Never underestimate the power of pork, not to mention graft and greed.
At 09:56 PM 10/30/97 -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
I thought that Congressional leaders were very reluctant to schedule a vote
whose outcome they didn't know in advance.
This is beginning to sound like the NAFTA vote, which
Symposium on the New Zealand Employment Contracts Act
The California Western International Law Journal is publishing a
special symposium issue that will explore the impact of the New
Zealand Employment Contracts Act of 1991 (ECA) on labor relations
both in New Zealand and abroad. The
I thought that Congressional leaders were very reluctant to schedule a vote
whose outcome they didn't know in advance.
This is beginning to sound like the NAFTA vote, which looked dicey at
first, but finally the recalcitrants came around to do their class duty
Doug
Gerald Levy wrote:
PS: Who suggested, in all seriousness, that the "intelligent use of
bourgeois statistics" could serve as a substitute for Marxian empirical
studies?
Henry Rollins?
A couple of recent additions to the LBO web site:
* Gina Neff's report on the RESULTS Microcredit Summit - capitalist uplift
with an est connection.
* The Fed's latest numbers on U.S. wealth distribution: forget what you
heard about the 1980s - it's the 1990s when the rich have really gotten
A ponzi scheme, as Tom wrote, might be an accurate conception of the
political drive to privatize social security. Assuming the money stays
in the US, wouldn't a large redirection of SS trust funds away from the
bond market and into the stock market likely reduce bond prices (by
eliminating the
Lou:
I am still confused by:
The real culprit in all this teleological
totalitarianism was not Marx, nor Hegel. Nor the Enlightenment thinkers
before Hegel. Nor Descartes who got the whole totalitarian rational-thought
campaign going. You have to go back to Plato who put Reason on a
Larry Shute asks for a list of the basic institutions. I would define an
"institution" as any organization created by people.
1) capitalism (the "capitalist mode of production"), a macro-societal
institution that includes:
a) markets.
Not only are there major institutions within these markets
On Wednesday, October 29, the Ontario government sent its lawyers
into court to seek an injunction against the province's 126,000
teachers who are waging a political protest against Bill 160 by
staying away from work. The government is asking the courts to
expedite the matter so as to get its
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Ajit, I agree that Althusser's theory of knowledge
can meet some of the objections I raised (via
Hi folks,
Can anybody expalin to me in a clear way what is meant by the term STAG
in stock market parlance. I know what is meant by bear and bull.
Rebecca
Gerald Levy wrote:
Doug Henwood wrote:
PS: Who suggested, in all seriousness, that the "intelligent use of
bourgeois statistics" could serve as a substitute for Marxian empirical
studies?
Henry Rollins?
Perhaps the following will help refresh your memory: the above was
suggested on the
Doug Henwood wrote:
PS: Who suggested, in all seriousness, that the "intelligent use of
bourgeois statistics" could serve as a substitute for Marxian empirical
studies?
Henry Rollins?
Perhaps the following will help refresh your memory: the above was
suggested on the Internet on 10/25/87 by
Drive a steak through it's heart now lads, that's the best. Then there'll
be no temptation next year. ellen
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On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Ricardo Duchesne wrote:
This statement is both wrong in fact and theory. The Gulag was a
creation of Stalin, whose ascendancy to power was made
possible, to a large degree, by Lenin's creation of a
highly centralized political party - as Trotsky had predicted back
Stephen E Philion wrote:
Gery, I think you are experiencing problems with reading comprehension.
Did Doug actually say that "everything's groovy" or was he being
facetious? I somehow suspect the latter. I would welcome any proof that
he was being anything but facetious.
Yes, Doug wrote
Press Release Wednesday, October 29, 1997
MICROSOFT ACQUISITION
REDMOND, Washington In direct response to accusations made by the
Department of Justice, the Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will be
acquiring the federal government of the United States of
Fellows, Jeffrey wrote:
A ponzi scheme, as Tom wrote, might be an accurate conception of the
political drive to privatize social security. Assuming the money stays
in the US, wouldn't a large redirection of SS trust funds away from the
bond market and into the stock market likely reduce bond
Message from Bill Blaikie, MP NDP (opposition party) Ottawa
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Organization: House of Commons / Chambre des communes
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 15:19:33 -0500
Subject: RE: MAI hearings
To: Bob Olsen
From:
I think it's time to go back to using "smileys" ( ;-), etc.) to indicate
the role of irony, sarcasm, subtle jokes, etc. Who wants a flame war? not
I. (Shucks. I had to clarify my own answer to discourage people from
thinking that I was asking the question the way one asks "anyone for tennis?")
Paul,
Many thanks for your comments. However, I probably didn't make myself that
clear. What information about the actual workings of the Canadian/US
economy would you like your students to know before they leave school? For
example, they need to know what GATT is, and what's happening with
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Project writes:
The real culprit in all this teleological
totalitarianism was not
Trevor Evans writes: But its interesting to note that today's Financial
Times (29 October, p. 14) carries an article by someone called Ricahrd
Waters, which says: 'Leaving aside the effects of lower taxes and declind
interest rates, the
profits miracle looks much less impressive. A return on
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Marx was also quite critical of _European_ societies. One of his mottoes
was "ruthless criticism of all
The Ontario Teachers Federation has issued an Open Letter to the
people of Ontario addressing the issue of Bill 160, the Education
Quality Improvement Act, and their struggle against it.
Entitled "Bill 160 Will Not Improve Education," the Open
Letter states that "Bill 160 is about the
Jerry wrote,
Consider the options for working people who have savings (especially older
workers): [blah, blah, blah, blah]
One option not listed, investing in social change. Mutual aid, not mutual
funds. Where's the imagination?
Regards,
Tom Walker
Ajit:
I have not read Plato. But Descartes definitely does not have any
teleological theory of history.
Plato? Highly recommended. Especially "Apology", the dialog about Socrates'
death sentence. Recent scholarship argues that he had it coming to him, but
I'll reserve judgment on that.
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RELEASED TODAY: State unemployment rates
Some observations on the presidential campaign in the Irish Republic.
Tomorrow there is to be a Presidential election in Ireland. There are
five Presidential hopefuls: Mary McAleese, Mary Banotti, Dana, Adi
Roche and Derek Nally. According to most o fthe opinion polls McAleese
is tipped to win.
At 08:16 29/10/97 -0800, Michael P. wrote:
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I think you are trying to find an easy way out for Marx. Marx's writing
on
India is definitely problematic. After saying things like,
I don't know what "easy way out" means. Marx himself describes his
intentions
At 11:02 29/10/97 -0500, Louis Proyect wrote:
Ajit:
This is a serious problem with teleological theory of history, as well as
the Marxist theory of praxis, which accepts the teleological theory of
history. As long as one holds that historical and dialectical materialism
is the 'true' theory and
Thanks to Doug for reporting Anwar Shaik's evaluation of profitability.
But its interesting to note that today's Financial Times (29 October, p.
14) carries an article by someone called Ricahrd Waters, which says:
'Leaving aside the effects of lower taxes and declind interest rates, the
profits
I was somewhat surprised myself to see Levy's embrace of mutual funds
myself. I guess there must be something in V. 3 of Capital that explains
all this.
More to the point is the political questions involved with "small investor"
psychology. One of the things that is bound to take place sooner or
Doug Henwood wrote:
Never thought I'd see reasoning like that on PEN-L.
It's true: we have seen some weird reasoning on PEN-L recently. For
instance, just the other day someone wrote re Wall Street that
"everything's groovy"!
People should keep
their money in stocks because they have
I guess there must be something in V. 3 of Capital that explains
all this.
The particular issue that I raised ("investment" of savings by
working-class families in the stock market) wasn't considered by Marx.
However, Part 5 of V3, in particular the sections on credit and fictitious
capital,
Yes, I heard Kevin Anderson of "News and Letters" and author of "Lenin and
Hegel" speak on the notebooks and their importance at a Socialist Scholars
Conference a couple of years ago. The talk was provocatively titled "Marx
as Multiculturalist." It whetted my appetite for their publication.
The racist remark about the Albanians was made by a certain James
Robertson, who is the grand poobah of the World Spartacist League, at a
meeting in NYC. James Robertson and Karl Marx have little in common.
Louis Proyect
At 11:39 AM 10/30/97 -0800, you wrote:
In response to Ricardo, I didn't
Jim,
Thanks very much for your excellent suggestions. I would also appreciate
more specifics from anyone who would like to suggest.
Larry Shute
Thanks for your message at 11:33 AM 10/30/97 -0800, James Devine. Your
message was:
Larry Shute asks for a list of the basic institutions. I would
Maybe my reply to Paul Phillips might help to clarify.
Thanks for your message at 06:30 PM 10/29/97 -0600, valis. Your message was:
Quoth Laurence Shute, in part:
I would appreciate your help in compiling a list of the 50 -100 basic
economic and social institutions in the US, possibly Canada
Lou again:
I will continue to use humor in my posts.
Doug Henwood gets my sense of humor and that's all that matters to me.
Doug has, however, the privilege of knowing you better than most of
us do.
I will fiercely resist smileys, but I'd point out that mockery
etc. are only evident as
Can anyone tell me URPE's web sight?
http://economics.csusb.edu/orgs/URPE/urpehome.html
...
Eric Nilsson
Department of Economics
California State University
San Bernardino, CA 92407
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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1997 15:02:22 -0500
Subject: MAI hearings
Thank you for your e-mail concerning the upcoming hearings by
the Sub-Committee
Colin Danby:
I will fiercely resist smileys, but I'd point out that mockery
etc. are only evident as such if your underlying position is plain.
Pleased though I am to know that Plato is off the hook, I'd still be
grateful for clarification of your views on teleology and stages
theories,
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4356
Michael H Schwartz
Professor
Sociology
At 12:09 PM 10/30/97 -0500, Louis Proyect wrote:
[SNIP]
One of the things that is bound to take place sooner or later
is the privatization of social security, just as it did in Chile. The whole
point of the mutual funds industry is to get people to accept the idea that
this is the only
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Meeting the Challenge of Privatization: Its Impact on
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