Re: Re: ocal Government Rejects Corporate Personhood

2002-12-26 Thread Michael Perelman
, as Justin suggested. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The real Mary

2002-12-25 Thread Michael Perelman
In response to Chris's theological note, perhaps the INS roundup of Muslims is an attempt to celebrate the true roots of Christmas. Maybe we should be celebrating their detention in the spirit of the times. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Re: Frist's Skeletons

2002-12-25 Thread Michael Perelman
A Wall Street Journal column on politics recommended that Frist sell his HCA stock immediately. Of course, Tenet Health Care is more in the spotlight, now that 2 nearby doctors have been accused of giving unnecessary heart surgery to patients in Reading, CA. -- Michael Perelman Economics

Sec. Snow

2002-12-25 Thread Michael Perelman
Does anybody know anything about his academic training and interests? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: The new economics

2002-12-24 Thread Michael Perelman
moving into another period of massive wealth polarization a la the 80s? Or is this just a bad bump in the road? Alan Jacobson -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: the humbling?

2002-12-23 Thread Michael Perelman
Would a stronger fine indicate a seriousness that would create pressure to go after higher-ups (Weil?)? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Trap tripped Lott

2002-12-23 Thread Michael Perelman
: http://www.oro.net/~dscanlan -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

The new economics

2002-12-23 Thread Michael Perelman
The Republicans are now the party of deficit promotion. Today the Wall Street Journal Outlook column says that the huge cuts required to balance state budgets will now make government more efficient. Good tidings are everywhere. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

productivity for information technology

2002-12-23 Thread Michael Perelman
Fortune magazine suggests that the productivity paradox is finished. Information technology is now lifting productivity by facilitating outsourcing jobs abroad. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/fastforward/0,15704,401035,00.html -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Re: protection rents.......

2002-12-23 Thread Michael Perelman
The US relented according to the Wall Street Journal. I suspect that there may be less to the relent than the US might be suggesting. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: muscular economics

2002-12-21 Thread Michael Perelman
because all his colleagues hated his guts because he was such a rude bastard. And after that inaugural column they all jumped up and said See? Michael -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: The Economist considers Karl Marx

2002-12-20 Thread Michael Perelman
those proles, the lucky duckies: they own the companies, they tell the government what to do, they choose who rules... and they don't even have to pay taxes! -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

muscular economics

2002-12-20 Thread Michael Perelman
Krugman's latest says: The Washington Post reports that one of Mr. Bush's frequent complaints about Larry Lindsey was that he didn't get enough physical exercise. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

poor pay more

2002-12-19 Thread Michael Perelman
, but quantification would be difficult. Even so, I think that the idea of trying to quantify the benefit side alongside the tax side might be interesting. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How Much Housing Credit Is Too Much?

2002-12-19 Thread Michael Perelman
quarterly review of the Fed's financial statistics. http://www.fmcenter.org/pdf/flow12-02nocov.pdf -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RE: Re: How Much Housing Credit Is Too Much?

2002-12-19 Thread Michael Perelman
their negative equity. On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 02:02:56PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: but how much have mortgage payments risen as a percentage of personal disposable income? after all, interest rates have fallen and refinancing is the big trend these days. -- Michael Perelman Economics

Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: How Much Housing Credit Is Too Much?

2002-12-19 Thread Michael Perelman
as they were listed. I don't think anything like that is happening now. So even if prices are holding, you can have considerable weakness in the market. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

rational expectations and market efficiency

2002-12-18 Thread Michael Perelman
,00.html (sub req'd) The paper seems to be at mailbox:/C|/Program Files/Netscape/Users/michael/mail/Inbox?id=BORISf4yp8ARf3sllNY0077%40boris.mgmt.purdue.edunumber=6223492part=1.2 The paper -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929

job opening

2002-12-18 Thread Michael Perelman
inquiries should be addressed to Roy J. Rotheim, Chairperson, Department of Economics, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Candidates might want to visit the College's website at http://www.skidmore.edu/ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: Bush Administration On The Poor: Pay More Taxes!

2002-12-18 Thread Michael Perelman
Besides the obvious importance of this article, it is a useful reminder about how the Right wins its war of ideas. Total nonsense, repeated over and over finally becomes conventional wisdom. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Military Keynesianism to the rescue

2002-12-17 Thread Michael Perelman
I have been ringing recently about the new WiFi technology that threatens the wireless industry, which is already burdened with overcapacity. Just today, the New York Times reports that the defense industry has discovered that this technology interferes with vital radar capacity. -- Michael

Re: Re: Re: FW: housing bubble?

2002-12-17 Thread Michael Perelman
their property in Southern California and move up here to take advantage of cheaper property values. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FW: today's papers: US agit-prop

2002-12-16 Thread Michael Perelman
. ... so all you folks in what we USers call friendly nations should get ready. Jim -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

us coup plot in Venezuela

2002-12-13 Thread Michael Perelman
http://www.vheadline.com/0212/14248.asp Does anybody know about this??? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Fw: economists and free riding behavior...

2002-12-13 Thread Michael Perelman
The original reference is Frank, Robert H., Thomas Gilovich, and Dennis T. Regan. 1993. Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation? Journal of Economic Perspectives, 7: 2 (Spring): pp. 159-72. On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 12:42:57PM -0500, Ann Li wrote: -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Re: Re: A NYC transit strike?

2002-12-13 Thread Michael Perelman
the Current masthead, I was rebuked by a Solidary member for having described Tim S as a Marxist on lbo-talk. This was perceived as indiscreet and unwise. Doug . -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University

Re: Win Without War

2002-12-12 Thread Michael Perelman
. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: war against Iraq update

2002-12-12 Thread Michael Perelman
Also, Saddam does not control the North. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

forwarded from Kendall Clark on Lott

2002-12-12 Thread Michael Perelman
in nothing else. Kendall Clark, Editor, http://www.whiteprivilege.com/ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Job opening

2002-12-12 Thread Michael Perelman
-5069 (Work) Fax (61)2 4921-6919 (Work) Fax (61)2 4981-8124 (Home) Mobile: 0 414 966 751 - End forwarded message - -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Trent Lott, not the first time

2002-12-11 Thread Michael Perelman
Here are the exact words: The real story here is that in ultimately accommodating himself as gracefully to integration as he did, Strom Thurmond made it easier for others to follow. We wish we could say the same for Mr. Lott . -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: Re: Trent Lott, not the first time

2002-12-11 Thread Michael Perelman
Yesterday, the WSJ editorial said that Strom had progressed since 1948, and they hoped that Lott would also. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Robert Manning

2002-12-11 Thread Michael Perelman
Is Robert Manning here? Sorry to bother the list. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: pension reform

2002-12-10 Thread Michael Perelman
, will alienate a great deal of support. Pension reform is an excellent example. It offers a quick fix to increase profits for a number of companies, but it does so not through growth, but by taking away from people who will certainly hold the Republicans responsible. -- Michael Perelman

Blowback

2002-12-10 Thread Michael Perelman
of the attempt to remake the Middle East. I wonder if anyone in power gives any thought whatsoever to long-term consequences. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

hilarious -- State GOP chief seeks to punish big business

2002-12-10 Thread Michael Perelman
California is supposed to be a trend-setter. The head of the party wants to undo corporate tax breaks. http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/story/5536064p-6514941c.html -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL

Re: Re: United Airlines and market socialism

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
/correspo/1998/may1998/sj-m5.shtml -- The Marxism list: www.marxmail.org __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: Re: Re: Re: United Airlines and market socialism

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
Let's not rehash that one. On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:36:39AM -0600, Carrol Cox wrote: I don't believe market socialism would work, -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: : United Airlines and market socialism

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
backwards to keep Michael Perelman happy by not provoking certain people any more. I can certainly add you to the list. Please do. And you needn't speculate about my motives for rejoining PEN-L. Engaging in fruitless discussion with you was not high on my list of reasons. Matzel tov. jks

Re: Re: discussion about quotes from CAPITAL

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
Russel Long got the idea of ESOPs from Louis Kelso, who wrote something with a title like Capitalist Manfesto. ESOPs were never intended to be socialist. As Joel mentioned, they have usually been used to prop up lemons, although some employers used it for the tax benefits. -- Michael

Re: Re: about some quotes from CAPITAL

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
let's play nice. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: about some quotes from CAPITAL

2002-12-09 Thread Michael Perelman
obvious that we have nothing productive to say to each other. Louis Proyect, Marxism mailing list: http://www.marxmail.org -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: O'Neill and sectors of capitalism

2002-12-08 Thread Michael Perelman
the economy, and what better way to do that than with a headline-grabbing shakeup? But as for policy - well it looks like more tax cuts for the upscale, and that's about it. Doug -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail

Re: Re: Neill goes, Bono stays

2002-12-08 Thread Michael Perelman
have? Carrol -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Interesting Wall Street Journal trend???

2002-12-08 Thread Michael Perelman
are regarding austerity moves at the paper. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

URPE web site

2002-12-08 Thread michael perelman
to download, how to join URPE, and other interesting information. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bush's Fire Plan Won't Work

2002-12-07 Thread Michael Perelman
Sabri is severely reprimanded for cavorting with Cato types the same day that he posts Mike Rupper's column. Ruppert is a conspiracy theorist. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: FW: today's papers: Crash Landing?

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
with it? it didn't call for enough wage cuts? Another question: What is the gov't's agendda. Wasn't United Airlines taken over by its employees in a previous fianancial scramble? Or was that another airline? Dan Scanlan -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico

applied cost benefit analysis

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4661957.htm -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: Re: Re: FW: today's papers: Crash Landing?

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: China: worker ownership...

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Damn Marxist Economists Again

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
gloss to political sloganeering. Unfortunately, they never tried. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: FW: today's papers: Crash Landing?

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
If United goes bankrupt, then it will have a decided edge on the rest of the industry. It will not have as heavy debts and the unions will be defanged. Other carriers will have to break their unions to compete. There will be fewer flights and more Valuejets. -- Michael Perelman Economics

Re: Re: Re: FW: today's papers: Crash Landing?

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
No. Southwest does not have unions, I believe, but they treat their workers well. On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 01:06:00PM -0600, Bill Lear wrote: On Thursday, December 5, 2002 at 10:57:29 (-0800) Michael Perelman writes: If United goes bankrupt, then it will have a decided edge on the rest

plus ca change

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
arbitragers at 11 large brokerages and private companies described bouts of panic selling by takeover speculators eager to liquidate at any price because the deal had become to risky and because they needed money to repay debts. Some arbitragers said several small arbitrage -- Michael Perelman

[soapbox@comcast.net: Teaching Position at John Jay]

2002-12-05 Thread Michael Perelman
. Interview at December meeting possible. Contact Professor Joan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - End forwarded message - -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

China: forwarded from Steve Philion

2002-12-04 Thread Michael Perelman
. The series had a number of Lei Feng's who give there savings to the capitalist when the firm is on the verge of bankruptcy. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: stranger than fiction?

2002-12-04 Thread Michael Perelman
I assume that he had no trouble finding real life examples at hand. On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 08:21:56PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: Is it strange that my twelve-year-old son is learning the word alienated in middle school? Jim -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: Re: Re: Maquiladoras not beneficial

2002-12-03 Thread Michael Perelman
the world of economics, but once he got on his high horse, he could be infuriating. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Maquiladoras not beneficial

2002-12-03 Thread Michael Perelman
Dialogue requires a certain degree of courtesy that was often absent from his posts. On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 02:22:32PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: Michael Perelman wrote: Lou is correct on several points. Brad typically supports neo-liberal policies abroad and, at least to my mind, he

Chomsky

2002-12-03 Thread Michael Perelman
about any of today's demons, makes one an agent of the devil. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Maquiladoras not beneficial

2002-12-02 Thread Michael Perelman
: Maquiladora workers receive wages considerably below those paid to non-maquiladora manufacturing workers. What is it about the stats I've seen quoted by bourgeois economists that makes it possible for them to represent the opposite as true? Bill -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Re: Jacoby versus Chomsky

2002-12-02 Thread Michael Perelman
-intellectual culture. Ian -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Maquiladoras not beneficial

2002-12-02 Thread Michael Perelman
Also, many of the maq's are shutting down as contractors flee to China and other low cost labor. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Housing Bubble?

2002-12-02 Thread Michael Perelman
is mortgage demand. There's talk of saggy prices, like what you recount, but the normally cyclical housing market held up very well during the recession. This will either be vindicated by a broader recovery soon, or it could be a remaining unpopped bubble (like the dollar). Doug -- Michael

Re: eternal war for eternal peace update

2002-12-02 Thread Michael Perelman
destruction and a victory for the United States and the cause of freedom. [Dick Cheney] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64522-2002Dec2.html -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Turkey: No to imperialist aggression. No to war.

2002-12-01 Thread Michael Perelman
My God, the US papers give more space to Turkish antiwar demos. than the bigger ones here. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RE: George Soros, Imperial Wizard

2002-11-30 Thread Michael Perelman
that Soros likes the KKK? Jim -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Anti-weapons: Russian Scientists Threaten to Halt Space War

2002-11-30 Thread Michael Perelman
/articles/BOG211A.html -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Otto Reich at work

2002-11-29 Thread Michael Perelman
not a single word in favor of bin Laden. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

George Soros, Imperial Wizard

2002-11-29 Thread Michael Perelman
high school history teacher She lives in Free port, NY and was for many years married to the late scholar and activist Sean Gervasi. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bush, moron?

2002-11-28 Thread Michael Perelman
be a grave mistake to just play him for laughs. Copyright 1996-2002. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Bush, moron? ref # 32618

2002-11-28 Thread Michael Perelman
with what markets call ability, not disability. Babiak, P. 1995. When Psychopaths Go to Work. International Journal of Applied Psycholology, 44: pp. 171-188. Of course, I am way over my head here with virtually no knowledge of the subject. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California

Re: Why Isn't the Fed's Medicine Working?

2002-11-25 Thread Michael Perelman
This is an excellent piece of analysis. Your group does great work, but I rarely see it acknowledged. Is it because the big fish do not give you credit for the stuff that they take? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail

Re: the Krugman advantage

2002-11-25 Thread Michael Perelman
The article was excellent. I am delighted that he is bashing the right, just as I am saddened by the recent recruits to the right that we have discussed earlier. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

tax cuts/fiscal policy

2002-11-24 Thread Michael Perelman
is going to be cutting all sorts of programs, leading states to pick up the slack. Cutting domestic programs while increasing spending for military adventures is hardly likely to have a neutral effect. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898

More on the privatization of information

2002-11-24 Thread Michael Perelman
A. Drake is professor emeritus at the Georgia Institute of Technology Library. Her e-mail address is miriam.drake @library.gatech.edu. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RE: Re: tax cuts/fiscal policy

2002-11-24 Thread Michael Perelman
California's electricity / corporate corruption crisis because the Dems -- in the form of Gov. Gray Davis -- were totally complicit with California's electricity / corporate corruption crisis. Jim -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530

Re: Re: how things change

2002-11-23 Thread Michael Perelman
Yes, they hired Dick Armey also. What strikes me is that nobody on the left in political circles has spoken up, so that the right wingers look like brave heroes. On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:57:59PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: Michael Perelman wrote: The New York Times reports that Bob Barr

Re: re: how things change

2002-11-23 Thread Michael Perelman
dollars are not liberal or conservative. On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:41:03PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: what surprises me is that Barr and Armey want to be associated with the ACLU. Isn't the ACLU liberal, and therefore bad, from the Reaganite perspective? Jim From: Michael Perelman Yes

Re: Re: Re: re: how things change

2002-11-23 Thread Michael Perelman
against snooping and repression isn't a bad thing is it? Doug Michael Perelman wrote: dollars are not liberal or conservative. On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:41:03PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: what surprises me is that Barr and Armey want to be associated with the ACLU. Isn't the ACLU

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: re: how things change

2002-11-23 Thread Michael Perelman
: Michael Perelman wrote: No, it is not a bad thing. It is bad that it is necessary to find our allies on the right, while the left remains silent. What left? The left you I know isn't. The ACLU is full of liberals. If you mean the Dems, well they're not really the left, are they? Doug

pc language

2002-11-23 Thread Michael Perelman
We often use expressions, such as looney, to suggest that someone's ideas cannot be taken seriously. I have no idea how one could say something comparable, still using colorgul language. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E

Re: Re: Frontiers of Scientific Research in the Information Age

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Perelman
Sorry, New York Times. On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 10:50:43PM -0800, Ian Murray wrote: - Original Message - From: michael perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:53 PM Subject: [PEN-L:32456] Frontiers of Scientific Research

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: The Economics Biz

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Perelman
.) Finally, Marx assumed that gold was the basis for international money, which arguably made sense empirically at the time. Jim Devine -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Political Economy Research Institute Newsletter

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Perelman
to liberalization. Download this paper: http://www.umass.edu/peri/pdfs/WP47.pdf [ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: Re: The Economics Biz

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Perelman
a revolutionary stance. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

how things change

2002-11-22 Thread Michael Perelman
The New York Times reports that Bob Barr will now work as a consultant to the ACLU. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Privatization of information

2002-11-21 Thread michael perelman
of scientific and technical information, said the groups was not happy that PubScience was taken down. We believe there is a need to ensure open access for the public to information created by taxpayer dollars, Smith said. We think that's essential. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

guidance for student

2002-11-21 Thread Michael Perelman
A good student wants to know what the possibilities are for doing NGO type work abroad. Is there a good source for knowing the available opportunities? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Rx6: Joanne- re 2WW - I almost forgot

2002-11-21 Thread Michael Perelman
sure, you can have an honorary degree from me. On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 08:45:36PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/20/02 5:11:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is this strange fascination with Stalin? -- Michael Perelman Economics

The Economics Biz

2002-11-21 Thread michael perelman
and they have this bubble that people live in for six months in Arizona. It is a strange kind of place because it has its fingers in so many pies. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Frontiers of Scientific Research in the Information Age

2002-11-21 Thread michael perelman
lawyer, is leading a review of regulations that could relax existing limits on behind-the-scenes marketing of drugs. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Housing bubble watch

2002-11-20 Thread Michael Perelman
I am surprised that building permits are increasing. I wonder what kind of permits they are -- apartments, luxury homes, commercial? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Easterbrook's claims

2002-11-20 Thread Michael Perelman
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Re: Re: Rx6: Joanne- re 2WW - I almost forgot

2002-11-20 Thread Michael Perelman
What is this strange fascination with Stalin? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: protection rents, part 1

2002-11-19 Thread Michael Perelman
of Iraq I. Ten years ago, the US fought the war as a mercenary and was repaid by other capitalist powers; we ended up with an approximately $100B transfer on the current account. This time around, the US will have to be the one to shell out for acquiescence to an unpopular war. -- Michael

Re: cutting privatizing state services

2002-11-19 Thread Michael Perelman
Privatizing education also tends to reinforce the fragmentation of society into separate islands of experience. Public schools, at their best, bring all sorts of people together in ways that they would not have otherwise experienced. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State

Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: economics on pen-l

2002-11-18 Thread Michael Perelman
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Loren Goldner's Web site

2002-11-18 Thread Michael Perelman
text The Remaking of the American Working Class, followed by a very pertinent appendix on fictitious capital by Michael Perelman; a long review of a three-volume study of the medieval period by Joao Bernardo (see bottom for book review section); a retouched 1983 article on the absence of a working

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