Re: Re: Germany banking crisis?

2002-10-12 Thread Louis Proyect
Chris Burford wrote: But from a marxist point of view what we can observe is that the centralisation of capital, through mergers or acquisitions can often also involve a destruction of a portion of old capital (which is not accumulating surplus value at a competitive rate or is

Re: Germany banking crisis?

2002-10-12 Thread Chris Burford
At 11/10/02 16:53 -0700, Ian Murray quote: Heather Stewart and Charlotte Denny Friday October 11, 2002 The Guardian For first-time investors in Frankfurt it has been a lesson: that shares go down, too. Any chance of Germany converting wholesale to Anglo-Saxon equity culture now seems remote.

Bank of Japan to buy $16 billion stock

2002-10-12 Thread Chris Burford
This article below from the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune is striking for the detail of its analysis of the conflict within leading Japanese circles about how to deal with the gross excess of capital in the system. What it carefully does not give much detail about is

Reminder: Class in NYC on Marx

2002-10-12 Thread Drewk
Please note: Because the printed Brecht Forum catalog came out so late, you can still enroll in this class even if you missed the first session. The next (2nd) session is on Tuesday, October 15. AJK Fall 2002 Class at Brecht ForumMARX'S COMMENTARIES ON

Heil Boche

2002-10-12 Thread Ian Murray
'Hi, Bush' to `Heil Boche' MANI SHANKAR AIYAR HISTORY, says T.S. Eliot, has many cunning passages. What an irony that the Germany which destroyed the 20th century is poised to save the 21st. The people who voted the Third Reich have now voted No to the invasion of Iraq. For if Gerhard

divestiture

2002-10-12 Thread Ian Murray
Campus Collision on Israel Campaign for Divestiture of Investments Stirs Debate on Bias, Academic Freedom By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 12, 2002; Page A01 Students and faculty at a growing number of universities are joining a fledgling movement to

industrial ecology?

2002-10-12 Thread Ian Murray
Friday, Oct. 11, 2002 EU, Governments Agree on Recycling BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Manufacturers will have to pay for recycling electrical goods ranging from refrigerators to laptop computers under an agreement reached Friday by negotiators from European Union governments and the EU's parliament.

RE: Re: RE: what is science?

2002-10-12 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:31275] Re: RE: what is science? In reference to my comment on the normal role of intuition (e.g., Einstein) in science, Ian writes: What's the difference between intuition and guess? and explains: It may matter somewhat if we are to discern not only the cognitive

RE: Re: RE: Western Rationality

2002-10-12 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:31287] Re: RE: Western Rationality I wrote: I don't understand why scientific (consistent logical empirical) thinking _requires_ division of labor, bureaucratization, and the rest. Please explain. Carl: The sheer complexity of modern technologies requires that RD be a team

Re: RE: Re: RE: Western Rationality

2002-10-12 Thread Ian Murray
RE: [PEN-L:31287] Re: RE: Western Rationality - Original Message - From: Devine, James Relationships of ownership They whisper in the wings To those condemned to act accordingly And wait for succeeding kings And I try to harmonize with songs The lonesome sparrow sings There are

Re: RE: Re: RE: Western Rationality

2002-10-12 Thread Carl Remick
From: Devine, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carl: I think enlightenment comes from within, not from any evidence the social sciences can produce. But that's just me channeling R. W. Emerson again. if enlightenment comes only from within, then there's no way to convince anyone else of the validity of

Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: what is science?

2002-10-12 Thread Carl Remick
The errors of SCIENCE will never be corrected by the kind of critique Carl offers because what Carl is attacking doesn't exist Carrol What a relief. Would that were true for everything I attack. Carl _ Send and receive

Indigenous Peoples Day

2002-10-12 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: Indigenous Peoples Day Big Business ©1999 Dan Scanlan (chords emailed on request, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue The king and queen financed his trip and so he had a job to do Big Business. Big Business. International Big Business.

Welsh nationalism

2002-10-12 Thread Louis Proyect
This was posted to Marxmail by Edward George. It is in my opinion about as sophisticated as historical materialism can get on or off the Internet. [These remarks are in response to a post of Domhnall's, which can be read at

FW: [Iww-news] Revolving Door Monsters

2002-10-12 Thread lisa stolarski
Title: FW: [Iww-news] Revolving Door Monsters Sorry to post so much today but good stuff is coming in from cyborg activists. Important to share alternative perspectives since they don't get any corporate media. Lisa S. -- From: steve zeltzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002

Re: Re: employment

2002-10-12 Thread lisa stolarski
I think people generally identify less and less with the companies they work for and tend to define themselves more and more outside of the context of work. This is noted in Richard Florida's book The Rise of the Creative Class, which I have mostly read and can't seem to finish. He makes a

US, Khaddafy, and ObL

2002-10-12 Thread Michael Perelman
Does anyone know about this or is it just conspiracy fodder? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/09/1034061258269.html The Age (Melbourne) October 10 2002 Media gag on alleged plot to kill Gaddafi By Paul Daley London – The British media have been gagged from reporting sensational

Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: employment

2002-10-12 Thread lisa stolarski
Oh, I have followed this thread a bit, sorry, there is so much email. Melvin makes a fabulous analysis because he points out the opening of a positive space in which opposition to capital can occupy, both in theory and in reality. He has identified fertile ground on which an alternative economy

Re: Re: Columbus as prototype - after Guindon

2002-10-12 Thread Doyle Saylor
Greetings Economists, Tom's comment is correct about attachments. However, that seems to me to point out another problem with email lists. Email is not designed to carry graphical content. Web pages are more efficient means of communicating collaborative graphical imagery. A portal based place

Re: US, Khaddafy, and ObL

2002-10-12 Thread Shane Mage
Michael Perelman asks: Does anyone know about this or is it just conspiracy fodder? http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/09/1034061258269.html The Age (Melbourne) October 10 2002 Media gag on alleged plot to kill Gaddafi By Paul Daley Mr Shayler - a 36-year-old former MI5 officer

Re: Western Rationality

2002-10-12 Thread Sabri Oncu
Dear All, I had to spend some time on studying for an exam, that is, my microeconomics exam, where the main topic was western rationality, so I could not follow this discussion that closely. But, apparently, I caused much turmoil on the list. Let me clarify a few concepts, as I see them: To

Re: Re: US, Khaddafy, and ObL

2002-10-12 Thread topp8564
On 13/10/2002 1:54 PM, Shane Mage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr Shayler - a 36-year-old former MI5 officer who is accused of disclosing government secrets to the media and in a book By bringing this charge, the British Government is in fact admitting the truth of the allegation Not

Re: What is science

2002-10-12 Thread Charles Jannuzi
Hope I got the thread title correct. It was mostly a discussion I didn't participate in because I've been AWOL for two days. A few comments though: Note how Peirce's typology of 'logic' in practice applies (though I'm discussing them here with insights from Wittgenstein as well). Deductive

ASSISTANCE

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real estate investment

2002-10-12 Thread Mr. VICTOR MUSASAH
ATTENTION: DEAR SIR, I am Mr. VICTOR MUSASAH, I write to inform you of my desire to acquire Estates or Landed Properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocation of the Federal Ministry of Transport. Considering his very strategic and influential position, he