At 16:51 12/09/97 -0700, Jim D. wrote:
Ricardo Duchesne writes that: Language is neither the determinant or a
major determinant of thinking; these two are simply inseparable.
It depends on your definitions, doesn't it? If we define "thinking" as
mental processes that occur within an
Tom Walker writes:
This is precisely the point at which identity politics swallows its own
tail. Mapping differences (race, culture, gender) onto static positions
of
victim and victimizer makes *less* sense than fitting all of humanity
into
two great economic classes, owners and non-owners of
On Thu, September 11, 1997 at 12:29:14 (-0700) michael perelman writes:
Bill Lear said that he would help to set up a pen-l web site.
Earlier Bill L had said:
Perhaps now would be a good time to get everyone's opinion on what
they'd like to have for the web site.
I thought it would be
Does anyone know if this is good, bad, or indifferent? Has she
commented on the push to change the CPI?
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Bill B said:
I agree with this, but I disagree you can "point to larger solutions" by
blaming job losses on NAFTA in a way that is virtually indistinguishable
from Perot et all. I'm not suggesting maximum program everywhere, all the
The focal point of left opposition to trade liberalization
jf noonan wrote:
Does anyone know if this is good, bad, or indifferent? Has she
commented on the push to change the CPI?
I think Abraham has been pretty firm on the CPI issue, showing a spirit for
which bureaucrats aren't known. My impression is that she's exactly what
you want in an official
From The New York Times, 8/19/97
"Prisoner to Prisoner"
[Imad Sabi, a 35-year-old Palestinian, has been detained in Israeli prisons
for 20 months, one of more than 350 Palestinians being held in
"administrative detention" by Israel without being charged. He is suspected
of political activity
Devine wonders what's "liberal" about defining thinking as a process
that occurs within the brain of individuals. Simply, this definition
is in line with the rational-choice model which conceives of thinking
as a monologue of a subject about an object.
I don't question that we all have our
There was absolutely no coverage of this story in the Vancouver
press!
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ILWU closes down West Coast ports for Liverpool
by Steve Stallone, Editor, The Dispatcher, the ILWU newspaper
ILWU longshore workers shut down all ports along the North American West
Coast from
On Tue, September 16, 1997 at 07:35:13 (-0700) jf noonan writes:
Does anyone know if this is good, bad, or indifferent? Has she
commented on the push to change the CPI?
You can find a copy of her testimony before the Senate Budget
Committee on January 30, 1997 at
One would have to be a stone to remain unmoved by this news account.
Alas, the sentiments expressed can't have much effect in the context of
the massive retrograde forces at work there, nor could their author,
one Imad Sabi, be sufficiently representative to make much difference.
The fact of his
Ricardo Duchesne writes: Devine wonders what's "liberal" about defining
thinking as a process that occurs within the brain of individuals. Simply,
this definition is in line with the rational-choice model which conceives
of thinking as a monologue of a subject about an object.
My definition of
Friends,
I want to support Louis's comments on the AFFLUENZA program. It was, to my
wife and I, pretty superficial. Plus, a lot of attention was given to rightwing
religius nuts from Colorado Springs who are preaching less consumerism and more
god and family. Also, thow yung women in the
Friends,
let me second Max's note on commissioner Abraham.
michael yates
In a message dated 97-09-16 16:31:39 EDT, you write:
"Our members should take great pride in having the consciousness to see
past our own narrow jurisdiction and realize that only through solidarity
with our brothers and sisters around the globe will we be able to secure
our future and
AAlso, thow yung women in the wshow, high school students, were
praised for rallying around anti-consumerism, after a visit to Mexico. The
poor
Mexicans were poor but they were so gracious and seemed happy. Well, how they
would know that the poor Mexicans were happy is a mystery the show
On Tue, September 16, 1997 at 18:41:16 (-0700) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In a message dated 97-09-16 06:08:05 EDT, [Bill Lear] write[s]:
What about in Central America? How did the Jesuits relate to the
Catholic hierarchy, and to the women and the poor there?
In case you forgot, the original
In a message dated 97-09-16 06:08:05 EDT, you write:
What about in Central America? How did the Jesuits relate to the
Catholic hierarchy, and to the women and the poor there?
Bill
In case you forgot, the original topic was statements made by the nun
replacing Sister Teresa in India. If
In a message dated 97-09-16 05:17:35 EDT, you write:
"This is
clearly one of the biggest news events of the century, yet it's almost
as if the death of Diana is an event of no demonstrable significance."
Dear Sid; I respectfully disagree. The over reporting and cannonization of
Di has led
In a message dated 97-09-16 03:51:58 EDT, Tom Walker writes:
3. All resolutions of the 1969 Conventions of the Students for a
Democratic Society are to be published in Durruti. It is our conviction that
these resolutions will be at least, if not more, meaningful to the workers
in Durruti
In a message dated 97-09-16 03:23:25 EDT, Barney Hope writes:
The real question in Thailand is whether they can can establish a stable
economy and deal with all of the problems of underdevelopment. If we have a
collapse in the US maybe some will ask the same question.
I found your travel log
I missed this item. Can the original sender send it to me directly?
Thanks.
Sid Shniad
BLS DAILY REPORT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
RELEASED TODAY:
CPI -- On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in
August, the same as in July. The food index increased 0.4 percent in
August. Grocery store food prices, which rose 0.3 percent in July,
increased 0.6 percent in
On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
At 07:34 AM 9/16/97 -0700, Louis Proyect wrote, inter alia:
The show tip-toed around the all important question of the capitalist
system. It made the need to reverse environmental degradation,
consumerism, etc. a personal choice rather than a
On Tue, September 16, 1997 at 12:38:36 (-0700) Wojtek Sokolowski writes:
At 07:34 AM 9/16/97 -0700, Louis Proyect wrote, inter alia:
The problem with Affluenza is that it depicts an escape from the consumer
treadmill *within* capitalism.
Playing a devil's advocate:
How exactly are the
At 07:34 AM 9/16/97 -0700, Louis Proyect wrote, inter alia:
The show tip-toed around the all important question of the capitalist
system. It made the need to reverse environmental degradation,
consumerism, etc. a personal choice rather than a *political* question.
The show evoked themes found in
In response to my sermonette, Ajit Sinha writes: I'm sorry I
don't understand what this is all about. Sounds more like Jorge Bush
and Denesh DeSuza led attack on "pc" even though "pc" was their own
creation and not Duke University's.
Ajit, I know you reject politeness as "middle class," but I
I think Maggie Coleman is quite right that one can offer a
critique of non-Western cultural practices (i.e dowry, widow
burning) without being a cultural chauvinist. The real dilemma here
is to what values does one appeal in conducting such a critique? It
seems to me that one must appeal to
BLS DAILY REPORT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1997
Seven consecutive monthly decreases in wholesale prices, the longest
such string since the government began tracking these costs in 1947,
finally come to an end. Rising energy costs in August boosted the PPI
for Finished Goods by a seasonally
Louis N Proyect wrote:
The show tip-toed around the all important question of the capitalist
system. It made the need to reverse environmental degradation,
consumerism, etc. a personal choice rather than a *political* question.
The show evoked themes found in UTNE reader and in Deep Ecology
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 07:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
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Does
>Where's the "good reason" to oppose NAFTA, etc.?
Ok- seems like we should refocus on this question, especially since fast track legislation is going to be introduced today.
Lori Wallach of Public Citizen released a memo on Sept. 9th that discusses some of the reasons to oppose *this* fast
On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Thad Williamson wrote:
PBS carried a one-hour, Pew Trust sponsored program called "Affluenza"
tonight about American consumerism. The first 45 minutes were quite good
though the last part on responses focussed solely on individualist
strategies for dropping off the
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Subject:[PEN-L:12367] Re: Slurs
2. Confusion is the defining characteristic of the human condition.
Therefore we can never be insulted since any
At 11:33 12/09/97 -0700, you wrote:
I am a Buddhist, perhaps the only one on this list. While I thought
that the punch line was a little strange, it was not clear how to
respond to it. I choose now to resolve this with a few facts.
1. Compassion is the essential element of human relations.
Tom Walker writes
Hint: my stature, bearing and and facial characteristics are those of
a
commedia dell'arte Scaramouche
Words and music still by Tom Walker/
Scaramouche?
Scaramouche?
Can you do the fandango?
Freddie McDonough
Ajit wrote,
But it is the victimizers who need sense of humour and not the victims, in
any given particular situation. Both you and Michael Perlman seem to be
asking the victims to have sense of humour, which is a bit troublesome.
This is precisely the point at which identity politics swallows
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