In Sacramento, David Bacon to Speak About Workers Solidarity

September 14, 2003 News Release For more information: Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758 P.O. Box 160406 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.marxistschool.org In Sacramento, David Bacon to Speak About Workers’ Solidarity David Bacon will deliver a talk “International Labor Solidarity” on

Triangle fire

American History Death Trap 'Triangle: The Fire That Changed America' by David Von Drehle Reviewed by Joshua B. Freeman Sunday, September 14, 2003; Page BW06 TRIANGLE The Fire That Changed America By David Von Drehle Atlantic Monthly. 340 pp. $25 The 1911 Triangle fire is America's best-known

Canadian Indians oppose fish farming

NY Times, Sept. 14, 2003 Canadian Indians Challenge Fish Farms in Court By CLIFFORD KRAUSS GILFORD VILLAGE, British Columbia, Sept. 7 — Ornate totem poles stand over beaches of cracked white clam shells in this village of 80 people from the Kwicksutaineuk tribe. Sunflowers sparkle near their

the labor process

Revenge of the Underappreciated? Companies That Overwork Employees May Lose Them When Economy Recovers By Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 14, 2003; Page F06 I'm currently covering my own full-time job, the full-time job of a person who left in May, the full-time job of a

Re: getting a handle on the economy

joanna bujes wrote: Like they keep saying, the perfect economic storm. Barron's was worrysome this week: too damn cheerful by half. So what to do?Convert my savings into swiss francs? Quoting myself from LBO #105 - a cyclical recovery within an overall dyspeptic trend. Doug

Morrigan Phillips report from WTO

Another report from Morrigan Phillips, Utah's daughter. Ha Ha Ha! No little fence can keep us out! We set out to destroy the barricade and damn we sure did. At 10:30 the march headed towards the barricades. Long chain link fences that are hooked together to make cages and then chained

US Iraq casualty rate

Title: US Iraq casualty rate America's hidden battlefield toll New figures reveal the true number of GIs wounded in Iraq Jason Burke in London and Paul Harris in New York Sunday September 14, 2003 The Observe (posted on The Guardian's site) The true scale of American casualties in Iraq is

Big Capital sez they're against a floating renminbi

[The CEO of Philips NA lays out big capital's case] Financial Times; Sep 11, 2003 COMMENT: Why we must wait to free-float the renminbi By Rob Westerhof The discussion about the exchange rate of China's currency is in full swing. Some interest groups of western, mainly American, manufacturers

Re: the labor process

Well it's true--about overwork and no appreciation. And yes, IF the economy recovers, I'll definitely be looking for another job. But that's a big IF. Joanna Eubulides wrote: Revenge of the Underappreciated? Companies That Overwork Employees May Lose Them When Economy Recovers By Amy Joyce

FT: Insecure code for electronic voting

[To add to the other downsides] Financial Times; Sep 12, 2003 THE AMERICAS: Security fears grow over electronic voting systems By Henry Hamman Bev Harris, a freelance writer and public relations consultant in Washington state, made a startling discovery while conducting research for a book

Art in former east Germany

In the beautiful New National Gallery by Mies van der Rohe, in Berlin just south east of the Tiergarten, and west of the new Potsdamer Platz, is a remarkable extensive exhibition of Art in the German Democratic Republic. It runs to October 26th. I am no expert in evaluating art, and knew nothing

Query- Eisenhower veto

I'm trying to locate text about a veto by President Eisenhower. A Google search didn't do it for me. Eisenhower vetoed a bill to deregulate natural gas (or deregulate a portion of the industry). Eisenhower supported the bill but my recollection is that after congress passed the bill it was

my failure as a pundit

Ian was right. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/international/14WIRE-TRAD.html?hp -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FT: Insecure code for electronic voting

http://www.blackboxvoting.com/ bev harris has a web site with much more information. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: the labor process

all this shows up as an increase in productivity. On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 08:52:53AM -0700, Eubulides wrote: Revenge of the Underappreciated? Companies That Overwork Employees May Lose Them When Economy Recovers By Amy Joyce Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 14, 2003; Page F06

Re: getting a handle on the economy

Doug's interpretation seems a bit optimistic from the point of view of economic growth, etc. I think that the future is somewhat muddier. I can see the makings of a triple dip or an even more vigorous dip than Doug suggests. On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 12:14:54PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:

Re: getting a handle on the economy

Michael Perelman wrote: Doug's interpretation seems a bit optimistic from the point of view of economic growth, etc. I think that the future is somewhat muddier. I can see the makings of a triple dip or an even more vigorous dip than Doug suggests. Optimistic? For me, this is pessimistic! Japan

Re: my failure as a pundit

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A Planned Crisis

NY Times Magazine, Sept. 14 2003 The Tax-Cut Con By PAUL KRUGMAN 1. The Cartoon and the Reality Bruce Tinsley's comic strip, ''Mallard Fillmore,'' is, he says, ''for the average person out there: the forgotten American taxpayer who's sick of the liberal media.'' In June, that forgotten taxpayer

Re: getting a handle on the economy

--- michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How would you gauge the current state of the economy? jobs declining greater productivity per worker--more profits for the employing class debt increasing part of a political tactic to gut social security and put the wealth back into the empire's

spinning Cancun

Blow to world economy as trade talks collapse Larry Elliott, Charlotte Denny and David Munk in Cancun Monday September 15, 2003 The Guardian The fragile global economy received a damaging blow last night when trade talks in Cancun collapsed after a walkout by African countries protesting at the

Re: the labor process

--- Eubulides [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Revenge of the Underappreciated? I think part of being overworked is there's no defined workday anymore, he said. We're surrounded by it. And if they weren't so frightened, they'd organize: http://iww.org/4-Hours/ Oh well, Mike B) =

TimeWork Web deleted

It looks like vancouver community net has deleted timework web. I had requested that they terminate my email account there because it got too much spam. Apparently when they closed the email, they just deleted the entire timework user file including the web pages. Tom Walker 604 255 4812

Re: spinning Cancun

How much do you think that the muck up in Iraq gave the G 21 courage to stand up? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: spinning Cancun

Michael: How much do you think that the muck up in Iraq gave the G 21 courage to stand up? I don't know about that but this is what my State Minister Tuzmen asked to do. How happy I would have been had my country also stood up with the G-21. I doubt that he and others representing my country

pensions legislation

Bill Would Modify Pension Plan Rules By Albert B. Crenshaw Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 15, 2003; Page A06 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) plans to sponsor legislation that would require operators of pension plans to take into account the age of