Mass production and globalisation is necessary
if we want to sustain sustainably the earth's
population. That is why we cannot go back
to some quaint early form of capitalism.
Eva
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>Mike Hollinshead:
>
>Capitalist ambition seems to be a transmuted form of ascent, where
>spiritual ascent is replaced by symbolic ascent or ascent in other forms
>e.g. progress.
>Capitalism seems to flourish during periods when there is an emphasis
>within the culture on people as individuals, de
I lived in Britain until 1990, when I moved to Canada, where I now live. I
found it really refreshing to discover that there could be directly elected
mayors in their 20s and 30s - such a thing never happened in Britain, as I
recall.
My main impression of local government in Britain is that compa
This is a longish piece forwarded to me by an FWer. I am passing it along
to the list.
arthur cordell
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The Nation
February 16, 1998
Broken Faith
Why We Need to Renew the Social Compact
By Robert B. Reich
Presidents come and go in America these days, but inequality j
Hi
I am greatly enjoying the wealth of info on this listserv on history,
economics,
sociology, etc., pertaining to work. When I find something particularly
interesting I copy and paste it into my FutureWork document. It now stands
at 1601 pages!
A search on "digital" brought up material suggesti
The question was put "A question: do I infer correctly from this that
Mayors in the UK are not currently elected? If so, how are they selected,
and to whom are they accountable? I presume there is some democratic
representation at the civic level?"
It's late at night, so this might get a bit garb
The answer is simple if not necessarily easy. States make corporations by
the legislation that they pass concerning them. Legislation can be changed
or revoked. Ultimately states have a monopoly on force. If the states want
their way they can have it. We have to take back the states from the
c
Official Resolution of KCTU delegation convention
Resolution of KCTU delegates
The Plan for KCTU general strike struggle
WE DEMAND the retirement of chaebol chiefs and offering their personal
wealth to the society
WE ARE AGAINST the legislation of lay-off on managerial reasons and
temporary ma
