Book review: Cohen and Arato

1994-02-19 Thread James Lawler
Civil Society and Political Theory, by Jean L. Cohen and Andrew Arato, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1992. 771 + xxi pages. $45.00 Reviewed by James Lawler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Philosophy Department SUNY at Buffalo Inspired above all by the democratic reform movements in Eastern Europe that urged the d

re: Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Blair Sandler
Doug Henwood wrote, "Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help me out?" Please post to pen-l; I'm interested too. Thanks. Blair Sandler

re: Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Blair Sandler
Doug Henwood wrote, "Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help me out?" Please post to pen-l; I'm interested too. Thanks. Blair Sandler

RE: Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Michael Lebowitz
In Message Sat, 19 Feb 1994 12:11:08 -0500 (EST), Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such >thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help >me out? > Doug, The following statement a`ears as a

RE: Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Michael Lebowitz
In Message Sat, 19 Feb 1994 12:11:08 -0500 (EST), Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such >thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help >me out? > Doug, The following statement a`ears as a

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Anthony D'Costa
By East Indies do you mean Indonesia/Sumatra/Java or India? Or do you mean blacks from the West Indies are contemptuous of US blacks? Indians from South Asia, especially upper caste/class are contemptuous of blacks everywhere. It has more to do with caste (color) and of course the colonized

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Anthony D'Costa
By East Indies do you mean Indonesia/Sumatra/Java or India? Or do you mean blacks from the West Indies are contemptuous of US blacks? Indians from South Asia, especially upper caste/class are contemptuous of blacks everywhere. It has more to do with caste (color) and of course the colonized

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Michael Perelman
One minor quibble: Sowell is, I believe, from the East Indies, or his family is. To generalize, East Indians are sometimes contemptuous of U.S. blacks. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 916-898-6141 messages E-Mail [EMAI

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Michael Perelman
One minor quibble: Sowell is, I believe, from the East Indies, or his family is. To generalize, East Indians are sometimes contemptuous of U.S. blacks. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 916-898-6141 messages E-Mail [EMAI

Faculty Development Workshop announcement

1994-02-19 Thread jean shackelford
I was asked to post the following: ___ ANNOUNCING AN NSF SPONSORED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT "IMPROVING INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION BY INTEGRATING THE LATEST SCHOLARSHIP ON WOMEN AND MINORITIES." WHERE: DENISON UNIVERSITY, GRANVILLE OH WHEN: JUNE 10 - 15, 1994 WHO: PROJECT DIRECT

Faculty Development Workshop announcement

1994-02-19 Thread jean shackelford
I was asked to post the following: ___ ANNOUNCING AN NSF SPONSORED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT "IMPROVING INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION BY INTEGRATING THE LATEST SCHOLARSHIP ON WOMEN AND MINORITIES." WHERE: DENISON UNIVERSITY, GRANVILLE OH WHEN: JUNE 10 - 15, 1994 WHO: PROJECT DIRECT

Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Doug Henwood
Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help me out? Doug Doug Henwood [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Left Business Observer 212-874-4020 (voice) 212-874-3137 (fax)

Karl on Krisis

1994-02-19 Thread Doug Henwood
Somewhere - I think it was the Grundrisse - Marx said there is no such thing as permanent crisis. Now I can't locate the quote. Can anyone help me out? Doug Doug Henwood [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Left Business Observer 212-874-4020 (voice) 212-874-3137 (fax)

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Jim Devine
Thomas Sowell is an ex-Marxist, another example of the "god that failed" phenomenon. It was a MAJOR misa mistake for Marxists -- the CP and others -- to pro portray Marxism as a secular fe religion rather than as a method of asking questions of the world. This led many (especially given the obn

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Jim Devine
Thomas Sowell is an ex-Marxist, another example of the "god that failed" phenomenon. It was a MAJOR misa mistake for Marxists -- the CP and others -- to pro portray Marxism as a secular fe religion rather than as a method of asking questions of the world. This led many (especially given the obn

Negroponte

1994-02-19 Thread Zodiac
On Mon, 14 Feb 1994, Doug Henwood wrote: > Irrelevant personal detail: [Nick] Negroponte is the son of John N, who > [allegedly] supervised torture in Brazil in the 1960s for the CIA and who, > as ambassador to Honduras, supervised part of the contra war in the 1980s. Interesting... Can I ask w

Negroponte

1994-02-19 Thread Zodiac
On Mon, 14 Feb 1994, Doug Henwood wrote: > Irrelevant personal detail: [Nick] Negroponte is the son of John N, who > [allegedly] supervised torture in Brazil in the 1960s for the CIA and who, > as ambassador to Honduras, supervised part of the contra war in the 1980s. Interesting... Can I ask w

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Zodiac
Mike M. -- Thank you for posting this interesting, thought-stimulating, well-researched article by Thomas Sowell. Most refreshing to see the odd piece like this posted to PEN-L because it gives me a renewed sense of "grounding" in that it reaffirms my general opinion and gut-feeling that Lib

Re: Forwarded message of a T. Swelle piece on Crime

1994-02-19 Thread Zodiac
Mike M. -- Thank you for posting this interesting, thought-stimulating, well-researched article by Thomas Sowell. Most refreshing to see the odd piece like this posted to PEN-L because it gives me a renewed sense of "grounding" in that it reaffirms my general opinion and gut-feeling that Lib