--On 2/12/2008 Carol Cox wrote:
The term conspiracy should be reserved (for political clarity) for those
activities which cannot work except as complete secrecy is involved. The
alleged and non-existent 9/11 conspiracy is of that nature: it would
only work if thousands of persons maintained
The biggest unintended consequence of the sanctions, apart from the
Chinese moving in to fill the void left by the forced withdrawal of Western
oil firms, has been the strengthening of economic ties between Iran and the
Gulf States.
That's contributed to a warming of political relations and a
Carrol Cox wrote:
The term conspiracy should be reserved (for political clarity) for those
activities which cannot work except as complete secrecy is involved.
that's an excellent clarification of the meaning of that word.
--
Jim Devine / Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti. (Go your own
Carol Cox wrote:
The term conspiracy should be reserved (for political clarity) for those
activities which cannot work except as complete secrecy is involved.
Paul Zarembka wrote:
The Manhattan project involved hundreds of thousands and the participants
did NOT know what the purpose was.
On Feb 13, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Max B. Sawicky wrote:
I'm as paranoid as anyone, but moreover, the MP had an objective
that few patriots could object to, in contrast to some scheme to
murder thousands of innocent citizens.
I.e., a scheme to murder millions of innocent (foreign) citizens?
Greetings Economists,
On Feb 13, 2008, at 7:38 AM, Max B. Sawicky wrote:
I'm as paranoid as anyone, but moreover, the MP had an objective
that few patriots could object to, in contrast to some scheme to
murder thousands of innocent citizens.
Doyle;
Are we talking about Hiroshima?
Doyle
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Bettie Arnold, Systems Analyst:
Bullies
in terms of the actual practice of the Manhattan Project's
conspiracy, patriotism and anti-Nazism were crucial glues which kept
it secret. This created problems, by the way, when the target was
switched to being Japan, since the anti-Nazi motivation faded.
If we want to understand history, our
I'm as paranoid as anyone, but moreover, the MP had an objective that few
patriots could object to, in contrast to some scheme to murder thousands of
innocent citizens.
it seems to me that the MP could have worked even without total
secrecy. The Russians knew about it, no? And it didn't
Carroll should not have rekindled this.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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Carroll should not have rekindled this.
^
CB: It was a conspiracy.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
michaelperelman.wordpress.com
Well I meant American citizens.
At least I hope no such scheme could ever be kept
secret. Not that a scheme to murder foreigners is
any more ethical, but the narrower view at least
reflects a molecule of morality.
On Feb 13, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Max B. Sawicky wrote:
I'm as paranoid as anyone,
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Author: John Wojcik
People's Weekly World Newspaper, 02/12/08 15:04
General Motors Corp. announced Feb. 12 that it wants to buy out all of its
74,000 U.S. hourly employees who are represented by the United Auto Workers. If
the
Louis Proyect wrote:
I thought it was fairly shrewd of him [David Brooks] to make the case
that the next Democratic president will run the country like Bill Clinton,
whether it is his wife or that change guy.
It's not shrewdness. It's wishful thinking.
Of course, in politics, anything can
The comments are fascinating.
Early Warning
Getting the Military Out of the Nuclear Business
William M. Arkin on National and Homeland Security
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2008/02/getting_the_military_out_of_th.html
Embarrassed by last August's megaton-size screw-up, in which
On Feb 13, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Julio Huato wrote:
Louis Proyect wrote:
I thought it was fairly shrewd of him [David Brooks] to make the case
that the next Democratic president will run the country like Bill
Clinton,
whether it is his wife or that change guy.
It's not shrewdness. It's
Greetings Economists,
On Feb 13, 2008, at 9:17 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
is the perfect instrument for a
homegrown structural adjustment program.
Doyle;
A structural adjustment is coming whoever wins the presidency.
Michael speaks to that;
MP writes,
Isn't this a common pattern, that the left
Michael Perelman wrote:
Isn't this a common pattern, that the left falls (not really wins) into office
once
the right model becomes exhausted, leaving the purported left to harm the
masses in
ways that the right is reluctant to do.
I would look at it a different way. Since the late 1970s,
On Wednesday 13 February 2008 12:17:42 Doug Henwood wrote:
By almost any orthodox economic measure, the U.S. is due for an
austerity program... A Dem - female or black - is the perfect instrument for
a
homegrown structural adjustment program.
A Hunger Chancellor, in other words:
Isn't this a common pattern, that the left falls (not really wins) into office
once
the right model becomes exhausted, leaving the purported left to harm the
masses in
ways that the right is reluctant to do.
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 12:32:42PM -0500, Michael Smith wrote:
A Hunger Chancellor, in
Louis Proyect writes:
Michael Perelman wrote:
Isn't this a common pattern, that the left falls (not really wins) into
office once
the right model becomes exhausted, leaving the purported left to harm the
masses in
ways that the right is reluctant to do.
I would look at it a different way.
Actually, I was thinking in more global terms, including Britain, France, ...
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 12:56:01PM -0500, Louis Proyect wrote:
I would look at it a different way. Since the late 1970s, American
capitalism has had a need to attack wages, working conditions, the
social safety net,
Doug wrote:
By almost any orthodox economic measure, the U.S. is due for an
austerity program. The consumption share of GDP is over 70%, up from
67% a decade ago, and 62% at the end of the 1970s. There was an
unprecedented housing boom and massive mortgage borrowing. Household
savings are 0
On Feb 13, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Julio Huato wrote:
But I don't see why *non-orthodox* policies would be impossible
Nothing's ever impossible, but why would a new president pursue them?
There's no political pressure to do so, and he (it's looking less
likely that it'll be a she) has little reason
Doug wrote:
Nothing's ever impossible, but why would a new president pursue them
[non-orthodox policies]?
Because they need to buy more time, more political wiggle room for capitalism.
I wish the next president would appoint Julio Huato chair of the CEA, but I
don't
think that's likely
I was both surprised disappointed that Goolsbee hooked up with the DLC. The
papers
of his that I have read have been interesting, but non-political. An a
Bonesman to
boot!
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at
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