[PEN-L:8424] FW: BLS Daily Report

1997-02-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1997 RELEASED TODAY: Among men, median tenure with their current employer fell between 1983 and 1996 in nearly every age group. The overall median for men remained flat at 4.0 years, however, as the age distribution of employed men shifted to older

[PEN-L:8426] FW: BLS Daily Report

1997-02-03 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1997 RELEASED TODAY: Union membership as a percent of wage and salary employment continued to decline in 1996. Union members accounted for 14.5 percent of wage and salary employment in 1996, down from 14.9 percent in 1995. In 1983, the first year for

[PEN-L:8427] transformation

1997-02-03 Thread Doug Henwood
for those PEN-Lers who missed this... Doug DES MOINES REGISTER, January 27, 1997 CONFIDENT AND CANDID, MCCLOSKEY RETURNS TO U OF I AFTER SEX CHANGE by Charles Bullard, Register Staff Writer Iowa City, IA -- Uncle Donald is now Aunt Deirdre. Donald McCloskey, 54, a University

[PEN-L:8436] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread Anders Schneiderman
At 05:47 PM 1/16/97 -0800, Bob Pollin wrote: After I mentioned to Eric Nilsson over pen-l the course I am now teaching on economic issues, several people have written in asking me about the syllabus. So I am posting it now, for anyone interested. By the way, this is the first time I

[PEN-L:8438] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread William S. Lear
Anders Scheiderman writes on Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:58:32 -0800 (PST): At 05:47 PM 1/16/97 -0800, Bob Pollin wrote: After I mentioned to Eric Nilsson over pen-l the course I am now teaching on economic issues, several people have written in asking me about the syllabus. So I am

[PEN-L:8440] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread Anders Schneiderman
At 06:39 PM 2/3/97 -0800, you wrote: I hate to be a sourpuss, but I must disagree about adding a Dilbert. Funny, cute, witty, insightful in limited ways, yes. Dilbert only goes so far, however. Dilbert makes fun of the stupidity of the corporate world, and there's more than enough of that to

[PEN-L:8437] Markets

1997-02-03 Thread D Shniad
THE OMNIPOTENT MARKET "Read the editorials of the Wall Street Journal, through which the faithful care called to action. Scan the latest business advice books. The market is eternal, the market is unchanging, the market is all-solving, the market is all-seeing, the market is

[PEN-L:8441] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread Anders Schneiderman
P.S. One more comment from someone who works for a major corporation that's regularly lauded by Business Week and the Economist, someone who wanted to respond anonymously to this debate so they don't jeopardize their job: I sent email to the "Economist" and told them they should cover Scott

[PEN-L:8442] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread William S. Lear
Anders Schneiderman writes: That's only because too few Lefties have spent time in Corporate America or have friends who have to appreciate how unsettling Dilbert is if you take it seriously. [...] Of course, most people don't take Dilbert seriously. I've met plenty of corporate folks

[PEN-L:8431] Re: Comm. Abraham testimony on the CPI

1997-02-03 Thread Doug Henwood
At 12:22 PM 2/3/97, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to thank Dave Richardson for his BLS Daily Reports and especially for BLS Commissioner Abraham's intereting testimony on proposed CPI changes. Yeah, me too. Excellent stuff. Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York

[PEN-L:8439] Re: economics course

1997-02-03 Thread Robert Pollin
Thanks for the comment, Bob Pollin At 05:58 PM 2/3/97 -0800, you wrote: At 05:47 PM 1/16/97 -0800, Bob Pollin wrote: After I mentioned to Eric Nilsson over pen-l the course I am now teaching on economic issues, several people have written in asking me about the syllabus. So I am posting

[PEN-L:8435] Re: job insecurity

1997-02-03 Thread JayHecht
Jim (and everybody else) Given the level (and growth) in job insecurity, why are we in a state of paralysis? I think a great deal has to do with the harnessing of the ideology/media by corp's - who have been able to keep this issue off the political landscape. Moroever, a significant plurality

[PEN-L:8425] Comm. Abraham testimony on the CPI

1997-02-03 Thread Richardson_D
Testimony of KATHARINE G. ABRAHAM COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATISTICS before the SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE JANUARY 30, 1997 I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the final report of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index. The Commission's review clearly has made a

[PEN-L:8433] Re: Error Condition Re: Re: where is pen-l?

1997-02-03 Thread David N. Smith
Dear friends, unsub pen-l Thanks... David Smith On Mon, 3 Feb 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are sorry, but this system sensed the following request which may have been inadvertedly sent to this list: UNSUB PEN-L If your posting was intentional, please accept our apologies and

[PEN-L:8430] petition

1997-02-03 Thread Doug Henwood
Trond asked me to forward this, because he seemed to have trouble getting it through. Questions, comments, etc. should be directed to him, not me. If you sign, you get a little message saying "Takk for bidraget ditt!" - for those of you who don't have enough Norwegian in your life. Doug

[PEN-L:8432] Release: corporate welfare (fwd)

1997-02-03 Thread D Shniad
ListServer: liberty (BRASSROOTS Liberty Watch Listserver) Type: Not Moderated Distributed on: 03-FEB-97, 11:36:14 Original Written by: IN:[EMAIL PROTECTED] === -

[PEN-L:8429] Re: Comm. Abraham testimony on the CPI

1997-02-03 Thread MIKEY
Friends, I want to thank Dave Richardson for his BLS Daily Reports and especially for BLS Commissioner Abraham's intereting testimony on proposed CPI changes. Michael Yates