[PEN-L] Black community votes with its feet

NY Times, August 22, 2007 Iraq War Brings Drop in Black Enlistees By SARAH ABRUZZESE WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — Joining the Reserve Officer Training Corps was once an attractive choice for people with few options growing up in impoverished, predominantly black East Baltimore. That has all changed,

[PEN-L] Thomas Friedman

I'm told that today's Thomas Friedman column extols decoupling for utilities. It is no surprise that he doesn't know what he;s talking about. Can anyone who gets the column send me a copy? Gene Coyle

Re: [PEN-L] Thomas Friedman

Gene Coyle wrote: I'm told that today's Thomas Friedman column extols decoupling for utilities. It is no surprise that he doesn't know what he;s talking about. Can anyone who gets the column send me a copy? The New York Times / August 22, 2007 Go Green and Save Money By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

[PEN-L] Flipping Out

Cable TV show about a real estate flipper: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/flipping-out/

[PEN-L] new radio product

BEHIND THE NEWS with Doug Henwood podcast: http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/radio-feed.php iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewPodcast?id=73801817 Best Music on an Economics Politics Radio Show Village Voice Best of NYC 2005 Just added to my radio archive

Re: [PEN-L] Books/ articles criticizing this eurocentric idea

On Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 16:18:08 (-0400) Walt Byars writes: Hi, can anyone recommend some books or articles criticizing the (absurd sounding) claim that that the idea of political freedom and its desirability were invented in the West and only exists in other cultures because of

[PEN-L] How the Brits lost Basra

The link won't work if you are not subscribed. So here's the text: * * * Wednesday Aug 22 2007 All times are London time COMMENT ANALYSIS Analysis How the British army lost Basra By Stephen Fidler Published: August 20 2007 18:33 | Last updated: August 20 2007 18:33 In the immediate

[PEN-L] reflections on the current crisis

Robert Wrubel wrote: Wasn't there also a supply factor, in an excess of money that needed to find new outlets for investment? I replied: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c9dea94-3e30-11dc-8f6a-779fd2ac.html The surpluses built up faster as oil and other commodity prices went up. Somewhat

[PEN-L] reflections on the current crisis

Also, if somebody has Henry Kaufman's (WSJ) piece Our Risky New Financial Markets, please share with the list.

Re: [PEN-L] Books/ articles criticizing this eurocentric idea

Bruni, Luigino. 2006. Civil Happiness: Economics and Human Flourishing in Historical Perspective (London: Routledge). He says that a very attractive type of individualist communitarianism existed in Italy in the 13th century until the tyrants took over the city states. Machiavelli reflected

Re: [PEN-L] reflections on the current crisis

Here's Henry Kaufman.Our Risky New Financial MarketsBy HENRY KAUFMANAugust 15, 2007; Page A13Tremors from America's quaking subprime mortgage market have spread throughout the financial world. This latest disturbance in global financial markets is neither isolated nor idiosyncratic. It points to