Sally Lerner in Ottawa for Book Launch

2000-03-17 Thread Cordell . Arthur
Sally Lerner may not be happy to be called an economist but she would be happy to see any and all friends in the Ottawa area who want to come by and say hello. Arthur Cordell For Immediate Release March 13, 1999 Noted Canadian and U.S. economists in

FW: L.A. Times column, 4/3/00

2000-04-03 Thread Cordell . Arthur
This may be of interest. - Monday, April 3, 2000 DIGITAL NATION Foes of "New Economy" Gaining Voice By Gary Chapman Copyright 2000, The Los Angeles Times, All Rights Reserved The baby boomers running and profiting from the "new economy" grew up in,

Re: Sweatshops

2000-04-17 Thread Cordell . Arthur
-- From: Edward R Weick To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sweatshops Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 5:57PM Arthur: Maybe I missed it, but have we adequately explored the creation of strong trade unions in these countries, trade unions that are part of a movement

Re: Sweatshops

2000-04-18 Thread Cordell . Arthur
small but important (I think)point. Ed, Arthur has also commented that the kinds of criticisms which I leveled at the Washington protesters were also leveled at the kids who were protesting the Vietnam War. I think there's a difference. The Vietnam protesters were opposing something specific

RE: Battle of Washington

2000-04-18 Thread Cordell . Arthur
Yup. The word you are looking for is, I believe, parody. A word that defines much of what is going on these days. Question is what will authentic reaction and rebellion look like? -- From: Edward R Weick To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Battle of Washington Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000

RE: New economy weighs heavily on real world (fwd)

2000-04-25 Thread Cordell . Arthur
Good analysis. It seems that our society has a problem that should not be solved by economists, rather it seems that we need to see it as a psychiatric problem. How does a society find meaning when the basic production problem has been solved? Why it invents new tasks and runs faster and

Request for translation help for y2k booklet

1998-12-21 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I am passing this along for any who wish to become involved. arthur cordell -- From: Terry Cottam To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Request for help on y2k Date: Saturday, December 19, 1998 12:21PM To: Art Cordell, Special Advisor Information Technology Policy Industry Canada I'm

Re: Tobin Tax Canada Feb 1999 (fwd)

1998-12-22 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
That is one reason why the bit tax, in some form, might be the better alternative. It is independent of the transaction. It is a simple turnover tax on all interactive digital traffic. Something like a gasoline tax. Arthur Cordell -- From: Neva Goodwin To: Michael Gurstein Cc: Canadian

FW: [RRE]Reading List for Information Studies

1998-11-12 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
This may be of interest to some. -- From: Phil Agre To: Red Rock Eater News Service Subject: [RRE]Reading List for Information Studies Date: Friday, November 06, 1998 9:39PM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through

Re: Jay Hanson's remarks on economists

1998-11-17 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I would guess that if economics would (could?) internalize all externalities and would stop playing the economic growth game (which I don't think is central to economic theory--a theory which deals with the allocation of scarce resources among competing uses), then Jay Hanson and company would

FW: A TALE OF WOE FROM THE NORTH POLE

1998-11-18 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A TALE OF WOE FROM THE NORTH POLE Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 8:28PM Modern Holiday Greetings: A TALE OF WOE FROM THE NORTH POLE The recent announcement that Donner and Blitzen have elected to take the early reindeer retirement

Re: Views on Rifkin's theory?

1998-11-19 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Technology is also labour empowering or enhancing. McCluhan said it expands our reach. Viz., right now I am posting this message to a computer in Waterloo, Ontario that is forwarding to about 500 or so other computers around the world. This is what helps to make it a 'transformative

Re: Views on Rifkin's theory?

1998-11-20 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Re-posting this as it seems not to have got through our 'fire-wall'. -- -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Views on Rifkin's theory? Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:59PM Arthur Cordell wrote, Technology is also labour empowering or enhancing.

Re: More Angell Dust

1998-11-27 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Could be he is saying 'stop this before my dystopian vision becomes a realitya cyber plea for help'. -- From: Michael Gurstein To: futurework Cc: Caspar Davis Subject: Re: More Angell Dust Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 5:16PM Ian Angell is for real. He is a Professor of

going global/ jobs going

1998-11-27 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Friday November 27, 1:50 PM (EST) Mergers ax 5,000 jobs a month CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI S) _ Even with the economy perking along and the stock market rebounding, nearly 55,000 workers have gotten the ax since July because of corporate mergers. That's an increase of 48 percent from last year,

FW: BEWARE: Phone Scam

1998-10-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
This is going around my government department, so thought I would pass it on. -- From: Charette, Lynn: SITT To: -SITT Branch Coord; -DPP; -ECOM-TF Subject: FW: BEWARE: Phone Scam Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 7:47AM Priority: High FYI -- From: Dube, Jacqueline: DGSE To:

Re: DANGEROUS CURRENTS

1998-10-21 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Should add to the list E.J. Mishan's publications. 21 Economic Fallacies and (I think this is the correct title) The Costs of Economic Growth. arthur cordell -- From: Jay Hanson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DANGEROUS CURRENTS Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 3:31PM From: Mike

Re: the fundamentals are sound

1998-09-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I get ever more worried when someone steps up to a TV camera to announce 'the fundamentals are sound'. Somehow I hear 'prosperity is just around the corner'. When the fundamentals are truly sound we don't have to repeat again and again. -- From: Ed Weick To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tom

Re: DANGEROUS CURRENTS

1998-10-28 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
A great posting from Ed. I guess citizens all over the world are wondering the same thing. It is one thing for governments to embrace the corporate agenda it is quite another to say to its citizens, 'you are on your own.' What's a citizen to do? 'Partnering' doesn't seem to do it. arthur

Re: Is Russia breaking up? (fwd)

1998-09-09 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
We have seen nations move from private ownership (markets, etc) to collective ownership of one sort or another. Is there any precedence for the reverse. Not counting the east bloc (who were private until WW2), what hope can there be to put in place the set of institutions, rule of law, respect

RE: civil service

1998-10-29 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Ian Ritchie To: futurework Subject: RE: civil service Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 10:25PM I agree with Victor and others about the need to "reform" the civil/public service if the ideology is to be rolled back. In New Zealand, and I suspect this applies in

A list/new book for the Disgruntled

1998-10-29 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Disgruntled Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 2:07PM San Francisco Examiner SaturdayOct 24, 1998 DISGRUNTLED First with an on-line magazine and now with a book, East Bay author finds there

web site

1998-07-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
An interesting web site for those interested in a slightly different economic analysis of everyday events. http://www.epinet.org/

FW: Democracy and Megacorporations Don't Mix -- Robert Reich

1998-06-05 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Democracy and Megacorporations Don't Mix -- Robert Reich Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 5:05PM The Los Angeles Times Wednesday, May 13, 1998 Democracy and Megacorporations May Be Mutually Exclusive A century

RE: if it works ... Re: Get me off this list

1998-07-24 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
1:25 -0500 To: "Cordell, Arthur: DPP" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ryan Hensley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: if it works ... Re: Get me off this list Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk My point exactly. SHOW ME THE DOOR! You shouldn't have to WORK to ge

- Direct Reports from Kosovo - E-mail to Web Service

1999-03-26 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Interesting use of the net. -- From: Steven Clift To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DW] Corr! - Direct Reports from Kosovo - E-mail to Web Service Date: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:24PM *** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** URL Correction - Version 2

the beat goes on...

1999-02-22 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Monday February 22, 12:52 PM (EST) Levi Strauss to lay off 5,900 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22 (UPI S) _ Levi Strauss has announced (Monday) that it will close 11 of its 22 North American manufacturing facilities this year and lay off 5,900 workers _ 30 percent of its workforce in the United States

FW: Ursula Franklin: Occupied Canada (fw

1998-04-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Am passing along this item to the list. I have known and worked with Ursula for some years when she was a member of the Science Council of Canada. She is thoughtful and concerned. She fled Germany in the thirties and her views and metaphores have been shaped by that event. Nevertheless,

Re: Bringing down the MAI

1998-05-06 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Socializing losses and privatizing profits. Interesting sort of asymmetrical market economy. arthur cordell -- From: tom abeles To: Ed Weick Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bringing down the MAI Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 7:29PM Ed Weick wrote, in part: As you may have

FW: A Prayer to the Global Corporate God

1998-05-29 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Just couldn't resist passing along this 'prayer.' For those of you who remember Ginsburg's epic poem Howl... -- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A Prayer to the Global Corporate Gods Date: Monday, May 25, 1998 1:42PM Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 13:06:52 Subject: A

FW: LA Times column, 5/25/98

1998-05-29 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Gary Chapman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: LA Times column, 5/25/98 Date: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 5:55AM Friends, Below is my latest column for The Los Angeles Times, from Monday, May 25, 1998. As always, please feel free to pass this on, but please retain the copyright

FW: Weekly Analysis -- February 1, 1999

1999-02-02 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
A different view on globalization and the future of the nation state. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Weekly Analysis -- February 1, 1999 Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 12:40AM Need to Know Something Fast? Try

FW: Weekly Analysis -- February 1, 1999

1999-02-02 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
A different view on globalization and the future of the nation state. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Weekly Analysis -- February 1, 1999 Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 12:40AM Need to Know Something Fast? Try

Age and jobs

1999-02-02 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
GETTING OLD AT A YOUNG AGE In the old days, executives who had gone as far as they could go were said to be "on a plateau"; now, in the new economy, executives in that condition are on a ledge, as corporate America faces a new era, in which age 40 is starting to be considered old. In a

RE: Double postings from yours truly?

1999-01-02 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Yes. Just in the last few days. We'll check it out. thanx -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Double postings from yours truly? Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 3:43PM I'm getting double postings back of stuff I put up onto this list -

Interesting development

1999-01-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
January 4/99 Japan's Justice Minister blasts U.S. economic practices TOKYO (AP) - Japan's outspoken justice minister today accused the United States of relying on military threats to protect its economic market, Kyodo news agency reported. ``America's free-market

RE: Double postings from yours truly?

1999-01-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
. Disregard it. All it means is that the FW server has got your message and is sending it out to the list. arthur cordell -- From: Mike Hollinshead To: Cordell, Arthur: DPP Subject: RE: Double postings from yours truly? Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 5:56PM Arthur, I double posted

FW: Poll shows Canadians oppose Bell move

1999-01-18 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Poll shows Canadians oppose Bell move Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 5:29PM For immediate release January 15, 1999 Poll shows Canadians oppose Bell move OTTAWA - Well over 80% of Canadians

academia, etc.

1999-01-19 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Contingent labour for some in acedemia. From current edition of ~ Innovation -- A NewsScan (R) Service ~

FW: A PRAYER TO THE CORPORATE GODS

1999-01-24 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A PRAYER TO THE CORPORATE GODS Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 7:21PM A PRAYER TO THE CORPORATE GODS O mighty global corporations, we are helpless without you. Please bring your menial jobs here to our nation and town. Though we have

Re: Sustainable work

1999-01-24 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I guess I would like to add that sustainable work is that which is something that the doer finds interesting and/or creative and/or a reflection of him/her self. Something that seems to provide meaning for the doer. Something that even in the absence of payment, the doer might continue to have

Re: one's fly is unzipped

1999-01-26 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Or, maybe, the selfish gene wants *my * DNA to go forward. Maybe we have no 'program' for the human species. Coming from a wide open world (the hunter gatherer saga) there is nothing in our internal makeup to cause us to cooperate at the level of survival of the human species. This latter

Re: Samuelson's lump-of-labor, 1998

1999-01-26 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I think there is also the issue of measurement. Economics as we know it comes from the era of hardware, or things, of sailing ships, smokestackes and freightcars. Things that can be observed and measured. In this new-fangled knowledge economy we are still devising ways of measuring (never mind

RE: double-ups of mailings

1999-01-26 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I think this has been solved. Check to see whether you are subbed under two separate email addresses. This might explain the two postings. arthur cordell -- From: vivian Hutchinson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: double-ups of mailings Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 3:30AM Gidday

FW: Workplace sabotage on the rise as job security wanes

1999-01-28 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Workplace sabotage on the rise as job security wanes Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 4:24PM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES October 31, 1998 SURE, WORKERS GET MAD BUT MORE GET EVEN Sabotage Is on the Rise As Job Security

FW: Public Forum on Poverty and Inequality

1999-01-28 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Public Forum on Poverty and Inequality Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 4:43PM PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS NOTICE WIDELY __ Public Forum on Poverty and Inequality THE GROWING GAP

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1998-12-01 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
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1998-12-01 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
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Re: More Angell Dust

1998-12-03 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Thanx for the posting. Angel's papers represent a different view. One that is important to understand. We are trying to have Ian Angell as a guest on the FW list. Mike Gurstein is in contact with Angell. Stay tuned. If it happens it is likely to be soon and it is likely to LIVELY. In the

FW: [RRE]Communication, Culture, and Technology Program

1998-12-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Phil Agre To: Red Rock Eater News Service Subject: [RRE]Communication, Culture, and Technology Program Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 6:01PM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News

technology changes community

1998-12-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Technology changes the job market. Bit by bit. Job by job. Community by community. Globe and Mail. Op-Ed. That phone doesn't ring here any more Monday, December 14, 1998 MARJORIE DOYLE IN NEWFOUNDLAND -- Some years ago, I

Re: Douthwaite's Version

1998-12-18 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Edward Weick To: Caspar Davis Cc: Futurework; Wayne Greenall Subject: Re: Douthwaite's Version Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 9:31AM snip Weick: I think that what you have said in the above paragraph is a major part of the problem. What I fear most right now is the vast

FW: Globalization as anti-democratic counter-revolution

1999-04-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Globalization as anti-democratic counter-revolution Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 9:23PM THE THREAT OF GLOBALIZATION Edward S. Herman Globalization is both an active process of corporate

More news from the front.

1999-05-03 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I received the latest copy of INNOVATION and two items jumped out at me. Seeing both I was reminded of the books/movies? Playing for Time and I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can. The technology continues to chew up and spit out workers at a brisk rate. Those going into consulting are advised by

Dark side of the high tech employment boom

1999-05-10 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Gary Chapman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: L.A. Times column, 5/10/99 Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:42AM Friends, Below is my Los Angeles Times column for today, Monday, May 10, 1999. As always, please feel free to pass this on, but please retain the copyright notice.

Re: Destruction of Albania (Part I)

1999-05-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I feel very strongly as you. I worry about a nuclear exchange. Why not appear at a local protest against the war. Media coverage of protesters will do more to stop things than any amount of talk and flames on this or any list. thanx arthur cordell -- From: Eva Durant To: [EMAIL

Re: Destruction of Albania (Part I)

1999-05-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I am re-posting our caveat of a few weeks ago. The war is front and center with all of us. Discussions about it could easily swamp all the lists on the net. So Sally and I appeal to all FWers and your netizen ideals and values to keep futurework to its main discussion focus. Thanx.

FW: Families: A Social Bottom Line/ Familles: un optimum social

1999-05-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
some may be interested in this . -- From: e-network To: e-network Subject: Families: A Social Bottom Line/ Familles: un optimum social Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 3:45PM Canadian Families have a Social Bottom Line, new Study shows Ottawa, May 14, 1999 Canadian families have a

temps get postive court decision

1999-05-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
This could have postitive implicaitons. COURT SAYS TEMPS DESERVE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS A federal court of appeals has ruled that about 10,000 temporary workers at Microsoft are entitled to take part in the discounted stock-option plan the company offers to regular

future of work is temporary

1999-05-25 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Tuesday May 25 12:45 AM ET Study: Many California Workers Miss Out SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's high-tech success has helped drive the long U.S. economic boom, but workers inside the state have often fared worse than those in other parts of the country, a new study shows.

RE: Suggestions

1999-05-27 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Bravo, Tom. The Economist is a good idea that has gone wrong. They tend to believe their rhetoric. -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Suggestions Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 12:33PM At 06:24 PM 5/27/99 +0100, Suggestions wrote: Thanks for your message. We

FW: TRADE'S IMAGE TAKES BEATING AMONG PUBLIC - Los Angeles Times

1999-06-03 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
interesting 'straw in the wind'. -- From: Sid Shniad To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TRADE'S IMAGE TAKES BEATING AMONG PUBLIC - Los Angeles Times Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 8:40PM The Los Angeles Times May 31, 1999 TRADE'S IMAGE TAKES BEATING AMONG

FW: Unions and Wages

1999-06-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Sid Shniad Subject: Unions and Wages Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 4:50PM Unions and Wages Union membership helps to raise workers' pay and to narrow the income gap that leaves women and minorities at a disadvantage. Overall, union workers earn 32% more than those not in

FW: [RRE]Cyberspace as the New Frontier?

1999-06-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
A rather long piece but quite interesting -- From: Phil Agre To: Red Rock Eater News Service Subject: [RRE]Cyberspace as the New Frontier? Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 3:02PM [I have heavily reformatted this, so any formatting problems are my fault.]

Capitalism and the information age.

1999-06-27 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
some futureworkers may be interested in this book. == TITLE: Capitalism and the information age : the political economy of the global communication revolution / PLACE: New York, NY : PUBLISHER: Monthly Review Press,

Re: Jeremy Rifkin - 1-6-99

1999-07-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I rarely completely agree with any posting. But I think Ed is right. Rifkin is saying much that is rings true but he emphasizes the wrong things. I see Rifkin delivering his message from a megaphone to a crowd in the street. Too stark, too strident, too binary. arthur -- From: Ed

RE: Beyond Rifkin?

1999-07-15 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
cordell -- From: tom abeles To: Cordell, Arthur: DPP Cc: Ed Weick; 'futurework'; Ian Ritchie Subject: Beyond Rifkin? Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 11:32AM Arthur and Ed's responses have given me pause. Let me see if I can sort through these issues and get some help. First, there seems

RE: Rifkin - some final words

1999-07-17 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I like the posting but on second reading I am puzzled by the closing paragraphs. Does this mean that we have to accept the unravelling of the success of economic development as though it is entirely outside our control? Are there no policy options or actions that we can develop? Much of my

used clothes

1999-07-22 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
I am forwarding this piece from the NY Times. It says something about our economy and maybe globalization, but I am puzzled whether its 'good' or 'bad' or 'both'. arthur cordell = Monday, July 19, 1999 Prosperity Builds Mounds of Cast-Off Clothes The

Re: War, Confucious and the CBD

1999-07-22 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
And I would guess that in xxx years from now people will look back on the commuters, subway riders and busy busy people and say what? You mean people went into a Kafka/Mondrian environment and parroted the party line just to get paid. No wonder there is so little incentive to break the

Wall Street Traders and Bankers Salaries

1999-08-09 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Interesting little item from the NY Times. Rate of increase in incomes of Wall Street traders and investment bankers is making other New Yorkers worried. == Metro Business: Wall Street Salaries Up 10 Percent in '98 The New York Times Publication Date:

Gary Chapman on workers in new economy

1999-09-13 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Gary Chapman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: L.A. Times column, 9/13/99 Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:44AM Friends, Below is my Los Angeles Times column for this morning, Monday, September 13, 1999. As always, please feel free to pass this on, but please retain the

FW: Averages can lie-Commentary/Des moyennes trompeuses-Commentaire

1999-09-13 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: e-network To: e-network Subject: Averages can lie-Commentary/Des moyennes trompeuses-Commentaire Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 5:03PM (le français suit) Averages can lie by Judith Maxwell When Canadians look with envy at American incomes and productivity

FW: Briefing

1999-09-14 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Note: reading the material can threaten your sense of well-being. -- From: Anthony Judge To: Cordell, Arthur: DPP Subject: Briefing Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:53AM Greetings You may be amused by a "Briefing for Satan" at http://www.uia.org/musings/briefing.htm

RE: The Clintons' new home in Chappaqua, NY

1999-09-25 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Well she is looking for a job isn't she and this forum is about the future of work isn't it??? Therefore arthur cordell -- From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: Greer's pertinent piece

1999-09-30 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
-- From: Ed Weick (commenting on Challen) WHY WORK ( like all good work - unfinished ) Real work is mental or physical effort benefiting at once ourselves, others, and the delicate inter-dependence of the planet. Yes, yes, that is a very nice thought, and your poem is very nice

RE: FW A US Futurework website (fwd)

1999-10-12 Thread Cordell, Arthur: DPP
Just getting around to this site. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so I guess we should be happy that the US govt with all its resources has adopted futurework as the title for its web site dealing with work in the new economy. arthur cordell -- From: S. Lerner To: [EMAIL

L'horreur Economique

1999-01-02 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Book review from the Guardian Weekly = Viviane Forrester can't walk down a Paris street without being stopped. But she is no ordinary celebrity - her latest book is set to be the biggest economics bestseller since Das Kapital, writes Ian Cotton Labour of

downsizing (continued)

1999-11-09 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
DOING MORE WITH LESS.LEADS TO MORE WORK, LESS WORKERS If it seems like all those pink slips have left you and fellow workers left behind with a lot of extra work to do, it's true. According to a new national survey by the American Management Association, about 80% of the firms that laid off

Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing

1999-11-09 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
-- From: Phil Agre To: Red Rock Eater News Service Subject: [RRE]Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 12:27AM [Reformatted to 70 columns.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded

Re: FW: nettime my design me

1999-11-16 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
I don't think its perfect bodies so much as talking about those things which don't or can't happen. So we see cooking shows on TV (people can't, won't or have forgotten how to cook), we see 4 x 4 cars in wilderness (which wilderness, where), you fill in the rest. I think it is about parody.

FW: population personalized

1999-11-16 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
For a way to demonstrate population changes... check this page http://www.popexpo.net/eAujourdhui.html arthur cordell

Re: FW: nettime my design me

1999-11-17 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
I tried in a fumbling way to talk about the consumption of images, experience, fashion or trying to imagine ourselves as part of another story. Imagine my surprise when at my local library I ran across a book, The Dream Society, which says pretty much the same thing. The book is quite

FW: Another aspect of the new economy

1999-11-22 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Features / Paying people to have the time of your life / Karina Mantavia Paying people to have the time of your life Karina Mantavia In a central London office a small group of people are engaged in some serious phone-bashing. In half an hour they have booked a helicopter flight, picked up

Re: torn

1999-12-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
thanx Tom. I was trying to remember his name (without running to the bookshelf).Yup, Lange thought he could do it. -- From: Timework Web To: Bob McDaniel Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: torn Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 10:23PM On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Bob McDaniel wrote: It

FW: [DW] WTO Lists and Links

1999-12-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
For those who want more, much more about the WTO please see below. -- From: Steven Clift To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DW] WTO Lists and Links Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 11:54AM *** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** An amazing collection of

Re: torn

1999-12-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
I guess the question is ---In a globalized world there will be harmonization (of wages, working conditions, environment, etc.), do we want to try to achieve upward harmonization or do we allow a drift to lower standards. There will be harmonization: At what level. I (as you can gather) would

Re: torn

1999-12-04 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
closed doors and then we will all wonder what happened to the middle class. A two tier society is easy to reach, maintaining a broad middle class (one of the stabilizing aspects of development) is I think more difficult to maintain. -- From: Cordell, Arthur: DPP To: Judi Kessler; Andrew Straw

Re: torn

1999-12-05 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Who was it that said, 'a capitalist will sell you the rope that you later use to hang him' ? I thought it was Engels, but can't find the source. The quote, though, shows the problem. One of greed and lack of long term attention to enlightened self interest. I guess Lord Acton also said it,

re: Torn

1999-12-05 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Cordell responds to Middleton responding to Cordell. As a central player in the Conserver Society concept developed by the Science Council (20 years ago where I was a Science Advisor at the time) of course I agree with your comments. But going with infant mortality, caloric intake, access to

WTO, Chapman, Seattle

1999-12-06 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Friends, Below is my Los Angeles Times column for today, Monday, December 6, 1999. As always, please feel free to pass this on, but please retain the copyright notice. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Monday, December 6, 1999 DIGITAL NATION A Classic Clash of

Corporations continue to cut jobs

1999-12-07 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Tuesday December 7 Corporate Layoffs Surge 123 Percent NEW YORK (Reuters) - After hitting a 25-month low in October, U.S. corporations returned to the job-chopping block, announcing 50,907 layoffs in November, a 123 percent surge over the previous month, according to Challenger, Gray

fyi telephone scam

1999-12-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 4:20 PM This was forwarded to me and I confirmed with Telus that it is in fact true. "I received a telephone call last evening from an individual A T Service Technician who

Moving on.

1999-12-08 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Agree. -- From: Tim Rourke To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:39AM It is time this whole putrid 'string' about whether jews are capitalists dissapeared. It should never have gottern started. If it does not I am going to contact the Jewish anti-defamation

Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck

1999-12-10 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
It seems that the Czechs in 1968 tried to bring in Socialism with a human face. How about Capitalism with a human face? arthur cordell -- From: Ed Weick To: Bruce Leier; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ed Goertzen Subject: Re: torn: Reply to Ed Wieck Date: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 7:50PM Ed,

RE: Re moving on

1999-12-10 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
It is difficult in a broad list like this to write in an ironic style. Without knowing someone well, without observing body language, etc. there is bound to be a range of interpretations. It is difficult to deal with subtle points that might push others hot buttons. arthur cordell --

Re: Moving on.

1999-12-10 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Tim. Enough. Moving on means moving on. Let it go or get off the list. arthur cordell -- From: Tim Rourke To: Ed Weick Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Moving on. Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:26PM Now, I admit I might have missed part of the beginning of this jew=capitalist

Re: FW: Re Krystallnacht in Seattle(?)

1999-12-16 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Agree. It was more like Chicago 1968. -- From: Brad McCormick, Ed.D. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: Re Krystallnacht in Seattle(?) Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 7:52PM Replying to no particular posting on this thread: Is "Krystallnacht" really an appropriate word to apply to

test

2000-01-06 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
test Jan. 5 1:35 pm

test

2000-01-06 Thread Cordell, Arthur: #ECOM - COMÉ
Jan 6 9:00 pm

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