Bartleby

Michael Perelman, "Transcending the Economy: On the Potential of Passionate Labor and the Waste of the Market", (St. Martins, 2000): People do not like taking orders. When employment conditions become more favorable to labor, workers become emboldened. At such times— especially when workplace

Marx's law of value

[was: Re: [PEN-L:9858] Re: Transformation problem [was US Consumer Confidence...] Andrew Hagen wrote: In the paper linked to above, Foley argues that the Labor Theory of Value can serve a similar function in political economics as Newtonian mechanics does in physics. (p. 23) I haven't read

Before the Storm

Ali (Per Graffman), a cabdriver living in Sweden, thought he had left his guerrilla past behind him 18 years ago, but it catches up with him in the opening scenes of "Before the Storm". Addressing him as "Captain," a woman fare (Nasrin Pakkho) knows not only who he is, but what he is capable of

Re: Bartleby

Thank yu very much for reminding me of how much I enjoyed Bartleby. The two works of fiction that have best summed up the strangeness of the worker/boss relationship for me are this one and The Good Solder Schweik. Louis Proyect wrote: Michael Perelman, "Transcending the Economy: On the

Re: Polarization in the 90s

I grant that the proportional imbalance in average personal incomes has increased between rich and poor countries over the last 40 years. Nevertheless, if the American economy grows, it can help a lot of poorer countries. Here's what The Economist recently said, anyway: "Conventional economic

Student-Labor Action Day (Wed., April 4)

Release Date: Immediately Event Date: Wednesday April 4, 2001 Location: Ohio State Student Union Ohio State Students Spark Labor Day of Action in Columbus 4/4/01Ohio State University students and Columbus area labor activists will come together at OSU as part of a national day of

ELEM. SCHOOL TEACHER IN WOODLAND DENIED OPPORTUNITY TO HOST CESAR CHAVEZ DAY

Hi PEN-L, Good day. Please take a few minutes to call or fax your support for an elementary school teacher, Ms. Maria Lucia Gomez, I know who is being treated unfairly in Woodland (outside Sacramento near Davis). Details about her situation below. Thanks in advance, Seth Sandronsky From:

Special Business Meeting.

- ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 3 - 5 Gazetny lane,Moscow +7 095 229 1550, 229 8651 http://www.ffo.ru, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dear colleagues! We want to inform You that the situation at the US Stock

In the heart of the beast [was US Consumer Confidence...]

Friends, Below is a Reuters news piece on recent developments in Turkey. In these days Turkey is not only economicaly but also socially highly unstable. Anything can happen at this time, including a low probability military coup and a high probability Peruvian type military arrangement with a

George Bush sets an example for workers

the paper of record has an article entitled A Trickle-Down Theory for a Shorter Workday http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/business/01BUSH.html Will the working class follow our fearless leader's example? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Re: Marx's law of value

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