[PEN-L:8838] *HISTORIC CITIZENS PANEL* on Telecomm Democracy--April '97 (fwd)

1997-03-05 Thread D Shniad
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 04:48:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: *HISTORIC CITIZENS PANEL* on "Telecomm Democracy"--April '97 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Loka Alert 4:2 (March 5, 1997) PLEASE REPOST WIDELY (WHERE APPROPRIATE) From Dick

[PEN-L:8837] wealth distribution query

1997-03-05 Thread JDevine
Does anyone have numbers on how the distribution of wealth has changed in the U.S. during the last 20 years or so? Could you give me such numbers ASAP, please? (it's also useful to break them down by types of wealth, to exclude home ownership.) are the latest numbers from 1989 or 1991? in

[PEN-L:8836] Central City Malls

1997-03-05 Thread Marshall Feldman
Hi, First, please forgive the multiple postings. I'm posting this to several lists in the hope of getting quick and useful responses. A local reporter is doing an article on downtown, central-city malls. This is not from some disinterested standpoint: ground breaking for a large mall in

[PEN-L:8835] FW: BLS Daily Report

1997-03-05 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1997 __The National Association of Purchasing Management reports that growth in the manufacturing sector was buoyed in February by gains in new orders and production, and prices paid for raw materials jumped for the third month in a row On the

[PEN-L:8834] Cuban Economists Forsee Three Scenarios For GDP Growth Rate In 1997

1997-03-05 Thread SHAWGI TELL
The Center of Studies of the Cuban Economy (CSCE), associated to Havana University, foresees three different scenarios for the GDP increase in 1997, with rates of 5, 6 and 7 percent, related to an increase of imports of 12, 15 and 17, as well as sugar production outputs of 4.7, 4.7-5, and more

[PEN-L:8833] More Unemployed, Less Benefits Paid Out (Canada)

1997-03-05 Thread SHAWGI TELL
Because of changes made to unemployment insurance regulations by the federal Liberals after they came to power in 1993, the total of UI payments made in 1996 was lower than in 1995, even though the number of people unemployed remained the same or went up in 1996. According to Statistics

[PEN-L:8832] Fwd: Summer internships

1997-03-05 Thread Matthew A. Feigin
[Note: send replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] Are you looking for something exciting to do this summer? Looking to learn new skills, and meet great people? Democracy Summer teaches young people about progressive activism and trains them in the basic tools of civic organizing. Participants will