> Subject: Biko's widow's testimony
>
> TRUTH-2ND-LD-WITNESSES
> EAST LONDON April 15 1996 Sapa
>
> WITNESS TELLS TRUTH COMMISSION OF TORTURE, HUSBAND'S `SUICIDE'
>
> A former secretary to slain black-consciousness leader Steve Biko on Monday
> told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission she h
> TRUTH-AZAPO
> DURBAN April 10 1996 Sapa
>
> TRUTH COMMISSION IS TRYING TO APPEASE AGGRESSORS: AZAPO
>
> Azanian Peoples' Organisation KwaZulu-Natal chairman Patrick Mkhize on
> Wednesday branded the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as nothing more
> than a platform to whitewash those who ha
A91996 New York Times Special Features
04/12/96
'Hey, Mike Royko, Pick a Few Straweberries!'
By Carlos Fuentes
Has the United States an imperious historical necessity for a reliable foreign
villain?
And if so, who is to play that part, Soviet communism having been
vanquished at H
The CCPA Monitor, April 1996
TIPS ON HOW TO OPPOSE CORPORATE RULE
By Dr. Jane Kelsey
The business takeover of Canada's economic and
political systems is generating a buildup of opposition
by progressive organizations and individuals.
One of the strongest critics of the corporate
agen
An interesting article entitled "The training wheels of government go flat"
from The Economist was reprinted in the April 13 edition of The Globe and
Mail. The headline is misleading because it gives the impression that this is
merely an argument against government-sponsored training in partic
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> News source: Houston Chronicle, via HCI (Page One)
> Source: http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/page1/96/03/24/mexico.html
> Date: 04/10/96
>
>
>6:36 PM 3/22/1996
>
> Mexicans cry `justice'
>
> Sharp crime rise alarms citizens; tourists warned
>
>
>BY DUDLEY ALTHAU
> The Mersey Docks & Harbour Company, having dropped an earlier action against
> Mersey shop stewards in the US courts, is now threatening to take action
> against the US east coast International Longshoremen's Association.
>
> Chicago based attorneys, Mayer, Brown and Platt, acting for the compa
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> The American Homeless Society (AHS) has proposed the establishment
> of a new federal ag
Rick,
I just received this article by Noam Chomsky on the subject of free
trade, trade groups, etc. It elaborates on many of the same points I was
trying to make.
Sid Shniad
=
Notes on NAFTA: The Masters of Mankind.
by Noam Chomsky
News source: N.Y. Times News Service, via Nando.net (Global)
Source: http://www.latinolink.com/news/0405mex.html
Date: 04/09/96
Mexico Tries to Restrict Foreign Investment
By: Anthony DePalma
A91996 New York Times News Service
MEXICO CITY -- After several years of throwing open its econo
> The Boston Globe
>
> US military: `Eyes and ears' at the border: National Guard's role debated in
> efforts at Mexico frontier
>
>By Steve Fainaru, Globe Staff, 04/08/96
>
>
>SAN DIEGO - With the Clinton administration expanding its
>crackdown on illegal
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> Date: 04/09/96
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> Mexico Tries to Restrict Foreign Investment
>
>
>By: Anthony DePalma
>=A91996 New York Times News Service
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> MEXICO CITY -- After several year
It's a look at contemporary life in L.A. in the aftermarth of the most
recent ghetto rebellion and the smothering effects of the right wing
tidal wave.
Very worth seeing.
Sid
> > At 10:41 AM 4/9/96, D Shniad wrote:
> >I finally saw a real review of "Floundering."
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Hi, Rick.
I agree with you that making fundamental alterations to
the national state this is a major project in its own
right. You ask how I see this happening. A full answer
to this question would be more appropriate for a
listserv dedicated to this subject.
As a short answer, I really like Ja
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I finally saw a real review of "Floundering." Playboy mag (forgive the
source) called it a "seriously subversive comedy."
I think this captures the spirit of the film very nicely.
Sid Shniad
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> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 07:04:44 -0400 (EDT)
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> Subject: Chomsky Interview on Nafta
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> [Q]
> NAFTA and GATT -- who benefits?
>
> [Chomsky]
> The last US-based typewriter company, Smith Corona, is moving to
> Mexico. There's a wh
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I haven't looked at the Cambridge debate for about 20 years, but it seems
to me that one of the issues raised therein was the question of
production functions and the units to be placed on capital. In other
words, what does a production function containing $X of machinery mean?
Or am I confusi
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> * * * HAITI INFO * * *
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> News direct from the people and organizations
> of Haiti's democratic and popular movement
>
> 23 March 1996, Vol. 4, #10
>
>*** HAITI INFO now has photos in every issue ***
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>
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 3 15:23 PST 1996
> Subject: definition
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 96 18:23:25 EST
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (sid shniad)
>
>
> Bob, thought i had better define Mad Competition Disease for you in case
> you needed a formal one. It jumped species fr
Hi, Rick.
You say that "It doesn't matter who the EU was set up for nor for what
purposes, if it can be converted to better purposes." We agree about this.
But the issue is the practicability of undertaking such a conversion.
You continue: "One way to do that might be through popular press
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Apr 2 17:28 PST 1996
> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 17:27:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: Brian Wiles x345027 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: May Day Solidarity Action-Day Laborers & Immigrant Workers (fwd)
>
> URGENT CALL TO ALL UNIONISTS: Please take this resolution and remodel it
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:55:20 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Fwd: big union victory for research professionals at UC! (fwd)
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nathan Newman)
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> For immed
LIFE IN THE ECONOMIC TEST-TUBE:
LIFE IN THE ECONOMIC TEST-TUBE:
New Zealand "experiment" a colossal failure
By Dr. Jane Kelsey
Associate Professor of Law,
The University of Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand used to claim credit for being the birthplace
of the welfare
> >I'm curious about what you're advocating here, Rick. Something along the
> >lines of the League of Nations or the UN?
> >
> >Sid Shniad
>
> Hi Sid,
>
> Whatever would work for the purpose and can be accomplished. Suggestions?
>
> Regards,
> Rick
The reason I posed the question is that I
MOVIE REVIEW. Four stars.
"Floundering". Front Films, 1994. Distributed by Alliance. Written,
directed and produced by Peter McCarthy.
An intermittently funny, searingly honest film, set in the aftermath of the
last L.A. rebellion. One man's attempt to find meaning and survive in the
dehum
Further to the discussion of the virtues of supra-national organizations, the
March 29 edition of the Globe and Mail carried an interesting story from
the International Herald Tribune, headlined "Jobs Crisis Divide EU
Leaders."
The lead, datelined Brussels: "Despite overwhelming pressure befor
For Canadians on the list:
> LIBERALS' BUDGET "OUTKLEINS KLEIN"
>
>Many Canadians heaved a sigh of relief when the
> Chretien government brought down the latest budget. The
> prevailing consensus was that things could have been a
> lot worse. Clearly this was the spin that the media
> put o
Rick Wicks asks Trond:
>
> Does it follow then that you are in favor of some democratic trans-national
> federal governing structure through which to regulate multi-national
> corporations?
>
> Regards,
> Rick
>
I'm curious about what you're advocating here, Rick. Something along the
lines o
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 17:21:14 -0800
> From: Gerardo Otero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: New book on Mexico
>
> Westview Press just published my edited book NEOLIBERALISM REVISITED:
> ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING AND MEXICO'S POLITICAL FUTURE. Here's one bit from
> the annou
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Mar 27 15:34 PST 1996
> Resent-From: Elaine Bernard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Resent-To: Sid Shniad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 18:32:44 EST
> This article appeared yesterday in the business section of the
> BOSTON GLOBE. Elaine
> -
> The News
> Mexico City, March 27 1996.
>
>
>
> MARKET GOD RULES IN DOWNSIZING HEAVEN
>
> By RUSSELL BAKER
>
> N.Y. Times News Service
>
> Why is it that people who praise ''downsizing'' for its salubrious effect on
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FRANCE AFTER THE STRIKES
Last gasp of the French labour movement, or first blow
against the new Europe of money, markets and cutbacks?
Our correspondent in Paris
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> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:29:13 -0800 (PST)
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I strongly second Jerry's recommendation. I'm about half way through
this book. So far, it's a masterpiece.
Sid Shniad
> > Dale Wharton (PEN-L:3216 of 4/3)
asks: > =
> "Penners: is there an easy-to-read, authoritative,
> progressive text offering a
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TRAVEL WARNING FOR CUBA
TITLE: TRAVEL WARNING
SUBJECT COUNTRY(IES): CUBA
POST OF ORIGIN: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DATE OF REPORT: August 9th 1995
SUBJECT:PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> It may have rated a paragraph in a few northern hemisphere newspapers, but
> perhaps not ...
>
> Please feel free to repost.
>
> NATIONAL ELECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA SEE LANDSLIDE WIN TO CONSERVATIVES
>
> On Saturday 2 March 1996 Australians resoundingly voted out of office the
> social democra
> March 3, 1996
>
> Home Improvement: A 2,000-Mile Fence? First, Get
> Estimates
>
> By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK
>
> [H] OUSTON -- If he is elected president of the United
> States, Pat Buchanan vows, "I will stop this massive
>
I've been sending messages to Dale Wharton, but they've been bouncing
back. Dale, where are you?
Sid Shniad
> For LABOR-L readers far from Ontario I will put parts of the Ontario Strike
> action into a bit of perspective. The Ontario public services workers union
> is about 35,000. The 100,000+ rally on the weekend was in Hamilton, Ontario,
> a steel town with a population of around 350,000. The Premier
> /** econ.saps: 239.0 **/
> ** Topic: D'GAP on Buchanan Phenomenon **
> ** Written 6:12 AM Feb 29, 1996 by dgap in cdp:econ.saps **
> (Note: Following analysis may be freely distributed. Please make
> sure to credit D'GAP)
>
> FERTILE GROUND FOR DEMAGOGUES
> By Steve
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I hope you don't mind a non-academic joining in. I am the chief executiv
> Mexican Ford workers solicit your support in their battle against
> low wages.
>
> 1996 is a negotiations year between Ford Motor Co. and its workers
> in three plants; Chihuahua, Hermosillo and Cuautitlan.
>
> THIS IS AN ACTION CALL TO SUPPORT THEIR FIGHT AGAINST LOW WAGES
>
> Presently, wag
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 02:21:28 -0500 (EST)
> From: Patrick A. Townson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: TELECOM Digest V16 #82
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> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 01:24:54 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:44:21 -0800 (PST)
> From: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Buchanan's Bigoted Statements
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>
> FAIR Report:
> PATRICK BUC
> Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 15:05:25 -0800 (PST)
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>
> SHALLOW MEDIA COVERAGE LETS
> From: Carl Cuneo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: 100,000 Plus March in Protest
> The Two-Day Hamilton General Strike was a resounding success.
>
> On Friday, February 23rd, there were about 30,000 marching and
> demonstrating; on Saturday, February 24th, there were 100,0
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Subject: 'Normalization' in Germany...
FIGHTING FOR JOBS?
Richard Hyman
Last November the giant German metalworkers' union IG Metall signalled a
notable change of course with its call for an 'Al
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 24 12:12 PST 1996
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> I just came back from the second day of protest and marches. The turnou
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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 21:29:18 -0500 (EST)
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To: D Shniad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
peter day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: French strike
There will be a general strike in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on Friday
and Sat
Can I prevail upon our reporters in Ontario to fill the rest of us in on
what happens in the Hamilton protests against the Harris government's
attacks on unions, social groups and government spending?
Thanks.
Sid Shniad
PENTAGON TROLLS THE NET
BY DAVID CORN
THE NATION
4 MARCH 1996
This is a verbatim forward of a forward, which should be of wide interest.
To cut to the chase, the document that is the focus of this article is at our
site at http://www.fas.org/pub/gen/fas/cp/swett.html The FAS Secrecy
and Gov
Los Angeles Times January 26, 1996
PERSPECTIVE ON CAPITALISM:
AMERICA REVERTS TO THE 19TH CENTURY
The creed of individualism meekly accepts the cruel new economic
Darwinism where other people -- the French -- fight back.
By Lester
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996
From: Resource Center <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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DEMOCRACY BACKGROUNDER: A Forum for the Study of U.S. Government
Democratization Programs and Other Democratization Issues.
*
Th
HOW DAILY 'GENERAL ASSEMBLIES' KEPT RANK AND FILE IN
CONTROL OF FRENCH STRIKES
by Mia Butzbaugh
"We're all drivers of the strike here," a metro worker in Paris told me.
This was not the rhetoric of union bureaucrats. This was the
reality of general assemblies
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>From 'The Miner' February 1996
Pay Rise Now
by Arthur Scargill, NUM President
T
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CANADIAN PATIENTS BENEFIT
WASHINGTON --A study on health care in Canada and the
United States says the U.S. system is the place to make
big bucks but that Canada offers a bigger payoff for
patients. Published in the American Journal of Public
Health, the study says the United States is pumping
m
40,000 SEEK 400 JOBS
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario -- Toyota has been swamped by more
than 40,000 job hunters hoping to fill 400 openings
later this year at its giant auto plant in Cambridge,
followed by another 800 jobs to come before the turn of
the century.
A torrent of applications since mid-Jan
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> Hi Sid,
> I believe if memory serves me right -you posted a short sa
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[I've removed the header, but the author's e-mail address is in the
I haven't been keeping up with the details of the discussion about the
privatization of the US Social Security system. But I noticed Doug
Henwood's comments about how little union pension fund investments have
done to better workers' lot in life.
A couple of comments:
First off, it's essent
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London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Another perspective:
GLOBALIZATION BACKLASH IS SERIOUS
Klaus Schwab and Claude Smadja
GENEVA -- Economic globalization has entered a critical
phase. A mounting backlash against its effects,
especially in the industrial democracies, is
threatening to disrupt economic activity and social
st
In person
Noam Chomsky
"Controlling the Public Mind"
Sunday, March 3, 1996
7 p.m.
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An already intense situation of concern to those interested human
rights and economic globalization has further develo
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The BBC series was called "A Very British Coup." Fine stuff.
Sid Shniad
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> Michael Perelman wrote:
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> > Let me propose the following fantasy. Suppose that Clinton wins along with
> > a compliant congress. Someone transplants a clone of Gene Deb's backbone
> > and courage into Clinton. He
>From an article on downsizing at AT&T:
"People need to look at themselves as self-employed, as vendors who
come to this company to sell their skills," explained James Meadows, one
of AT&T's vice presidents for human resources, who has helped define the
company's new rules of engagem
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[This is a very good example of an issue campaign that uses several
media a
At a conference held in Jalapa, Mexico in 1993, Alain Lipietz argued that
North American capitalists were being Neanderthal in their approach to
labour and social issues, that the Europeans and the Japanese -- who, in
his view, were applying a qualitatively different approach to those in
N.A.
"DON'T GO AWAY MADE, JUST GO AWAY"
AT&T is implementing an elaborate plan to reassess
the majority of its employees as it prepares to
eliminate some 40,000 of its 300,000 positions, even
while maintaining its familial, "jobs for a lifetime"
tradition. To this end, AT&T has issued a 15-
> > Path:
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