to Jerry (who is
Quoting Shane Mage [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Fred Moseley wrote:
Hi Gernot, thanks for your message.
Are you suggesting that services generally have a lower [organic]
composition of capital than manufacturing, so that a shift from
manufacturing to services will reduce the aggregate [organic]
Quoting s.artesian [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I think Shane's comments are dead on.
There is scant evidence that service industries share any
uniformity in composition of capital.
You are right that there is no uniformity in the service sector
(the productive part), but overall the composition of
Kurdish rebels attack Turkish military outpost; 7 soldiers killed
The Associated Press
Sunday, June 3, 2007
ANKARA, Turkey: Kurdish rebels fired rockets and grenades at a Turkish military
outpost Monday, killing 7 soldiers in a bold attack that heightened tension at
a time when Ankara has
Turkey seeks UN OK for cross-border action
Move follows attack by Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Steven Edwards
The Ottawa Citizen
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
UNITED NATIONS - The prospect that Turkish troops will invade northern Iraq to
attack Kurdish rebels rose yesterday as Turkey reportedly asked to
There are apparently no prisoners at Guantanamo
categorised as UNLAWFUL enemy combatants. This
decision brings into question David Hicks sentence but
since he at least is now in Australia and will be free
at the end of his term, his lawyer will not question
the trial.
It is astounding that no
Thanks Doug for this. A very interesting article. However, I am still
somewhat perplexed. What did the upper income spend their newly
non-saved income on and why did it not lead to inflationary pressure?
Paul P
Doug Henwood wrote:
On Jun 5, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Paul Phillips wrote:
Now, if I
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