[PEN-L] the envelope please...

Today, the day of the Grammys, PARADE magazine [which I often throw away because it's mixed in with a large pile of ads in the Sunday L.A. TIMES] announced the winners of its Top 10 Tyrants awards (see http://www.parade.com/current/coverstory/index.html). Strangely, Fidel Castro was not on the

Re: [PEN-L] free speech rights at work of the tenured professoriat

Eubulides wrote: Gee, wouldn't it be nice if the rest of the working class had the same free speech rights at work as the tenured professoriat.. Actually, tenured and non-tenured professors have been fired during upwells of red-baiting, etc.; and simply not hired at other times. For

[PEN-L] Sen Obama

I see that the great hope for progressive Dems. voted for the Bushie class action bill. I wonder what we can expect from a conservative Dem? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

Re: [PEN-L] Sen Obama

-Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Perelman I see that the great hope for progressive Dems. voted for the Bushie class action bill. I wonder what we can expect from a conservative Dem? Voting for the class action

[PEN-L] Swans, February 14, 2005 release

http://www.swans.com/ February 14, 2005 - In this issue: Note from the Editor: Watching US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice give a speech at the French Institute of Political Sciences -- the august institution this editor attended -- where she brought a message of forgiveness from Mr. Bush to

[PEN-L] Guenter Lewy, Ward Churchill and a cause for suspicion

This morning I stumbled across an article on the History News Network that attacked Ward Churchill's scholarship. What's curious about it is that it was written in November, 2004--long before the Hamilton College blowup. The article appeared originally in Commentary Magazine and was written by

Re: [PEN-L] PPP: a new article

Paul - I would be interested reading the article. I work on climate change policy, and PPP-adjusted income figures are one of the indices used for comparison of development levels in the context of obligations to reduce GHG emissions. (we use them ourselves, absent anything better for our

Re: [PEN-L] PPP: a new article

- Original Message - From: Paul Baer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul - I would be interested reading the article. I work on climate change policy, and PPP-adjusted income figures are one of the indices used for comparison of development levels in the context of obligations to reduce GHG emissions.