[PEN-L:5929] re: Korea

To all whom it may concern: I have really enjoyed the stimulating discussion on Korean reunification, the continued U.S. military presence there and its relationship to inter- state competition, and the "cultural" dimensions of both the North and South Korean development models and political

Re: The New York Times

As an American-born and -bred sociology graduate student almost completely ignorant of world history until recently (now I'm just relatively ignorant) I must concur w/these remarks. The aspect of the "liberal" U.S. media's "world" coverage which I find most appalling is that on sub-Saharan

[PEN-L:3542] Pac Rim political economy request

level of analysis, not a comparative national one -- the interface between W. Coast U.S., E. Asia, and even C. America and Chile, and so on. Thanks in advance for your help. John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist sociology of the built

[PEN-L:3260] Re: Buchanan

of turning Thailand and Malaysia into Taiwan tell me that we should neither write off or assume transnational collaboration with militant E. Asian organizations. Just some rambling food for thought. John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist

[PEN-L:1818] Re: Sweeney and company

s concomitant with productivity, of course I want that in my life as I want it in everyone's life -- but only as an immediate bread-and-butter objective, not as a end-state in an emancipatory world society. I apologize if this posting sounds self-righteous or antipathetic. Dialogue is important, an

[PEN-L:1780] sweeney and company

world's most robust capitalist economy in mind. H ... have they studied anything about structural trends in the world economy of the last 25 years ? John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist sociology of the built environment, port authority com

[PEN-L:1624] U.S. FDI and Japanese banks

? John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist sociology of the built environment, port authority competition on the West Coast of North America e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:1433] Re: State taxes

Didn't Jerry Brown light a spark to all this flat-tax hoopla during his Democratic nomination campaign ? Granted, he wanted to accompany federal flat income tax with an elimination of loopholes and writeoffs exploited by those with enough wealth to hire expensive tax lawyers, but isn't this yet

[PEN-L:1436] Re: the new AFL-CIO

Pete Bohmer sez: I attended the rally in favor of the Boeing strikers and spoke briefly at it. There was an attempt by the main organizer of the rally, Jobs With Justice, to involve community based groups in mobilizing for the rally and we were invited to speak briefly, a very small step

[PEN-L:1438] Re: the new AFL-CIO

I'm sorry, on my last post I didn't sign off ... John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist sociology of the built environment, port authority competition on the West Coast of North America e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:1387] the new AFL-CIO

For those of you interested in U.S. organized labor's "new direction" under the Sweeney/Trumka leadership, see the article in today's _NYT_ about the labor bosses paying a visit to the Boeing strike in Everett, WA. Renewed militancy, perhaps, but with a woefully protectionist twist. What is one

[PEN-L:1232] globalization

ard with any success until the dialectical and contradictory nature of these manifold tendencies are knit together into a coherent theory of the totality of world capitalism. John L. Gulick U. California-Santa Cruz Sociology Graduate Program Research interest: eco-Marxist sociology of the bui

[PEN-L:1092] Re: Core labor rights/global trade agreements

The protectionist nature of the U.S.' position on social tariffs and so forth seems especially clear given the push for right-wing labor law "reform" now making its way through various Congressional committees and sub-committees. These "reforms" include repeal of prevailing wage laws, mandating

[PEN-L:709] mike lebowitz's address

Sorry to interrupt public postings on this list, but I was wondering if anyone could zap me Mike Lebowitz's e-mail address. Please send it directly to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] so as to avoid rude interventions such as that which I just regrettably made. Thanks, John Gulick UC-Santa Cruz

[PEN-L:259] bank mergers

Pen-L'ers, What do any of you make of the world-historical significance of this recent frenzy of bank mergers, topped the other day by the record-setting Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank deal ? How much does it have to do with relaxed laws regulating interstate banking, how much of it has to do

[PEN-L:5832] extended reproduction question

The extended reproduction of capital requires that the costs involved in capital goods production fall faster than the costs of consumer goods production. Does anyone know of a Marxist who makes the preceding argument, and if so, where ? John Gulick Sociology Grad Program UC-Santa Cruz