Support the NewStandard FWD: Update; Corporation Coverage; Dahr Jamail Returns to Iraq

2004-04-02 Thread troy cochrane
This project needs support, in my humble estimation.Note: forwarded message attached.Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals---BeginMessage--- Dear Friends of The NewStandard, Despite our irregular publishing schedule, we at The NewStandard have remained very busy of late. While our

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-12 Thread troy cochrane
Has anyone ever done a study on the actual returns cities and states have seen on these corporate subsidies? TroyEubulides [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [New York Times]November 10, 2003When Subsidies to Lure Business Don't Pan OutBy LOUIS UCHITELLEINDIANAPOLIS - A huge, light-gray building, trimmed

Re: election results

2003-11-06 Thread troy cochrane
The NDP are far from the ideal party of the left, but I do understand they work within certain constraints, and they are far better than the alternative. So, it is still nice to see then pull out a win in my beloved home province. Troy paul phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't give the

Re: Privatizing and selling off Iraq oil assets

2003-11-04 Thread troy cochrane
Yeah, competition among the biggest oil companies, all of merged, inter-connected, back-room dealing, I'll scratch-your-back-you-scratch-mine oil companies. I'm sure that will create a competitive atmosphere where the highest price is attained for the Iraqis. As well, how is the Iraqi government

Re: In defence of Krugman and against Alexander Cockburn: choice oftargets

2003-11-02 Thread troy cochrane
One of the titles of a chapter in Michael Moore's new book is "Death to Horatio Alger." His premise is that just the dream of someday becoming rich undermines class solidarity. It really is the all-American dream, the "rags-to-riches" story. Troy"Devine, James" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ravi:

Re: A reply to Michael Albert

2003-10-29 Thread troy cochrane
Joseph, let me say that the reason Michael wouldn't have responded to your overall assessment is because I simply forwarded him the URL in your original post and that URL led to the critique of the structure of parecon. Thanks, TroyJoseph Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IntroductionA few days ago,

Re: Participatory Economics

2003-10-28 Thread troy cochrane
Louis, For everything you say, I fail to see the true critique of participatory economics. Pining for the days of Paris Commune will not bring about revolution. Offering alternatives to the status quo will. You also criticize Albert and Hahnel for their own criticisms of Trotsky's and Lenin's

Re: Participatory Economics

2003-10-28 Thread troy cochrane
, TroyLouis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: troy cochrane wrote: Louis, For everything you say, I fail to see the true critique of participatory economics. Pining for the days of Paris Commune will not bring about revolution. Offering alternatives to the status quo will.Did I appear to be pining

Re: Participatory Economics

2003-10-28 Thread troy cochrane
e privacy ofpeople's choices -- it improperly politicizes allpreferences.jks--- troy cochrane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Louis, For everything you say, I fail to see the true critique of participatory economics. Pining for the days of Paris Commune will not bring about revolution. Offering alte

Re: Alberts Participatory Economics and the problem of allocation

2003-10-28 Thread troy cochrane
Matias, Thank you for your response and I apologize for being unable to get the accent on the i in your name. Do you mind if I forward your critique onto Michael? Thanks, TroyMatĂ­as Scaglione [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a little comment on Michael Albert's Pareconas a reading interrogation

Re: BETTER VERSION: ATTN: Joseph Green: Michael Albert Replies

2003-10-25 Thread troy cochrane
Thanks Sabri. TroySabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Troy,Try this:http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htmIt is quite a useful tool for reformatting messy e-mails and itis free.Best,SabriPost your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals

The working class Re: Participatory Economics

2003-10-22 Thread troy cochrane
Okay, please define what exactly constitues the working class? What other classes must we concern ourselves with in a class analysis of society? Are there two classes? Three? More? On what lines do we divide them up? Is this a useful distinction? Have the divisions changed at all over the last 150

Participatory Economics

2003-10-21 Thread troy cochrane
I'm curious as to the opinion of those on this list of Participatory Economics. It seems to be a well thought out, rationally presented, and viable alternative to capitalism and state socialism. Several small businesses have been successfully operating for years on the model -obviously a limited

Re: Re: the emporer

2003-04-05 Thread troy cochrane
As a Canadian I've wondered about this myself. Is this nationalism a means of not alientating the nationalistic majority, or is it rooted in something? The only positive aspect to nationalism I can see is that it can serve as a means of identification that should breed empathy for your neighbours.

Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: the emporer

2003-04-05 Thread troy cochrane
That is awesome. I had a discussion with my mother, a sixth grade teacher, about students standing for the national anthem. My mother holds many progressive views, and she is of the opinion, and one should show respect for this country be standing for the anthem. I asked her once, what she would

Re: UN to be relevant again

2003-04-05 Thread troy cochrane
I agree with the Iraqi Ambassador to the UN, for the UN to be relevant, shouldn't it be pursuing stopping the war crimes currently being perpetrated by the illegitimate leaders of the U.S.? The ability of the U.S. to force the entire world into submission is scary. While France, Russia, Germany,

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: the emporer

2003-04-05 Thread troy cochrane
Those people showed up, and they get my support, as do the half a million Brits, the hundreds of thousands of Canadians, the hundreds of thousands of Europeans, and most importantly the hundreds of thousands of Middle Easterners who reject the supposed stability ousting Hussein will bring. What

Re: Quiz

2003-04-05 Thread troy cochrane
I love the English language: I'm assuming you mean "A good quiz from Z Magazine to pass around to the ignorati." Otherwise, some people at Z might be a tad offended. Troy Dan Scanlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good quiz to pass around to the ignorati from Z

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread troy cochrane
Having nothing to back this up other than observation, I think happiness is much more related to community than it is to wealth. Unfortunately, the wealthiest countries seem to lack or even have destroyed community. By community I am meaning that you know and have an investment in your neighbours

Re: Re: WSJ - Is This A Great Country?

2003-04-02 Thread troy cochrane
This relates to an item I saw in Adbusters once.A survey asked people how much money they would need to be happy and feel financially secure. Across the board, whether the CEO of a major corporations or some poor slob working for minimum wage, the answer was roughly "twice as much." People