[PEN-L:7952] Some Economic Policy Options for China

1999-06-14 Thread Henry C.K. Liu
Some Policy Options for China By Henry C.K. Liu Much has been accomplished in the two decades since China’s historic opening to foreign trade and investment, and its domestic reform toward a socialist market economy. China’s economic reform began at a time when the world economy was undergoing

[PEN-L:7953] German Dress Rehearsal for Holocaust, etc.

1999-06-14 Thread Charles Brown
Uncovering the Black German Holocaust Review by Delroy Constantine-Simms University of Essex --- Review of: "Hitler's Forgotten Victims" by David Okuefuna and Moise Shewa

[PEN-L:7955] Kosova/o problems

1999-06-14 Thread Jim Devine
From Scott Shuger's column in SLATE: The LA [TIMES] covers another unforeseen problem in-country: NATO forces haven't been able to fully contain the KLA. The paper reports that on the first day of NATO's presence, KLA forces seized part of Serbia's largest coal mine. over the weekend, someone

[PEN-L:7957] US-China Relations

1999-06-14 Thread Henry C.K. Liu
South China Morning Post Monday, June 14, 1999 Beijing willing to mend Washington ties WILLY WO-LAP LAM Beijing has signalled its willingness to improve relations with the US despite the mainland's decision to deploy more

[PEN-L:7960] Maquiladora Reader

1999-06-14 Thread Charles Brown
This is an important new publication about the maquiladoras, published by the American Friends Service Committee, to which I made a small contribution. David Bacon * * * * PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT THE MAQUILADORA READER is an important new book on grassroots labor activism in the global

[PEN-L:7961] Re: KLA trade union organizing

1999-06-14 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
Now NATO can have its go at ethnic cleansing. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[PEN-L:7958] KLA trade union organizing Send reply to:

[PEN-L:7962] RE: KLA trade union organizing

1999-06-14 Thread Max Sawicky
The Toronto Star, June 14, 1999 KLA SEIZES KEY MINE BYLINE: Candice Hughes After Serb pullout, kidnap 3 workers Works for me. Minus the kidnapping. [welcome back, LP. I know you missed me.] mbs

[PEN-L:7963] Fw: Yugoslav reconstruction?

1999-06-14 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
-Original Message- From: J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: POST-KEYNESIAN THOUGHT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 5:42 PM Subject: Yugoslav reconstruction? Well, the thread on political economy now looks increasingly to be one about "reconstruction" or the

[PEN-L:7966] Reformatted exchange between Yoshie and Kathe (Pollitt?)

1999-06-14 Thread Louis Proyect
Hi Katha: While I hate to question the voices of the women interviewed by Ms. Dominique Serrano, her report contains passages such as this: "In Berlenitz, women told of soldiers separating the men from the others. Soldiers wearing masks encircled the young boys and women. The young boys had

[PEN-L:7968] Apology splits St. Pete city hall (fwd)

1999-06-14 Thread Michael Hoover
forwarded by Michael Hoover Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 16:52:24 -0500 Subject: [fla-left] [news follow-up] Apology plaque splits City Hall "This city needs to make a statement to black people" --Omali Yeshitela, National people's Democratic Uhuru Movement Apology plaque splits City Hall

[PEN-L:7969] Cop spy cameras (fwd)

1999-06-14 Thread Michael Hoover
forwarded by Michael Hoover Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 03:36:47 -0500 Subject: [fla-left] [civil liberties] Cop spy cameras ``If we keep going this way, we might have a camera perched above every street corner.'' --Brian Becker ``We've had inquiries from other cities about

[PEN-L:7971] Hyde/McCollum Juvenile Injustice Bill (fwd)

1999-06-14 Thread Michael Hoover
forwarded by Michael Hoover Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:17:17 -0500 Subject: [fla-left] FW: MCCOLLUM IS AT IT AGAIN! ~~ Hyde/McCollum Juvenile Injustice Bill, H.R. 2037, a danger to children Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL) and

[PEN-L:7973] The Bombings (May) End--Now What?

1999-06-14 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Activists in Columbus, Ohio will continue our anti-NATO actions, which include, among other things: * protest the occupation of Yugoslavia on the first and the third Tuesday. * hold a Saturday demonstration on June 26th, 1999 at the OSU location to coincide with national protests. * publicize

[PEN-L:7975] (Fwd) It's the Russians, Stupid - STRATFOR Intelligence Upda

1999-06-14 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
Though I had promised not to forward Sid's postings, this one seems of sufficient importance that I think it should be available to all on pen-l. (sorry Doug) Paul Paul Phillips, Economics, University of Manitoba --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Mon, 14 Jun

[PEN-L:7977] (Fwd) NATO SHOULD DISARM KLA BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE - A Soldier'

1999-06-14 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:08:19 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:NATO SHOULD DISARM KLA BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE - A Soldier's View THE

[PEN-L:7976] (Fwd) SECRET TALKS WITH MILOSEVIC SPLIT RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP -

1999-06-14 Thread ts99u-1.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.154.224]
--- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:08:12 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Sid Shniad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:SECRET TALKS WITH MILOSEVIC SPLIT RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP -

[PEN-L:7974] The Other War

1999-06-14 Thread Henry C.K. Liu
South china Morning Post Monday, June 14, 1999 KASHMIR STRIKES India captures key peak after truce bid fails AGENCIES in Dras, Srinagar and Islamad Indian troops captured a key mountain peak overlooking India's northern

[PEN-L:7972] embargo of Serbia

1999-06-14 Thread J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Hi folks, at least for awhile. Let me follow up on my forwarded message with a more detailed set of questions. These were put forth on pkt, but so far nobody has responded. I am also somewhat nonplussed that there has been no discussion of any of this in virtually any of the media

[PEN-L:7967] FW: Self Determination of Indigenous Peoples

1999-06-14 Thread Craven, Jim
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 12:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Self Determination of Indigenous Peoples :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:Forwarded message:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Date: Sun, 06 Jun 1999 18:09:05 -0600

[PEN-L:7965] BLS Daily Report

1999-06-14 Thread Richardson_D
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1999 RELEASED TODAY: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.2 percent in May, seasonally adjusted. This rise followed a 0.5 percent advance in April and a 0.2 percent increase in March. The index for finished goods other than foods and

[PEN-L:7964] Rape, War Crime, and Propaganda (was Re: [Fwd: [end-violence]UNFPA reports rape and abduction of Kosovo refugees])

1999-06-14 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Hi Katha: While I hate to question the voices of the women interviewed by Ms. Dominique Serrano, her report contains passages such as this: "fontfamilyparamTimes/parambiggerbiggerIn Berlenitz, women told of soldiers separating the men from the others. Soldiers wearing masks encircled the

[PEN-L:7959] Re: Comparing the Clinton regime to the Stalin regime

1999-06-14 Thread Henry C.K. Liu
Brett Knowlton wrote: The Soviet Union was ruled by a priviledged elite. This statement can be misleading. Every government is ruled by a privileged elite. The telling characteristic is whether the rulers became rulers because they are of the privileged elite, or they are from the masses

[PEN-L:7958] KLA trade union organizing

1999-06-14 Thread Louis Proyect
The Toronto Star, June 14, 1999 KLA SEIZES KEY MINE BYLINE: Candice Hughes After Serb pullout, kidnap 3 workers ASSOCIATED PRESS DOBRO SELO, Yugoslavia - It didn't take the Kosovo Liberation Army long to move in after Serb forces withdrew. Within minutes, guerrillas were coming down

[PEN-L:7956] Re: Re: Re: Trickling Down works?

1999-06-14 Thread Jim Devine
I wrote: ... Ignored is the way in which capitalism keeps on creating structural unemployment (by obsoleting worker skills, moving to new areas of the country world, etc.)... Given the way the US is currently the capstone of the world economic arch... Patrick writes: Jim, surely this is

[PEN-L:7954] Re: Re: Trickling Down works?

1999-06-14 Thread Patrick Bond
From: Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Ignored is the way in which capitalism keeps on creating structural unemployment (by obsoleting worker skills, moving to new areas of the country world, etc.)... Given the way the US is currently the capstone of the world economic arch...