[PEN-L:9431] Zaire

In an article in today's NY Times, reporter James Bennet describes US imperialism's attitude toward Laurent Kabila's insurgency: --- But administration officials said they remain unsure what kind of rule might follow a

[PEN-L:9433] Re: text book hell

If it is possible for a Marxist Economic theory class, Robin, then I'd like to see the table of contents. Paul * Paul Zarembka, supporting the RESEARCH IN POLITICAL ECONOMY Web site at

[PEN-L:9435] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1997 Home health care workers face a much higher risk of injuries than nurses, orderlies, and other workers employed in health care facilities, BLS reports. Injured home health care workers also missed more time from work because of their injuries,

[PEN-L:9437] Re: CDF: CHILD Act introduced (fwd)

At 07:36 AM 4/10/97 -0700, Max Sawicky wrote: Howard Chernick (Hunter) and Andy Reschovsky (Univ Wisc) did a paper a few years ago on the incidence of tobacco taxes which took up the lifetime versus annual incidence issues. They found the tax to be highly regressive in either sense. If you

[PEN-L:9439] Re: text book hell

It's not really for a Marxist Economic Theory class. As a matter of fact, its radical political economy but presented WITHOUT using the labor theory of value to explain exploitation and alienation or macro failures or "crises." If you'd like to see a table of contents with short descriptions of

[PEN-L:9440] Amsterdam dockers' strike (fwd)

Subject: Amsterdam dockers' strike Comments: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10th April Dockers at the port of Amsterdam will strike and demonstrate tomorrow against the use of casual

[PEN-L:9442] Nestle Boycott Continues (fwd)

Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 19:06:45 -0400 Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sam Lanfranco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Nestle Boycott Continues (fwd) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /* Written 12:42 AM Apr 9, 1997 by twn in igc:twn.features */ /*

[PEN-L:9445] Re: Zaire

Louis P. brings up the issue of Zaire, one that pen-l should discuss. My feeling is that the US is pressuring and is going to pressure Kabila's forces so that they will be safe neo-liberals but (hopes the State Department) not kleptocrats like Mobutu. With the USSR no longer counterbalancing

[PEN-L:9446] Re: Spaniard arrested in US for trading with the

At 04:56 PM 4/10/97 -0700, D Shniad wrote: The Ottawa Citizen Business Page Wednesday 9 April 1997 SPANIARD INDICTED FOR DOING BUSINESS WITH CUBA MIAMI - A Spanish businessman, arrested for doing business with Cuba, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury for trading with the

[PEN-L:9444] Liberals, NDP harmonize positions on NAFTA

The Ottawa Citizen Thursday 10 April 1997 CHRÉTIEN CALLS FOR GLOBAL FREE TRADE PM explains radical conversion Julian Beltrame, The Ottawa Citizen WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Jean Chrétien gave his most detailed explanation

[PEN-L:9443] Spaniard arrested in US for trading with the enemy

The Ottawa Citizen Business Page Wednesday 9 April 1997 SPANIARD INDICTED FOR DOING BUSINESS WITH CUBA MIAMI - A Spanish businessman, arrested for doing business with Cuba, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury for trading with the enemy, money-laundering and conspiracy, the

[PEN-L:9441] Santos port - troops poised to intervene (fwd)

Subject: Santos port - troops poised to intervene Comments: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Troops are poised to intervene to break the peaceful occupation of two ships in the Brazilian

[PEN-L:9438] Re: text book hell

Has anyone suggested AMERICA:WHAT WENT WRONG by Donald Barlett and James Steele. This excellent book began as a series of articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer and won the authors a Pulitzer Prize. I also believe there was a follow uo book but cannot think of the name of it. "Pray for the dead

[PEN-L:9436] The Experimental CPI Using Geometric Means

The Experimental CPI Using Geometric Means An experimental Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, using a geometric mean formula to combine individual price quotations at the lower level of aggregation while keeping the current Laspeyres arithmetic mean formula for higher level

[PEN-L:9432] Re: text book hell

For next fall South End Press will have an introduction to political economy book -- not exactly text, but it does have some problems, ex- cercises, etc. -- intended for an intro audience -- i.e. no prior economics is assumed. I wrote it [sorry for the self-promo -- not to be confused with pomo]

[PEN-L:9430] CDF: CHILD Act introduced (fwd)

It seems to me to be an awfully regressive way of solving the problem. Cigarettes and the tobacco industry have now been proclaimed a new satan evil empire and the witch hunt is on. As always under such circumstances, mythology obscures the reality -- it is the working poor, not limousine