[PEN-L:1620] Apartheid: US S Africa; lecture NYC 12-1

The Brecht Forum The New York Marxist School 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor New York, New York 10001 (212) 242-4201 (212) 741-4563 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email) * Apartheid's Future in South Africa and the United States: Signs of Convergence a panel discussion with Peter Marcuse,

[PEN-L:1621] World Bank, IMF, New World Order; lecture NYC 12-2

The Brecht Forum The New York Marxist School 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor New York, New York 10001 (212) 242-4201 (212) 741-4563 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email) * The World Bank in the New World Order a discussion with Dennis Brutus and Sylvia Federici Saturday, December 2 at 7 pm

[PEN-L:1622] FW: BLS Daily Report

See below. Like it or not, Newt has gotten us to do a lot less. Dave Richardson -- BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995 In a belt-tightening move caused by likely budget cuts, BLS has tentatively decided to scrap analysis of collective bargaining agreements, a BLS

[PEN-L:1623] Re: Internet Workshop for Activists

On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Harry M. Cleaver wrote: Louis: Could you describe in some detail just what your workshops consist of? It sounds like you have a routine, script, presentation or what not, that works. I for one would be interested in knowing just what you do and how you do it. It

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

According to last Friday's _NYTimes_, U.S. FDI (much of it in SE Asia and Latin America) is at an all-time high, while many large Japanese banks are near insolvency, save liquidity injections from the Japanese Central Bank and revenues raised from playing international bond markets. Any thoughts

[PEN-L:1626] the familye

Dan Quayle said: Don't forget about the importance of the family. It begins with the family. We're not going to redefine the family. Everybody knows the definition of the family. [Meaningful pause]... O.K., that's enough on the family, Dan. Now tell us about the potatoe family.

[PEN-L:1625] AFDC

Does anyone have a time series of the average value of the AFDC grant, the further back the better? Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web:

[PEN-L:1628] request for info on foreign investment

I am forwarding this. I hope someone can help. June Zaccone A friend is trying to find disagregated data on the extent of U.S. military spending in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, etc. as a stimulant to capital accumulation for purchasing U.S. technology in various industries, e.g. woodworking

[PEN-L:1629] (Fwd) GTE Rally

Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 10:13:38 -0500 From: Richard Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: (Fwd) GTE Rally Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am forwarding the following information for a friend and union brother.

[PEN-L:1631] Tax The Rich Web Site (fwd)

Date: 30 Nov 95 01:58:44 EST From: Dennis McGann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BlindCopyReceiver:; Subject: Tax The Rich Web Site Here's a website that shows how the www can be used to organize effective political action. http://www.webcom.com/~ttr

[PEN-L:1633] lean production

Dear Penners: Does anyone know of any empirical studies examining the degree to which lean production systems have been introduced in various sectors of the economy? Any help would be deeply appreciated! Tony Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

[PEN-L:1634] w

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[PEN-L:1635] lean production

For the best recent evidence on the diffusion of lean production and other workplace models in the U.S. economy, see THE NEW AMERICAN WORKPLACE by Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt (ILR Press--Cornell U. Press). It came out about a year ago. Peter Dorman