Re: important article
According to today's Globe and Mail, Kerry is not only leading the Democratic pack, but also has surged ahead of Dubya in the opinion polls. While the latter gives us non-Americans some glimmer of hope or ridding the international political scene of that hideous creature, I don't know enough about Kerry to make any judgement about whether he would be a good choice relative to others in the field. I know he voted against the first gulf war and for the Iraq invasion. Was that because he was taken in by the Administration's lies about WMD or is he also an imperialist? What of his domestic policies stance? Can any of you down there give us furriners an objective evaluation of him? Northern minds want to know. Paul Phillips
Re: important article
On Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 01:55:13 (-0600) paul phillips writes: According to today's Globe and Mail, Kerry is not only leading the Democratic pack, but also has surged ahead of Dubya in the opinion polls. While the latter gives us non-Americans some glimmer of hope or ridding the international political scene of that hideous creature, I don't know enough about Kerry to make any judgement about whether he would be a good choice relative to others in the field. I know he voted against the first gulf war and for the Iraq invasion. Was that because he was taken in by the Administration's lies about WMD or is he also an imperialist? What of his domestic policies stance? Can any of you down there give us furriners an objective evaluation of him? Northern minds want to know. The lies of the Bush regime were so transparent that Kerry is either a complete idiot for being fooled, simply swallowed them without a second thought, or agreed that they were necessary. He said this Sunday on a weekend news show that he trust[s] Colin Powell implicitly. Kerry probably knew the claims were vastly overblown and wanted the U.S. to invade in any case. Good move politically, as that will endear him to the Israeli government and their supporters here. My guess is that he will respect international law about as much as Clinton or Carter did, that is to say, when it suits him he will. As for domestic politics, his stand on social issues such as abortion are far to the center from Bush rabid right wing. I'm curious who is funding his campaign. Last I heard, Dean was being propped up by the medical-industrial complex, but I haven't heard much on Kerry. Bill
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On Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 01:55:13 (-0600) paul phillips writes: According to today's Globe and Mail, Kerry is not only leading the Democratic pack, but also has surged ahead of Dubya in the opinion polls. While the latter gives us non-Americans some glimmer of hope or ridding the international political scene of that hideous creature, I don't know enough about Kerry to make any judgement about whether he would be a good choice relative to others in the field. I know he voted against the first gulf war and for the Iraq invasion. Was that because he was taken in by the Administration's lies about WMD or is he also an imperialist? ... Bill Lear writes: The lies of the Bush regime were so transparent that Kerry is either a complete idiot for being fooled, simply swallowed them without a second thought, or agreed that they were necessary. He said this Sunday on a weekend news show that he trust[s] Colin Powell implicitly. Kerry probably knew the claims were vastly overblown and wanted the U.S. to invade in any case my impression is that Kerry voted against the Gulf War but not Dubya's splendid little war because on the latter he was scared to go against a Prez made popular by 911. This is just one sign of the Democratic Party's increasing cowardice. Jim D.
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Kerry's bro. is a honcho in telecommunications. I don't know how the industry sees him or what he has done for the industry. On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 04:58:30PM -0600, Bill Lear wrote: As for domestic politics, his stand on social issues such as abortion are far to the center from Bush rabid right wing. I'm curious who is funding his campaign. Last I heard, Dean was being propped up by the medical-industrial complex, but I haven't heard much on Kerry. Bill -- 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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I read an earlier version of this article. I don't know how it has changed, but it is very important unless it has changed dramatically. Strikes, Scabs and Tread Separations: Labor Strife and the Production of Defective Bridgestone/Firestone Tires BY: ALAN B. KRUEGER Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) ALEXANDRE MAS Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Document: Available from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=446301 Other Electronic Document Delivery: ftp://ftp.iza.org/dps/dp869.pdf SSRN only offers technical support for papers downloaded from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection location. When URLs wrap, you must copy and paste them into your browser eliminating all spaces. Paper ID: IZA Discussion Paper No. 869 Date: September 2003 Contact: ALAN B. KRUEGER Email: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Postal: Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Princeton, NJ 08544-2098 UNITED STATES Phone: 609-258-4046 Fax: 609-258-2907 Co-Auth: ALEXANDRE MAS Email: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Postal: Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Princeton, NJ 08544-2098 UNITED STATES ABSTRACT: This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of replacement workers at Bridgestone/Firestone's Decatur plant in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of defective tires. Using several independent data sources, and looking before and after the strike and across plants, we find that labor strife at the Decatur plant closely coincided with lower product quality. Monthly data suggest that defects were particularly high around the time concessions were demanded and when large numbers of replacement workers and returning strikers worked side by side. Keywords: labor relations, product quality, Bridgestone/Firestone, strike Strikes, Scabs and Tread Separations: Labor Strife and the Production of Defective Bridgestone/Firestone Tires BY: ALAN B. KRUEGER Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) ALEXANDRE MAS Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Document: Available from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection: http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=446301 Other Electronic Document Delivery: ftp://ftp.iza.org/dps/dp869.pdf SSRN only offers technical support for papers downloaded from the SSRN Electronic Paper Collection location. When URLs wrap, you must copy and paste them into your browser eliminating all spaces. Paper ID: IZA Discussion Paper No. 869 Date: September 2003 Contact: ALAN B. KRUEGER Email: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Postal: Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Princeton, NJ 08544-2098 UNITED STATES Phone: 609-258-4046 Fax: 609-258-2907 Co-Auth: ALEXANDRE MAS Email: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Postal: Princeton University Industrial Relations Section, Firestone Library Princeton, NJ 08544-2098 UNITED STATES ABSTRACT: This paper provides a case study of the effect of labor relations on product quality. We consider whether a long, contentious strike and the hiring of replacement workers at Bridgestone/Firestone's Decatur plant in the mid-1990s contributed to the production of defective tires. Using several independent data sources, and looking before and after the strike and across plants, we find that labor strife at the Decatur plant closely coincided with lower product quality. Monthly data suggest that defects were particularly high around the time concessions were demanded and when large numbers of replacement workers and returning strikers worked side by side. Keywords: labor relations, product quality, Bridgestone/Firestone, strike -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901
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On Friday, October 10, 2003 at 08:33:11 (-0700) Michael Perelman writes: I read an earlier version of this article. I don't know how it has changed, but it is very important unless it has changed dramatically. This does sound good. Krueger seems to always do very careful work. Bill
[PEN-L:7494] Important article from Chinese People's Daily
People's Daily (China) May 27, 1999 This Observer commentary excerpted: The US-led NATO's wanton bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its outrageous missile attack on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia have aroused the great indignation of the Chinese government and people and been severely condemned by the world's peace-loving countries and people. These barbaric atrocities committed by the United States have fully laid bare the hegemonist ferocious features and the imperialist nature of aggression. A worldwide observation clearly shows the armed intervention conducted by the United States against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is by no means an isolated and accidental phenomenon. It is an important measure taken by the United States to step up implementation of its global strategy of seeking hegemony at the turn of the century, and a major indication of the new development of US hegemonism. This represents a new trend in the current international situation that merits serious attention. (1) After the break-up of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States, being the only superpower in the world and relying on its mighty economic, technological and military strength, has been putting on airs and swaggering about and considering itself unexcelled in the world. Its ambition of seeking domination of the world has rapidly swelled. In order to achieve its strategic goal of world domination, the United States has poked its nose everywhere into the affairs of other countries, for instance in the Balkans, the Near and Middle East and other parts of the world, in disregard of the United Nations Charter as well as related international laws and international conventions (2) The United States has established, in two lines of the East and the West, military group or military alliance in the service of US hegemonism, and built up a US-led global security system. In Europe, the United States uses NATO as an important tool for it to push its global strategy of seeking hegemony. The current war of aggression launched by US-led NATO against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia represents the beginning of implementation of its new strategy. It is the first time that NATO uses armed force to interfere in the internal affairs of another country outside its traditional defense area, thus setting a dangerous precedent of NATO's armed intervention in the affairs of a sovereign state. In the Asia-Pacific region, the United States has continued to keep its 100,000 stationed troops, intensified the US-Japan military alliance, and signed with Japan new defense cooperation guidelines. Japan's House of Representatives and Senate have passed the bills related to the new Japan-US defense cooperation guidelines, which expand the scope of US-Japan military cooperation to the entire Asia-Pacific region including China's Taiwan, posing serious threat to the peace and security in the Asian region. At the same time, the United States and Japan have decided to engage in cooperative research and development of the "war zone missile defense system (TMD), building up a missile defense system aimed at gaining military advantage. These activities indicate a major development in the US implementation of the strategy of global military alliance. (3) Increasing military investment and vigorously developing high-tech weaponry. In 1999, US defense budgeted spending is set to reach US$276.2 billion, euivalent to 1.67 times the total of the military expenses of the six countries of Russia, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and China. The United States has also decided to increase its defense budget by US$112 billion in the coming six years. To guarantee its absolute superiority in the military area, the United States has published its national missile defense system (NMD) plan. (4) The United States attempts to guide the international economic new order, and establish its status as global overlord in the economic, trade, science, technology and finance fields. (5) Launching a new cold war against the socialist countries and the third world. The United States dislikes China's adherence to the socialist road and is unwilling to see China developing into a powerful country. It applies pressure to bear on China in political and economic fields in an attempt to overwhelm China with one action. However, instead of collapse under pressure, China has developed and grown steadily and, in a brand-new posture as a large developing socialist country, stands in the galaxy of the world's nations. The United States also applies pressure on and conducts so-called containment of some other socialist countries. However, socialist countries have not vanished from the earth in compliance with the will and wishes of the West headed by the United States. Through summing up experiences and lessons and making self-improvement and self-development, socialist countries are demonstrating fresh
[PEN-L:7433] Re: Extremely important article in China's Peoples's Daily (fwd)
A Hong Kong Chinese language newspaper, Singtao Daily, filed the following report in Chinese which I translate: Chinese military strategic experts feel that the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade revealed a US and NATO testing of a larger scheme against China. China needs to be properly prepared for a new World War. The report is based on interviews with the People's Liberation Army commander of various strategic research department, reflecting the attitude of the Chinese military on this incident. The report points out specifically that after the disolution of the USSR, Chinese military strategists comparatively were in agreement with international relations specialists that the post Cold War prospect of world war would be quite low. But after the NATO attack on Yugoslovia, a new World War can break out any time. China must be fully prepare for the eventuality. This view is held by a majority of PLA generals. Henry C.K. Liu Andrew Wayne Austin wrote: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 22:01:13 -0500 From: Erwin Marquit [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Extremely important article in China's Peoples's Daily Erwin Marquit School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota 116 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0112 phone (home) (612) 922-7993 E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Below is an extremely important article by "Observer" published on the front page of today's (May 27) People's Daily (China). It seems to be a recognition of what we might call Cold War III directed again against socialism and might signal that China will begin playing a more important role in the worldwide struggle against imperialism. Hegemonism This Observer commentary frontpaged today's People's Daily runs in part as follows: The US-led NATO's wanton bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its outrageous missile attack on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia have aroused the great indignation of the Chinese government and people and been severely condemned by the world's peace-loving countries and people. These barbaric atrocities committed by the United States have fully laid bare the hegemonist ferocious features and the imperialist nature of aggression. A worldwide observation clearly shows the armed intervention conducted by the United States against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is by no means an isolated and accidental phenomenon. It is an important measure taken by the United States to step up implementation of its global strategy of seeking hegemony at the turn of the century, and a major indication of the new development of US hegemonism. This represents a new trend in the current international situation that merits serious attention. (1) After the break-up of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States, being the only superpower in the world and relying on its mighty economic, technological and military strength, has been putting on airs and swaggering about and considering itself unexcelled in the world. Its ambition of seeking domination of the world has rapidly swelled. In order to achieve its strategic goal of world domination, the United States has poked its nose everywhere into the affairs of other countries, for instance in the Balkans, the Near and Middle East and other parts of the world, in disregard of the United Nations Charter as well as related international laws and international conventions (2) The United States has established, in two lines of the East and the West, military group or military alliance in the service of US hegemonism, and built up a US-led global security system. In Europe, the United States uses NATO as an important tool for it to push its global strategy of seeking hegemony. The current war of aggression launched by US-led NATO against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia represents the beginning of implementation of its new strategy. It is the first time that NATO uses armed force to interfere in the internal affairs of another country outside its traditional defense area, thus setting a dangerous precedent of NATO's armed intervention in the affairs of a sovereign state. In the Asia-Pacific region, the United States has continued to keep its 100,000 stationed troops, intensified the US-Japan military alliance, and signed with Japan new defense cooperation guidelines. Japan's House of Representatives and Senate have passed the bills related to the new Japan-US defense cooperation guidelines, which expand the scope of US-Japan military cooperation to the entire Asia-Pacific region including China's Taiwan, posing serious threat to the peace and security in the Asian region. At the same time, the United States and Japan have decided to engage in cooperative research and development of the "war zone missile defense system (TMD), building up a m
