The heart of the matter for me is that if men stopped paying women for
sex, the entire problem of prostitution would disappear. What would it
take for men to do that? I don't know; taking themselves and their
passions seriously? That would be a good start.
Yes I can see that, but that is a
Are you nuts? When has that kind of reverse strategy ever worked?
The Vietnam War was started when the draft was in place and ended after the
draft was abolished, which mitigates (though admittedly does not demolish)
the argument that the draft fueled the antiwar movement.
When Nixon was elected,
I wrote:
Involvement in prostitution can be due to a position of strength or one of
weakness, but it would be more correct to say probably, that it is the
overall result of an imbalanced combination of weaknesses and strengths in
the human personality, which, in turn, is the result of the
Excuse me, re-read your history. The draft was eliminated in two phases, the
first being the draft lottery, the second being outright elimination. US
personnel were restricted from direct combat operations in IndoChina by
the US Congress in 1971. The war in IndoChina did not end until the army
OK, maybe not nuts.
Glad to know you're not falling into the trap I feared.
At 07:06 24/02/04 -0500, you wrote:
Excuse me, re-read your history. The draft was eliminated in two phases, the
first being the draft lottery, the second being outright elimination. US
personnel were restricted from
* MR. RUSSERT: Civil rights: Many gay couples believe that
they should be allowed to be married. You heard Governor
Schwarzenegger say he disagrees with that. Democrat candidates will
say they're for civil unions but not gay marriage. Would Ralph Nader
support gay marriage?
MR. NADER:
yup. very prolific guy.
-Original Message-
From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jurriaan
Bendien
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:13 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why U.S. Labor Law Has Become a Paper Tiger
Yep I have (though not all). He's great. Didn't he
** Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 23:16:58 -0500
From: Howie Hawkins
Subject: Re Open Letter to Ralph Nader: The Democrats Had Their Chance
The Nation's Open Letter to Ralph Nader (Feb. 16) says this is the
wrong year for [Nader] to run: 2004 is not 2000, as if The Nation
supported Nader in 2000,
Yes, and his stuff on time is great - overtime, break time, etc.
Moments are the elements of profit, as one of his titles says. I've
got a couple of interviews with him up at
http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html.
Doug
Michael Perelman wrote:
yes. he does wonderful stuff. I especially
bad cop/good cop routine...
JD
-Original Message-
From: Dan Scanlan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon 2/23/2004 8:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc:
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] demo fervor
I have often wondered if the
* The New York Times
February 17, 2004
Ohio Town's Water at Last Runs Past a Color Line
By JAMES DAO
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - In January, a strange thing happened when people
along Coal Run Road turned on their taps. Drinking water came out.
Not the sulfur-tinged, bug-infested stuff that collected
Watch the rhetoric.
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:49:30PM +0100, Robert Scott Gassler wrote:
Are you nuts? When has that kind of reverse strategy ever worked?
The Vietnam War was started when the draft was in place and ended after the
draft was abolished, which mitigates (though admittedly does
I didn't realise that he had become a legal specialist in Iowa. I admire his
work at lot, even as I struggle with financial problems. The transition from
economics to law happens to quite a number of economists and I often wonder
what exactly motivates that, since, if you are an economist (which I
(I could not resist communicating this conclusion of Henry's most recent
story in the Asia Times, it's worth reading - JB)
The stock market recovery in 2003, with the DJIA rising by 25 percent from
its low in March, and the Nasdaq rising a phenomenal 50 percent, and the SP
500 rising 26 percent
BUSINESS ECONOMICS SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
July 19-22, 2004
ISLAND OF RHODES / GREECE
Rodos Palace Hotel
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS / PAPERS. The 2004 Business Economics
Society International (BESI) Conference will be held in the island of
Rhodes / Greece, July 19-22, at the Rodos Palace
[please forward widely]
The FDA expert panel recommended overwhelmingly making EC an over the
counter drug (no prescription), but for political reasons the FDA seems
to be hesitating. As disturbing, most women do not know about EC,
confuse it with RU-486 (the abortion pill), have no idea how to
BBC News
23 feb, 2004
Uganda's northern rebellion
The attack which left more than 200 people dead in northern Uganda has
been blamed on the brutal Lord's Resistance Army, which has been trying
to overthrow the government for 18 years.
Some one million people have fled their homes and last year a
NY Times, February 24, 2004
Forecast of Rising Oil Demand Challenges Tired Saudi Fields
By JEFF GERTH
When visitors tour the headquarters of Saudi Arabia's oil empire a
sleek glass building rising from the desert in Dhahran near the Persian
Gulf they are reminded of its mission in a film
(I sort of doubt whether Ralph Nader will have the time or the
inclination to answer Ted Glick's questions, but I'd like to take a stab
at them myself.)
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=33ItemID=5034
Eight Questions for Ralph Nader
by Ted Glick
February 23, 2004
THIRD PARTY
* UNTIL WHEN?
Democrats ask the Greens to delay party building -- but for how long?
By Matt Gonzalez
For the last three years we've heard it over and over: the Green
Party spoiled the election for Al Gore and helped elect George W.
Bush. But the question that rarely gets asked is what have
--- Diane Monaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BBC News
23 feb, 2004
The rebels are led by the mysterious Joseph Kony,
who was part of a
previous rebel force in northern Uganda.
He has said that he wants to rule Uganda according
to the Biblical Ten
Commandments.
But the rebel practice of
please don't overpost.y
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:02:10PM +0100, Jurriaan Bendien wrote:
The heart of the matter for me is that if men stopped paying women for
sex, the entire problem of prostitution would disappear. What would it
take for men to do that? I don't know; taking themselves
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/24/04 05:18PM
* UNTIL WHEN?
Democrats ask the Greens to delay party building -- but for how long?
By Matt Gonzalez
For the last three years we've heard it over and over: the Green
Party spoiled the election for Al Gore and helped elect George W. Bush.
But the question
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/24/04 05:18PM
* UNTIL WHEN?
Democrats ask the Greens to delay party building -- but for how long?
By Matt Gonzalez
For the last three years we've heard it over and over: the Green
Party spoiled the election for Al Gore and helped elect George W.
Bush. But the question
In 2000, Nader/Greens did relatively well among Arab-Americans
does it help that Nader is Arab-American?
Jim D.
Original Message
Subject: Join me in supporting marriage equality!
Date: 24 Feb 2004 23:41:38 -
From: Jill Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Friend,
I believe that ALL Americans, including gays and lesbians,
deserve the rights, responsibilities, and
I don't think most people know that.
Joanna
Devine, James wrote:
In 2000, Nader/Greens did relatively well among Arab-Americans
does it help that Nader is Arab-American?
Jim D.
Lots of people don't, it seems. Utrice Leid, who ran WBAI during the
Pacifica coup, started out an interview with Nader by asking as a
Jew what he thought of Israeli policy.
Doug
joanna bujes wrote:
I don't think most people know that.
Joanna
Devine, James wrote:
In 2000, Nader/Greens did
Counterpunch, February 24, 2004
Another Front Against Political Corruption
Why I'm Running for President
By RALPH NADER
The following is the text of a news conference with Ralph Nader at the
National Press Club in Washington, D.C., as transcribed by Federal News
Service Inc.
Today I enter the
while I was working out, it was a pleasure to watch Comedy Central's Daily Show
with John Stewart. Senior Moral Authority Stephen Colbert said he opposed gay
marriages. In fact, he and his current wife got married because it was something that
gays couldn't do. Now that gays were getting
Lots of people don't, it seems. Utrice Leid, who ran WBAI during the
Pacifica coup, started out an interview with Nader by asking as a
Jew what he thought of Israeli policy.
Doug
Nader is well known in Japan also, but until I came to the States I
didn't know that he had Lebanese immigrant parents.
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:29:34 -0800
From: Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] [Fwd: Join me in supporting marriage equality!]
while I was working out, it was a pleasure to watch Comedy Central's
Daily Show with John Stewart. Senior Moral Authority Stephen
Colbert said he opposed
http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/testimony/2004/20040224/default.htm
Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan
Government-sponsored enterprises
Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
February 24, 2004
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16954
In Science in the Private Interest, a strongly argued polemic against the commercial
conditions in
which scientific research currently operates, he shows how universities have become
little more than
instruments of wealth. This shift in the mission of
[Just what I've always wanted, a mortgage on my mortgage]
[New York Times]
February 25, 2004
Fed Chief Warns of a Risk to Taxpayers
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 - Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve,
warned on Tuesday that the nation's two big government-sponsored
COMMENT: Keeping Fannie and Freddie's houses in order
By Gregory Mankiw
Financial Times; Feb 24, 2004
Congressional moves to reform the supervision of the
US home mortgage market are gathering pace. Alan
Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, is scheduled to
testify before the Senate Banking
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