>I believe it was Jonathan Edwards, the Boston-area folkie (not
>colonial-era preacher) who penned a song about Jack Johnson and the
>Titanic. If I remember correctly, there were some nasty lines about Jews
>in the song, but on that I could be wrong. Otherwise, it was a catchy
>song.
>
>Robert S
Friends,
I just read something on union density in the U.S. for 1997, but I cannot
remember where. Can anyone help me out?
michael yates
Dear PEN-Lers:
I thought I would emphasize one sentence from Paul Krugman, "Algorithms:
Probing the vice president's thought processes," SLATE magazine, posted
Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998:
"I have all the leading introductory texts on my shelf (I'm writing
one myself and am trying to steal my comp
> First MAI gets the boot, and now this. When France gets frisky
everybody benefits. The constipated virgin in the AG's chair
is unlikely to be moved, however. Well, there are earlier French
precedents for that problem, too!
I've been reading up on European monetary union, which is just 10 months
away, and my impression is that no one is really prepared for just how big
a deal it could be. Am I wrong?
Doug
--
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There is an abundance of sources on the Web on climate change.
I shall post a selection later today. A good one is Jay Hanson's website:
http://www.dieoff.org/page1.htm
(he has around 200 pages). A similar debate is going on at Pen-L
where the subject of tradable emissions permits is being debated
I also can understand Wallerstein's argument...No doubt de-ruralization is
driving wages up to a certain extent. However, I think the following should
be taken into consideration.
1) The impact of de-ruralization could in fact be misleading, as far as
living standards are concerned. Certainly wage
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 10:01:16 -0600
From: Colombia Support Network <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Another Activist Assassinated in Colombia
Another assassination of a human rights activist in Colombia.
How much blood must be spilled, how many lives must be
> Thursday, February 26, 1998
>
> COLUMN LEFT / ALEXANDER COCKBURN
>
> Will a Tsunami of Suits Sink Dockworkers?
>
> The Pacific Maritime Assn. is targeting union locals and picket
> sympathizers to break solidarity.
>
> By ALEXANDER COCKBURN
>
> Jack Heyman, a member of Local 10 of the Inter
