At 07/12/02 16:17 -0500, Doug quoted himself:
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20021216s=reading20021203
December 3, 2002
What Are They Reading?
by DOUG HENWOOD
SECRETS OF THE TOMB:
Skull and Bones, the Ivy League,
and the Hidden Paths of Power.
By Alexandra Robbins.
Little, Brown. 230
At 07/12/02 15:21 -0500, Doug wrote:
Chris Burford wrote:
But what sector of capitalism did he represent if it was not finance
capital?
Are you using this term in Hilferding's sense, as the unity of industry
and finance on the mystical model of the Holy Trinity?
I do not know see Google
[thanks to Google and according to Kautsky: Finance-Capital and Crises:
Social Democrat, London, Vol XV., 1911 - before Kautsky's soul had been
irredeemably corrupted by the evil of revisionism??
He seems to decribe a different degree of unity between industrial and
finance capital in Germany
CONFRONTING 9-11, IDEOLOGIES OF RACE, AND EMINENT ECONOMISTS
Research in Political Economy, Volume 20
Paul Zarembka, editor
JAI/Elsevier Science, Inc.
Confronting 9-11, the first chapter draws
Chris Burford wrote:
Doug, these may be fiddly questions and things can get too detailed,
but the present abrupt dismissal of O'Neill suggests a lightening
flash in a looming storm, at least as far as Bush is concerned.
W is worried that he'll suffer the same fate as his father - popular
war
* Study: Iraq War Could Cost $1.9 Trillion
War With Iraq Could Cost U.S. As Much As $2 Trillion Over Decade,
Researchers Estimate
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - In the worst case, a war with Iraq could cost
the United States almost as much as the government spent in the last
Greetings Economists,
The pro war intelligentsia recruited after the end of the Cold war to
represent traditional liberal ideology speak up (below) in their main forum.
They seem faltering and incoherent after such a brief period of ascendancy.
I think it interesting that a line is being created
The Idealist
Paul Berman's book ''A Tale of Two Utopias: The Political Journey of the
Generation of 1968'' traced a line from the rebellions of the 1960's to the
nonviolent revolutions of 1989. It is essentially a line from leftism to
liberalism. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the great
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[LA Times]
THE WORLD
In Brazil, Lula Aide Steering Toward Middle
Ex-radical Jose Dirceu helps to shape incoming government and for now urges moderation.
By Hector Tobar and Paula Gobbi
Times Staff Writers
December 8 2002
RIO DE JANEIRO -- At each step of his eventful life in Brazilian politics,
[LA Times]
'Sci-Fi' Weapons Going to War
By William M. Arkin
William M. Arkin is a military affairs analyst who writes regularly for
Opinion. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
December 8 2002
SOUTH POMFRET, Vt. -- On April 30, 2001, more than 30 square miles of
the rolling Maryland countryside that make
Doug, don't forget a massive deregulation drive to stimulate the economy.
I presume that such an effort will accompany the tax cuts.
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 11:25:29AM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
Chris Burford wrote:
Doug, these may be fiddly questions and things can get too detailed,
but
Doug,
Brown Brothers Harriman is a partnership and doesn't have a board. You
are correct of course about the close ties with rich Elis. There is a
Harvard connection as well -- Ebbie Gerry, descendent of the inventor of
the gerrymander, a polo player and a very nice human being is, I think
Eugene Coyle wrote:
The Bush money (maternal as well)
I've never seen anything on Barbara Bush's family. What was her maiden
name? What Wall St. connections did that family have?
Carrol
Her father was Herbert Walker, Prescott's partner.
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 05:14:17PM -0600, Carrol Cox wrote:
Eugene Coyle wrote:
The Bush money (maternal as well)
I've never seen anything on Barbara Bush's family. What was her maiden
name? What Wall St. connections did that family
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
MARXISM AND THE WORLD STAGE
6-9 NOVEMBER 2003
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST
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The deadline for proposal submissions is 15 September 2003
PURPOSE
The editors of RETHINKING MARXISM announce Marxism and the
World
Stage,
The big golf trophy, the Walker Cup is named for him.
Gene
Michael Perelman wrote:
Her father was Herbert Walker, Prescott's partner.
On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 05:14:17PM -0600, Carrol Cox wrote:
Eugene Coyle wrote:
The Bush money (maternal as well)
I've never seen anything on Barbara
Accidentally came across this, could be useful. I have the article as pdf if
anyone is interested (about 100k) - T.O.
Michael Barr (2000) Lee Kuan Yew's Fabian Phase Australian Journal of
Politics and History - 46 - 1 - 110
Abstract: Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first Prime Minister and its current
In the last two issues of the Wall Street Journal, there are 3 interesting
critical articles. 1 trashes the Huber and Mills argument that the
Internet is responsible for much of the total energy demands. Another
trashes the Bushies for replacing their scientific advisory panels with
industry
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12/09 00:21
Dollar Falls Against Yen; Post Reports Snow to Replace O'Neill
By John Brinsley
Tokyo, Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar fell for a second day
against the yen after the Washington Post reported that U.S.
President George Bush chose John W. Snow, chairman of CSX Corp.,
as Treasury
Michael wrote:
Sabri is severely reprimanded for cavorting with
Cato types the same day that he posts Mike Rupper's
column. Ruppert is a conspiracy theorist.
Hey! How would I know that Ruppert is a conspiracy theorist? I am
just an alien to your culture. That is, I am alienated.
Let me use
Chris asked:
why would manufacturers favour a strong dollar policy?
They don't and this was Doug's point.
So does Bush's firing of O'Neill and his preference for
even more radical tax cuts, reflect a shift in the loyalties
between different sectors of capital?
I would say, yes. As I see
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