The Internet Anti-Fascist: Friday, 23 June 2000 -- 4:52 (#433)

2000-07-10 Thread Paul Kneisel
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BLS Daily Report

2000-07-10 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2000 RELEASED TODAY: Total nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in June. Private-sector payroll employment rose by 206,000, following a decline of 165,000 (as revised) in May. The June increase in private payrolls was largely offset by a decline in

anti-union action in cyberspace

2000-07-10 Thread Perelman, Michael
LPA (http://www.lpa.org) is a group of corporate managers that lobby the US Congress and the US government, on behalf of management, on issues such as labor union organizing or civil rights for workers. Among the projects of the LPA is NLRB Watch (http://www.nlrbwatch.com/), a web site and

Re: Re: Re: racial disparity in wages

2000-07-10 Thread Rudy Fichtenbaum
Michael, It has been a while since I have looked at the numbers. The CPS does collect data on the percentage of the population with earnings and if that percentage has declined for Blacks it could create the illusion of increase in wages. If this has happened it is most likely due to a decline

Krugman Watch: Stocks Overvalued?

2000-07-10 Thread Jim Devine
July 9, 2000 / New York TIMES RECKONINGS / By PAUL KRUGMAN The Pizza Principle It has always been hard to have a rational discussion about the stock market: hope and fear, greed and envy get in the way. And it's even harder nowadays because politics has entered the mix. Not only do some

Krugman Watch: the standard of living

2000-07-10 Thread Jim Devine
June 18, 2000 / New York TIMES RECKONINGS / By PAUL KRUGMAN Turn of the Century The TV series "1900 House" about people trying to live a house designed to simulate living at the turn of the 20th century, i.e., a London townhouse that has been carefully de-modernized -- electric wiring

new trade theory

2000-07-10 Thread Jim Devine
In a recent post, I wrote: There are two Paul Krugmans ... The first is the clever theorist described above [by PK's defender]. I have no real argument with that PK, since even when I disagree with his results, the assumptions are extremely clear so I can decide for myself whether his

Re: Re: Brookings Phillips Curve Paper

2000-07-10 Thread Jim Devine
At 09:41 PM 7/9/00 -0700, you wrote: Jim Devine wrote, BTW, it's important to remember that the Brookings people aren't monolithic. You mean some of 'em are paleolithic? no, but a lot of 'em are monotonous. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine

Communist Programme

2000-07-10 Thread George Pennefather
The relationship between the minimum and the maximum programmes is an important one. Many trotskyists are of the view that the two programmes are bridged by the transitional programme. Their view is the minimum and maximum demands are bridged by transitional demands. The system of transitional

Re: Re: Re: Re: Sudan

2000-07-10 Thread George Pennefather
Mine: George, stigmatization of jews and arabs was just an example _among_ others. It applies to whoever it applies; the irish, kurdish, gypsies, african americans, etc... there is no indication in my rhetoric that I ignore the injustices done to Irish people by the british ruling class. In

Re: Communist Programme

2000-07-10 Thread Michael Perelman
What is the relevance of this here? George Pennefather wrote: The relationship between the minimum and the maximum programmes is an important one. Many trotskyists are of the view that the two programmes are bridged by the transitional programme. Their view is the minimum and maximum

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sudan

2000-07-10 Thread Michael Perelman
This debate seems to involve only GP and Mine. Unless other people are interested, please carry it on off the list. George Pennefather wrote: Mine: George, stigmatization of jews and arabs was just an example _among_ others. It applies to whoever it applies; the irish, kurdish, gypsies,

Cost-Benefit Analysis

2000-07-10 Thread Max Sawicky
Any of you worthies interested in how the U.S. Office of Management and Budget advises other Federal agencies in the business of estimating the costs and benefits of regulations, mandates, or public investment projects? Is it possible there could be minor flaws in their methodology, not to

Re: why off list

2000-07-10 Thread Max Sawicky
hi mike. I'm trying to recruit people to write for EPI. For money. In any case I'd be happy to discuss the topic on-list, tho I don't have much to say about it right now myself. max - Original Message - From: "Michael Perelman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

Re: Re: why off list

2000-07-10 Thread michael
Let us know about your progress. Are you working with OMB Watch? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: why off list

2000-07-10 Thread Max Sawicky
We do on other things, not on this at the moment. mbs - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 6:45 PM Subject: [PEN-L:21444] Re: Re: why off list Let us know about your progress. Are you working with OMB Watch? -- Michael

World Bank on Bolivian Water

2000-07-10 Thread Michael Perelman
I have not read the article, but judging by the uprising that Tom Kruse described |TI| Designing Pro-Poor Water and Sewer Concessions. Early Lessons from Bolivia. |KW| WATER;ECONOMIC POLICY |AU| Komives, K. |AD| THE WORLD BANK; COUNTRY ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, POLICY RESEARCH AND