[PEN-L] new frontiers in law and economics [and a whole lot of other stuff]

Bettor Days for Gonzales By Al Kamen Washington Post Friday, July 8, 2005; A21 The money, literally, is moving to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales as the pick to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the

Re: [PEN-L] $11 trillion deficit

On 7/8/05, Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not serious at all. Why should the US government, which we can assume > for financial if not political purposes to be immortal, use > discounted present value accounting? They can tax all they need to. > > Doug -- T

Re: [PEN-L] $11 trillion deficit

Not serious at all. Why should the US government, which we can assume for financial if not political purposes to be immortal, use discounted present value accounting? They can tax all they need to. Doug michael perelman wrote: How serious is this? http://www.prudentbear.com/archive_comm_artic

[PEN-L] $11 trillion deficit

How serious is this? http://www.prudentbear.com/archive_comm_article.asp?category=Guest+Commentary&content_idx=44615 When the U.S. Treasury reported the official 2004 federal budget deficit at a record $413 billion last October, the hisses and boos in the financial media were unrelenting. Two mo

Re: [PEN-L] Steve Rose

34% in elite jobs? What's he smoking? Why aren't those in "good" jobs a social-democratic constituency? They're the ones suffering from insecurity and shrinking benefits. The whole point of soc dem is universalizing the "middle class" standard of living, no?Doug That's the idea. Perhaps the

Re: [PEN-L] london bombings

Unreal City, A crowd flowed over London Bridge So many. I had not thought death had undone so many. There spied I one I knew And stopped him, crying Tony! You who were with me in the gunship at MyLai! That corpse you planted in your garden-- Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year? Oh ke

Re: [PEN-L] Steve Rose

Max B. Sawicky wrote: The social-democratic constituency, at least traditionally-defined, may be way smaller than you thought . . . http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/rose/rose.html Steve is one of EPI's long-standing collaborators in analysis of labor market data, and one of the

[PEN-L] Steve Rose

The social-democratic constituency, at least traditionally-defined, may be way smaller than you thought . . . http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/rose/rose.html Steve is one of EPI's long-standing collaborators in analysis of labor market data, and one of the leading experts on income

[PEN-L] Rhythm and bullshit

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/23384/ Rhythm and Bullshit? The Slow Decline of R&B By Mark Anthony Neal, PopMatters. Posted July 8, 2005. Yeah, I'm nostalgic: When Mary J. Blige first uttered the opening lines to "You Remind Me," it was about making sure that hip-hop remembered that R&B ca

[PEN-L] The New Imperialism

The New Imperialismby Eric HobsbawmJune 26, 2005The GuardianThree continuities link the global US of the cold warera with the attempt to assert world supremacy since2001. The first is its position of internationaldomination, outside the sphere of influence ofcommunist regimes during

Re: [PEN-L] is Rick Santorum fronting for Tom Walker?

The short answer is "no". The "male breadwinner model" was a problem, it's not a solution. Both mothers AND fathers ought to have the option of working reduced hours at approximately full-time pay so they can spend more time with their kids. The model is Sweden, not "Leave it to Beaver" America. h