[PEN-L:7020] RE: Re: Dollarization

1999-05-20 Thread Max Sawicky
There has been a move by the ultra-right in Canada to move to a common currency between the US and Canada . . . Such a tack by the right would seem very vulnerable to nationalist/populist politics. A question is the extent to which having a Canadian currency has proved to be a meaningful aid

[PEN-L:7061] Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
Barkely, We have been through this a number of times, so this is my last post on this issue. (Definite, no further, finis, end!!! ;-)) You have demonized Milosevic from the begining. I have been neutral on this issue arguing that Milosevic, whatever, his negatives, was better than the

[PEN-L:7063] Re: Re: (Fwd) NATO IS ABOUT TO LOSE THE WAR

1999-05-20 Thread Ken Hanly
It speaks volumes about the NDP that they should base their initial position on a US State Dept. or CIA briefing. My gawd! Svend Robinson is somewhat of a rarity among politicians in that he is openly gay. He also is somewhat of a maverick within the NDP and until his earlier position on the

[PEN-L:7066] Genetically altered corn kills Monarch butterflies

1999-05-20 Thread Louis Proyect
NY Times, May 20, 1999 Pollen From Genetically Altered Corn Threatens Monarch Butterfly, Study Finds By CAROL KAESUK YOON All around the country, farmers are about to finish sowing millions of acres of a genetically altered form of corn that protects itself from pests by producing a toxin in

[PEN-L:7067] BLS Daily Report

1999-05-20 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1999 U.S. employers laid off 80,134 workers in 878 mass layoff events in February, BLS reports. Both the number of mass layoff events and the number of workers affected were a little lower than in February 1998. ... (Daily Labor Report, page D-5). A

[PEN-L:7070] nazi economics

1999-05-20 Thread Michael Perelman
In the review below, notice how Clinton's strategy resembles Hitler's. Does anybody know anything about Kaldor's Blitzkrieg economics? EH.NET BOOK REVIEW Published by [EMAIL PROTECTED] and EH.Net (May 1999) Neil Gregor. _Daimler-Benz in the Third Reich_. New Haven: Yale, 1998. xii + 276 pp.

[PEN-L:7071] URPE conference registration form (fwd)

1999-05-20 Thread michael
Forwarded message: Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: 104C1054162AD21197B400104B6A0AC49662D3@PSBMAIL3 From: Fleck_S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: URPE conference registration form Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 07:12:14 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:

[PEN-L:7072] URPE Summer Conference (fwd)

1999-05-20 Thread michael
Forwarded message: Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: 104C1054162AD21197B400104B6A0AC49662D0@PSBMAIL3 From: Fleck_S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: URPE Summer Conference Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 07:09:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;

[PEN-L:7073] Re: nazi economics

1999-05-20 Thread Charles Brown
Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/99 11:15AM In the review below, notice how Clinton's strategy resembles Hitler's. Does anybody know anything about Kaldor's Blitzkrieg economics? EH.NET BOOK REVIEW Published by [EMAIL PROTECTED] and EH.Net (May 1999) Neil Gregor. _Daimler-Benz in

[PEN-L:7075] Re: Dollarization

1999-05-20 Thread Charles Brown
Is there really any question that war and militarism are critical components of capitalism ? How would Wall Street collect its international "debts" if didn't have a war machine to back it up ? Talk softly or talk loudly, but without carrying a big stick, the whole show is over. Charles Brown

[PEN-L:7076] Right to work for less...

1999-05-20 Thread Tom Lehman
If anyone has a op-ed on the Right to work for less---I can get it considered for publication in a respected medium sized Ohio newspaper. Please, let me know. Your email pal, Tom L.

[PEN-L:7079] Re: Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Paul, From what I have heard, Milosevic is very charming in person, and especially at dinner. I could contest several details of this message, but guess I'll pass. Guess I'm getting too worried about the threat of a ground invasion to fuss any further with the poor old guy, at least

[PEN-L:7080] Re: Re: Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Michael, OK, I guess I've said enough on Milosevic. It's certainly true that a lot of this is in the media, although some is not. As I just said, I could contest some of what Paul said below, but will pass. I however have not changed my view on my main contention regarding a

[PEN-L:7081] Re: Re: Re: Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread Michael Perelman
I appreciate your attitude. The build up to the ground war was part of what initiated my comment. This is scary stuff. J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. wrote: Michael, OK, I guess I've said enough on Milosevic. It's certainly true that a lot of this is in the media, although some is not. As

[PEN-L:7082] A reply to Solidarty/ATC on Nato's war

1999-05-20 Thread Louis Proyect
This article is a reply to Solidarity, a left organization in the USA, and Against the Current, a monthly journal they produce. Their position on Nato's war, which mixes hostility toward the Serbs with support for Kosovar self-determination, is reflective of a trend within the broad

[PEN-L:7084] Re: Re: Re: Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread Doug Henwood
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. wrote: We need to block this ground invasion train. Schröder's done that, no? Doug

[PEN-L:7085] Re: Re: Re: Re: Rosaer on Kurds/Kosovo

1999-05-20 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Doug, Well, Schroder's opposition was one of the reasons that I was declaring several days ago that there would be no ground invasion. But now I'm not so sure. I don't think that there is any way that Blair, Clinton, Albright, et al are going to be able to get full support from NATO, with

[PEN-L:7087] Re: Right to work for less...

1999-05-20 Thread Tom Walker
Tom L. wrote: If anyone has a op-ed on the Right to work for less---I can get it considered for publication in a respected medium sized Ohio newspaper. Please, let me know. Here's the neo-classical correct line from "The Economics of Minimum Wage Legislation" George Stigler, American Economic

[PEN-L:7088] (Fwd) Race Drives Use of Death Penalty in U.S. Judicial System

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Wed, 19 May 1999 18:29:53 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Race Drives Use of Death Penalty in U.S. Judicial System, Amnesty

[PEN-L:7091] (Fwd) ANNAN TAKES CRITICAL STANCE ON U.S. ACTIONS IN KOSOVO -

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 20 May 1999 09:02:43 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:ANNAN TAKES CRITICAL STANCE ON U.S. ACTIONS IN KOSOVO - The New York

[PEN-L:7094] (Fwd) IF NATO'S BRIEFINGS WERE HONEST - A Soldier's View

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 20 May 1999 11:50:22 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:IF NATO'S BRIEFINGS WERE HONEST - A Soldier's View The Vancouver Sun

[PEN-L:7093] (Fwd) WORRIED ALLIES KEEP EYES ON THE CLOCK - The Guardian

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 20 May 1999 11:51:24 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:WORRIED ALLIES KEEP EYES ON THE CLOCK - The Guardian The Guardian

[PEN-L:7102] Re: Re: political economy sources

1999-05-20 Thread Rob Schaap
G'day Paul, I got a lot out of Carnoy, Castells, Cohen and Cardoso (1996) *The New Global Economy in the Information Age*. Penn. State and this introductory classic (in case it doesn't rate as a classic over there) Hettne, Bjorn (ed) (1995). *International Political Economy: understanding

[PEN-L:7105] Progressive Response

1999-05-20 Thread Interhemispheric Resource Center
- The Progressive Response 19 May 1999 Vol. 3, No. 18 Editor: Tom Barry - The Progressive Response is a publication of Foreign

[PEN-L:7095] Re: Re: L. Proyect on Albanian Kosovars

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
Louis, I think this is grossly unfair to Barkely. As you know, he and I don't agree on a number of issues but I think your portrayal of Barkely is uncalled for and off the mark. He has a profound knowledge of the Balkans to which I can attest. His interpretation of recent events both of us

[PEN-L:7089] (Fwd) Text of Rambouillet agreement available

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Wed, 19 May 1999 16:58:37 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Text of Rambouillet agreement available The full text of the Rambouillet

[PEN-L:7092] (Fwd) WAS SHE A HUMAN SHIELD OR JUST A NATO MISTAKE?- The Guar

1999-05-20 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 20 May 1999 11:51:10 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:WAS SHE A HUMAN SHIELD OR JUST A NATO MISTAKE?- The Guardian The Guardian

[PEN-L:7086] Re: L. Proyect on Albanian Kosovars

1999-05-20 Thread Louis Proyect
Barkley wrote: Well since I've promised to say nothing demonizing about that nice charmer in Belgrade who undoubtedly cries at the opera, allow me to annoy a bunch of people on this list on another front... Look, I took off from work today to write what I wrote, most of it relying on

[PEN-L:7083] L. Proyect on Albanian Kosovars

1999-05-20 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Well since I've promised to say nothing demonizing about that nice charmer in Belgrade who undoubtedly cries at the opera, allow me to annoy a bunch of people on this list on another front... Louis Proyect has put together an account of the Albanians in Kosovo-Methohija that blames

[PEN-L:7077] Re: Re: Re: Re: FW: this guys for real

1999-05-20 Thread S Pawlett
Thomas Kruse wrote: All over, really, but like much else in this world it is quite diverse, with marked class differences. Mormons, for example, seem to be a much more upper middle class thing, with the occasional geture to the unwashed masses, welcome in small numbers if they wash and cut

[PEN-L:7078] Re: (Fwd) At the Crossroads--an urgent message to the anti-war mov

1999-05-20 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
I agree with this forwarded message that we are indeed facing a very dangerous situation. And I say that as one who has been "demonizing" Milosevic, but does not approve of the war. I have also recently declared that a ground war is unlikely, but that may just be wishful thinking on my

[PEN-L:7074] FW: GEORGE W. BUSH JR. ATTACKS DRUGS AND FREE SPEECH

1999-05-20 Thread Craven, Jim
Look up also Unification Church (Moonies) and various Bushes. Jim C -Original Message- From: Parapolitics list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 7:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GEORGE W. BUSH JR. ATTACKS DRUGS AND FREE SPEECH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20,

[PEN-L:7069] Svend Robinson

1999-05-20 Thread Ricardo Duchesne
Ken, I think it would be wrong to say that Svend was more progressive than others in the NDP "until his earlier position on the bombing" - I mean, as you acknowledge, he did change his "earlier"position in a week or so. Let's not forget the reason why some in the left supported the initial

[PEN-L:7068] Re: Malaysia Survives Dire Predictions

1999-05-20 Thread Charles Brown
How would creditors make money without debtors ? How would a slavemaster derive wealth without a slave ? Charles Brown Robert Naiman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/19/99 11:29AM -clip- Malaysia Survives Dire Predictions By Paul Blustein Washington

[PEN-L:7065] Mumia Abu-Jamal,Graduation Speaker at Evergreen State College

1999-05-20 Thread Peter Bohmer
!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en" html I thought people might find this interesting. Please publicize this at your college, other interested placenbsp; and on other email lists. In solidarity, Peter Bohmer pbfont size=+2Mumia Abu-Jamal's presence at the Evergreen State