Re: Women Academics and Welfare

1994-07-19 Thread ek
would be nice to write back to them for additional information i guess i'll try that adress and see what happens i'll drop your 5.b+BY THE OFFICE today since i'll be nearby also ill drop the tape from the last meeting into guy's envelope for mailing to him--please have mr bring home the tape(s)

An urban/regional course

1994-07-19 Thread Marshall Feldman
I may have posted this before, but because PEN-L hasn't been working too well over the past month or two (at least here it hasn't), I may have not have sent it to PEN-L or I may have missed some replies. Since making the original posting, I have gotten feedback that a good strategy is having

Race, morals, and welfare

1994-07-19 Thread Doug Henwood
US welfare politics just keeps getting more complex. Today's (7/19) Wall Street Journal reports that a WSJ/NBC poll finds 53% of blacks and 58% of white agreeing that "a declin in moral values is a major reason people are on welfare." Does that mean we have to retune the critique?

problems with marx's crit of utop socialism

1994-07-19 Thread Julie Matthaei
Reading the suggested texts on Marx and Engels' critiques of utopian socialism brings to mind my experiences when first reading them. In short, I believed them, and never bothered to read any of the "utopian socialists." Now, almost twenty years later, and searching for a feminist and

new list--marxism

1994-07-19 Thread Jonathan Beasley Murray
MARXISM is an electronic forum for discussion and experimentation rooted in both the work of Karl Marx and, more generally, the tradition(s) that work has inspired since. MARXISM is an open list - all interested parties are invited and encouraged to participate. To subscribe to MARXISM, send

re: race, morals, and welfare

1994-07-19 Thread Blair Sandler
Doug Henwood wrote about today's WSJ article on the Christian Coalition. "They want to become, says organizer Ralph Reed, a true rainbow coalition. This means that the easy equivalences of right=racist and multiculti=progressive must be rethought" But the article also notes that they're not

Re: Race, morals, and welfare

1994-07-19 Thread Bill Humphries
"In a previous message Doug Henwood writes:" US welfare politics just keeps getting more complex. Today's (7/19) Wall Street Journal reports that a WSJ/NBC poll finds 53% of blacks and 58% of white agreeing that "a declin in moral values is a major reason people are on welfare." Does

Re: An urban/regional course

1994-07-19 Thread S. Lerner
Try dividing the class into small groups (4-5) and having each group take the role of one of the actors (individuals, organizations agencies, etc.) in the case study. They then research their actor's position (perhaps have real actors come in to speak and answer questions), prepare briefs, and