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Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew
I appreciate very much what Doyle had to say about the listserv not
functioning as a place for collaborative work. That gets closer to my point
than what I actually said.
In the past, I've made connections through Pen-l that have led to two major
pieces of collaborative work and several other
Ken Hanly asked:
Do you have the figures? Why is this the case do u think? I guess my remark
about the new Russian labor law is true though.
The figures are in Labour Force Update, Hours of Work, Summer 1997
(StatsCan) and Report of the Advisory Group on Working Time and the
Distribution of
I regret that Mark has piggy-backed blue-baiting of on top of my chiding. I share a
number of Doug's cultural criticisms of the left. I don't think that makes me a
Republican. My issue with Doug is that he makes his dour observations and then leaves
it at that. The implication of the resulting
I regret that Mark has piggy-backed blue-baiting of on top of my
chiding. I share a number of Doug's cultural criticisms of the
left. I don't think that makes me a Republican. My issue with Doug
is that he makes his dour observations and then leaves it at that.
The implication of the
Greetings Economists,
Tom Walker writes,
Tom
What strikes me is that Doug, Michael, Yoshie and Mark offered no response
to my _programmatic_ reply to Doug. I could be utterly wrong, in which case
I would welcome the criticism. But I don't think I'm vague or obtuse. Doug
wrote (in a subsequent
Doyle writes:
Greetings Economists,
Tom Walker writes,
What strikes me is that Doug, Michael, Yoshie and Mark offered no response
to my _programmatic_ reply to Doug. I could be utterly wrong, in which case
I would welcome the criticism. But I don't think I'm vague or obtuse. Doug
wrote (in a
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From: Ken Hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:07 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:15132] Re: Re: Speaking of volatility
Do you have the figures? Why is this the case do u think? I guess my
remark
about the new Russian labor law is true though.
Cheers, Ken
, July 14, 2001 2:26 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:15145] Re: Re: Re: Speaking of volatility
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International Solidarity with Workers in Russia, neo-Trot.
www.left.ru
(I think, that is the URL, neo-Stalinist.)
There used to be a great publication, Labour Focus
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew Mellon
lurk over PEN-L?
Doug
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew Mellon
lurk over PEN-L?
Doug
I think
G'day Doug,
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew Mellon
lurk over PEN-L?
Mark Jones wrote:
Doug Henwood:
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew
Nobody is salivating over the prospect of the working class suffer, but it
did not do that well during the Clinton boom. But I do relish the
downfall of many highly leveraged businesses.
I recall your glee at the demise of some of the dot.coms -- a
pleasure,which I shared with you.
Although
Hi again Doug,
Actually I think it's quite relevant to the intellectual and
political marginalization of left political economy - it has no
analytical vocabulary for talking about good times,
If the times are usually good for most people, and sustainably so, well, I
wouldn't be a lefty.
, July 13, 2001 5:12 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:15090] Re: Re: Re: Speaking of volatility
G'day Doug,
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower
Doug Henwood wrote,
Once again, I have to remark on how weird it is that a bunch of
friends of the working class are getting all excited about the
prospects for recession, which means the disemployment of millions
and lower wages for everyone else. Does the ghost of Andrew Mellon
lurk over
Michael Perelman wrote:
Nobody is salivating over the prospect of the working class suffer, but it
did not do that well during the Clinton boom. But I do relish the
downfall of many highly leveraged businesses.
I recall your glee at the demise of some of the dot.coms -- a
pleasure,which I
Doug, I don't entirely disagree with you, but part of the problem w/ the
Asian crisis was that it was localized -- leaving the neoliberal
juggernaut relatively unaffected. It was the worst of both worlds -- a
crisis with a neoliberal solution.
On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 12:34:44PM -0400, Doug
Michael Perelman says:
Doug, I don't entirely disagree with you, but part of the problem w/ the
Asian crisis was that it was localized -- leaving the neoliberal
juggernaut relatively unaffected. It was the worst of both worlds -- a
crisis with a neoliberal solution.
The 70s was a period of
The 70s were interpreted as a failure of the left, opening the way for a
move to the right as a solution. The failure of this decade will be seen
as the responsibility of the right.
On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 01:53:01PM -0400, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
Michael Perelman says:
Doug, I don't
Mark Jones wrote:
Tom Walker wrote:
There IS a cure for blasé indignation. It is called
beginner's mind. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but
in the expert's there are few.
Good stuff, however I fear a return right back to the womb may be necessary
in the case of some
Michael Perelman says:
On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 01:53:01PM -0400, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
Michael Perelman says:
Doug, I don't entirely disagree with you, but part of the problem w/ the
Asian crisis was that it was localized -- leaving the neoliberal
juggernaut relatively unaffected. It
Of course, you are correct. No problem with what you are saying.
All too often, liberals are left to implement the final stages of
austerity.
On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 02:20:15PM -0400, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
If we are to exploit any crisis, what we need is a political program
that goes
Doesnt the new labor legislation in Russia turn back the clock!
In the US and Canada it would seem that temporary workers are used to
keep full time workers from working overtime at a higher wage.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
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From: Tom Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There
Ken Hanly wrote:
In the US and Canada it would seem that temporary workers are used to
keep full time workers from working overtime at a higher wage.
Au contraire. Temp workers and part-timers are part of the mix with
overtime. More temp and part-time = more overtime.
Tom Walker
Bowen
costs, in
various sectors, Fortune 500 vs. medium sized firms~ $100 Million or less in
sales say.
Michael Pugliese
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From: Tom Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:15129] Re: Speaking of volatility
Ken Hanly
: Speaking of volatility
Ken Hanly wrote:
In the US and Canada it would seem that temporary workers are used to
keep full time workers from working overtime at a higher wage.
Au contraire. Temp workers and part-timers are part of the mix with
overtime. More temp and part-time = more overtime
Paging Dr. Schaap, paging Dr. Schaap . . .
What's your take on the MerValous paroxysm at NASDAQ? The scent of death
sure gets the vultures aflutter, eh?
Tom Walker
Bowen Island, BC
604 947 2213
G'day Tom,
Paging Dr. Schaap, paging Dr. Schaap . . .
I'm sure Doug has me down as the anesthetist ...
What's your take on the MerValous paroxysm at NASDAQ? The scent of
death sure gets the vultures aflutter, eh?
The Lesser Speckled Argentinian Vulture is remarkable for its habit of
Rob Schaap wrote,
It'll wear off by lunchtime, and it'll hurt all the more then.
Was that lunch Tokyo time?
Tokyo stocks open mixed after Nasdaq surge
Tokyo stocks falter by midday, buck U.S. surge
Tom Walker
Bowen Island, BC
604 947 2213
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