Rick Wilhelm on John Kerry

2004-03-07 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
In Columbus, Ohio, at the heart of a swing state, leaders of the local DSA chapter are taking a hard line against John Kerry: * Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:01:02 -0800 From: Rick Wilhelm Subject: [C-JwJ] Strategy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Columbus Jobs with Justice Calendar** To post: send to

Re: Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

2004-03-07 Thread dmschanoes
- Original Message - From: Chris Doss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Ceaucescu and Romanian transition There is a man in a cell in Matrushina Tishina prison who can tell you that such sell-offs are not a very wise move

Picking up the thread....

2004-03-07 Thread dmschanoes
Several days ago Carrol Cox took exception to my references to "the conflict between the means and relations of production" as being essential to Marx's analysis of, and to, capital. I answered him offlist to avoid overposting. In the attempt to exercise my full ration of bandwidth,

Fear of polarization

2004-03-07 Thread Marvin Gandall
The conservative US News and World Report is worried by data showing the worsening condition of US workers, and the growing prospect of class polarization threatening corporate America and the Republican party. Working class Americans are living on the edge of a decline very different from the

Re: Fear of polarization

2004-03-07 Thread Carrol Cox
Marvin Gandall wrote: and the transparently pro-business bias of the Bush administration, and the Report fears “populist politics will catch fire” if stoked by the Democrats. Which, of course, is why it will remain a fundamental principle of the DP leadership, far more fundamental than any

Re: Warren Buffett on class warfare

2004-03-07 Thread Dan Scanlan
Alas, my 'fiddle playing' will not get me to Carnegie Hall -- or even to a high school recital, Buffett said. Buffett, from time to time, begins board meetings by playing his ukulele. Dan Scanlan -- --- IMPEACHMENT: BRING IT ON!

Re: Rick Wilhelm on John Kerry

2004-03-07 Thread Devine, James
for what it's worth, a leftist friend of mine found an on-line service at the beginning of the US Democratic Party primary season that allowed one to choose a Presidential candidate. You first answer a bunch of questions about your own political opinions. Then the program ranked the candidates

zlatkin letter

2004-03-07 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: zlatkin letter The Zlatkin Letter Commentary by Chuck Zlatkin Coronating Kerry: I tip my hat to the dark side Excerpted, the entire piece is at: http://www.rightiswrong.com/zlatkinletter.php ...I can see why some people will embrace the election. They believe that since Kerry will be

Re: Fear of polarization

2004-03-07 Thread Devine, James
The conservative US News and World Report is worried by data showing the worsening condition of US workers, and the growing prospect of class polarization threatening corporate America and the Republican party. did USNWR mention that much of that polarization took place during the Clinton era?

Re: Picking up the thread....

2004-03-07 Thread Devine, James
I agree with David S. that the idea of the clash of the relations of production and the forces of production is central to Marx's theory, even if Marx didn't use that phraseology very often. In his preface toA CONTRIBUTION TO THECRITIQUE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, he made itclear that he was

Re: Picking up the thread....

2004-03-07 Thread dmschanoes
Nothing worries me more than finding myself agreeing with others, save the prospect of others actually agreeing with me. Nevertheless, I find JD's exploration and explication of this issue very enlightening-- and indeed Marx never completed, even internally, this part of his work,

Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

2004-03-07 Thread Charles Brown
There is no contradiction. Carrol means they are competent at power politics, getting underlings to do the tough work (exploitation) i.e. political economy. Charles From: Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Carrol Cox wrote: Most of them (unfortunately for us) are pretty damn

Re: Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

2004-03-07 Thread Michael Perelman
Was that before or after he became rich? On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 02:09:07PM +0300, Chris Doss wrote: He's an associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Gusinsky was a theater director. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel.

US Bankruptcy 'reform' could punish elderly

2004-03-07 Thread Devine, James
Bankruptcy 'reform' could punish elderly Big banks are pushing for tough revisions to bankruptcy laws. That would be painful for many older Americans who are already struggling with debt. By Scott Burns Talk to lenders about excessive credit card debt and our somber friends in the

quote of the day

2004-03-07 Thread Michael Perelman
I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful well-placed ... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

ketchup, buns and manufacturing

2004-03-07 Thread Eubulides
Leahy Hits Administration's Credibility On The Loss Of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Redefining Taco Bells As Manufacturers Is Administration's Poor Idea Of 'Thinking Outside The Bun' http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200403/030204.html --- Two decades ago, another administration wanted to

Re: ketchup, buns and manufacturing

2004-03-07 Thread Carrol Cox
Eubulides wrote: Leahy Hits Administration's Credibility On The Loss Of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Redefining Taco Bells As Manufacturers Is Administration's Poor Idea Of 'Thinking Outside The Bun' At one time, manufacturing produced flour, but most produced their own bread at home. At a later

Re: quote of the day

2004-03-07 Thread Gil Skillman
That Colin Powell. What a sense of irony. Gil I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful well-placed ... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at

Re: quote of the day

2004-03-07 Thread ertugrul ahmet tonak
When and where? I may use it. Gil Skillman wrote: That Colin Powell. What a sense of irony. Gil I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful well-placed ... managed to wangle slots in Reserve and National Guard units. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Re: ketchup, buns and manufacturing

2004-03-07 Thread dmschanoes
- Original Message - From: Carrol Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] At one time, manufacturing produced flour, but most produced their own bread at home. At a later date, manufacturing replaced the home as the locus of bread production. Doesn't Taco Bell manufacture food? If Wonderbread was

Re: quote of the day

2004-03-07 Thread Michael Perelman
Business Week quotes it from his autobiography. On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 06:42:12PM -0500, ertugrul ahmet tonak wrote: When and where? I may use it. Gil Skillman wrote: That Colin Powell. What a sense of irony. Gil I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful well-placed ...

Re: quote of the day

2004-03-07 Thread ertugrul ahmet tonak
Many thanks.. Gil Skillman wrote: His 1995 autobiography, _My American Journey_. Page 148 in the hardcover edition. Gil When and where? I may use it. Gil Skillman wrote: That Colin Powell. What a sense of irony. Gil I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful well-placed ...

Re: ketchup, buns and manufacturing

2004-03-07 Thread Gil Skillman
In response to this question from Carrol, Doesn't Taco Bell manufacture food? If Wonderbread was sold at the factory would it cease to be manufacturing and become service? dms answers The answer to that is: NO Taco Bell does not manufacture food. Pepsico manufactures something called food

Re: ketchup, buns and manufacturing

2004-03-07 Thread dmschanoes
While I disagree with the Gil's analysis of the convergence between manufacturing and manufacturing, I am in agreement with what the real question is-- the motive, the historical purpose for this reclassification, --and Gil's real answer. This is not something akin to removing US Steel from the

both sides now

2004-03-07 Thread Dan Scanlan
In Kevin Phillip's American Dynasty, he writes that one reason Baby Bush's run for governor against Ann Richards was successful was because Enron gave Ann Richards only half of what it gave family friend Bush. The corporate scam continues. Dan Scanlan --- BUSH RAISING CAMPAIGN

globalizing tax cuts

2004-03-07 Thread Eubulides
JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES Speed key to making most of new tax pact By YOSHIO NAKAMURA The Japan Times: March 8, 2004 On Feb. 27, a new Japanese-U.S. treaty on taxation was finally submitted to the Diet for ratification by the legislature. The treaty, if approved, will make dividends and royalties

Re: globalizing tax cuts

2004-03-07 Thread Michael Perelman
If I understand this correctly, then this treaty represents a subsidy to Japanese transplant manufacturing plants and a subsidy to US intellectual property owners -- more of the same. On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 05:44:58PM -0800, Eubulides wrote: JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES Speed key to making most of

James' Journey to Jerusalem (Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz)

2004-03-07 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
_James' Journey to Jerusalem_ (Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, 2003): http://www.james-journey.com/. * The New York Times, March 5, 2004 MOVIE REVIEW | 'JAMES' JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM' For One Earnest Pilgrim, No Land of Milk and Honey By A. O. SCOTT It is hard these days to imagine Jerusalem

Re: Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

2004-03-07 Thread Sabri Oncu
There is no contradiction. Carrol means they are competent at power politics, getting underlings to do the tough work (exploitation) i.e. political economy. Charles Hi Charles! Good to hear from you. I have not seen you around for quite a while. How have you been? I don't think there is

Re: Warren Buffett on class warfare

2004-03-07 Thread Eubulides
Warren Buffett keeps out of the depreciating dollar David Teather in New York Monday March 8, 2004 The Guardian Warren Buffett, the second wealthiest man in the world, continued to bet against the dollar last year, increasing his company's ownership of foreign currencies to $12bn. The figure

a mild case of imperial overstretch

2004-03-07 Thread Eubulides
Foreign Crises Stretch U.S. In Election Year By Robin Wright and Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, March 8, 2004; Page A01 With Haiti's drama and the flare-up of violence in Iraq, the United States faces an overload of crises that Republicans and Democrats agree will be even

Re: Early rationale for Iraq war

2004-03-07 Thread Mike Ballard
--- k hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35472-2004Mar6?language=printer The True Rationale? It's a Decade Old Capitalist imperialism? What else could it be? Best to all, Mike B) =