[PEN-L:7873] apec-L: Trial begins for Muchtar Pakpahan (fwd)

> Press Release > International Centre for Human Rights & Democratic Development > Montreal, Canada > > > TRADE UNIONIST CHARGED AS WTO CONCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON LABOUR RIGHTS > > Montreal, December 12, 1996: As the WTO entered its last hours of > negotiations on the divisive issue of labour st

[PEN-L:7872] Food

The Guardian Weekly FOOD GROWN FOR THE WHITE MAN'S TABLE Paul Brown LOOK AT the label of those delicious little mange-tout peas in the supermarket. Where do they come from? Probably not France. More likely Kenya, Zaire or Mozambique, flown in fresh for the convenience of the British consu

[PEN-L:7871] The situation in the Middle East

The Guardian Weekly MIDDLE EAST PEACE IN THE BALANCE Comment by Martin Woollacott THE illusion that there can be security without justice, with which Binyamin Netanyahu seduced Israelis in the last election, lies shattered in the streets of Gaza and Ramallah. Netanyahu promised Israelis th

[PEN-L:7870] Debt

The Guardian Weekly BRITAIN 'SQUEEZING THIRD WORLD DEBTORS' Richard Thompson BRITAIN is squeezing cash out of the world's poorest countries by demanding levels of debt repayment which far outweigh new loans or aid, according to aid agency figures. As representatives of the world's riche

[PEN-L:7869] FW: Daily Report

Note the next to last item on Wall Street employment--it has now exceeded the level of Oct., 1987, just before the last melt down. Dave -- From: Ayres_M Sent: Thursday, December 12, 1996 5:37 PM To: DailyReport Cc: Hoyle_K; Ayres_M Subject:Daily Report BLS DAILY REP

[PEN-L:7868] Oops!

Sorry - please ignore "Last Instance Emp. security" message - didn't mean to post it to PEN. Rich Rich Parkin, Economics Dept., 400 Wickenden Building, 10,900 Euclid Ave., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7206 (216) 368-4294 (w) (216) 368-5039 (fax) Rich Parkin, Eco

[PEN-L:7867] Re: Maastrict and the EU

On Fri, 13 Dec 1996, Max B. Sawicky wrote: > PENers and PKTers, > > I'm doing a piece on tax policy in the EU and would > appreciate citations in English, especially those accessible > thru the Internet, on the general topic of the EU and on the > specific subject of tax reform in Europe in the

[PEN-L:7866] Re: Data on Labour Managed firms

On 12 Dec 96 at 14:52, Rosser Jr, John Barkley wrote: > Bill and You All, > . . . > system be structured to support them? There is an > unpleasant dynamic involved in how traditional capitalist > companies drive them out in predominantly market capitalist > economies. > . . . I did my maste

[PEN-L:7865] Marx on the non-capitalist world

Dear friends, I'm writing to call your attention to a newly pending publication which may be of some interest to list members. This is the English-language edition of Marx's so-called "ethnological notebooks," which will appear next year, or perhaps 1998, under the title *Patriarchy and Prope

[PEN-L:7864] Maastrict and the EU

PENers and PKTers, I'm doing a piece on tax policy in the EU and would appreciate citations in English, especially those accessible thru the Internet, on the general topic of the EU and on the specific subject of tax reform in Europe in the context of the EU. Also let me know if you're working o

[PEN-L:7863] Re: Fwd: Re: Stiglitz to WB

On 12 Dec 96 at 14:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 96-12-12 11:30:17 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Max B. Sawicky) > writes: > >JS has been a big disappointment to we nouveau-classicals (I've > >started my own school of thought, with an enrollment of one), > > >MS > > would you like

[PEN-L:7862] ASEA; Rethinking Marxism

I am writing an article on the recently concluded RM conference for a German magazine. I am looking for information on the sponsoring organization ASEA: history, goals, etc. Thanks, Louis Proyect

[PEN-L:7860] Last Instance employment security

Dear Eric, Thanks both for your note and the article. I've actually read this paper a couple of times, though obviously not before I submitted "Optimal Emp. Sec" - your emp sec section is similar to Bobby Drago's in his Journal of Labor Research Paper that I cite (an excellent paper, if you've n

[PEN-L:7859] Re: superprofits

At 1:03 PM 12/12/96, Rudy Fichtenbaum quoted Victor Perlo: >This calculation is restricted to commodity producers. It leaves out of >account, for example, the hundreds of thousands of exploited Negro >wormen torn from their family duties to toil as domestic servants at $10 >per week in the South

[PEN-L:7858] Race, Racism & Health Care; panel NYC

* PLEASE FORWARD OR RE-POST * The Brecht Forum presents Race, Racism, and Health Care a panel with Matt Anderson, M.D., Chinita Fulchon, Ph.D., Daniel Neuspiel, M.D., and Susan Moscou, F.N.P. Friday, December 20 at 7:30 pm Health care providers grapple with conce