I agree with the Reich saying that racism is not in the ultimate interest of the
working class as a whole -- BUT this idea is far from unique to Reich, it is
probably one of the few ideas which lefties and marxists have a very general
agreement with!! Beyond that general idea, I think there are
Just to add one quick comment to Matt's comments on Becker: The other thing Becker
and all those other human capital theorists refuse to incorporate into their
theories is the concept of power. As long as everyone is equal, then the entire
fault for unequal treatment in the labor market falls to
I think we have a definitional disagreement -- when I say racism is irrational in
the long run, I mean in the sense that most people would be better off without
racist policies. When I say most people better off, I mean that we would all be
starting on a more level playing field which would use
I'm not sure if the ergonomic rules' repeals is as sexist as it seems at first
glance, for once I think this affects workers across the board regardless of
demographics. While we most associate carpal tunnel (albiet only one repetetive
injury) with female work such as chicken farms and office
Pen-l:
A March 8 MSNBC news report says that Japan's public debt ($5.4 trillion) as
a proportion of GDP is about 130 percent. What is the U.S. public debt in
dollar terms and percentage of GDP?
Please reply to me off-list.
With advance thanks,
Seth Sandronsky
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NY Times, March 9, 2001
Japan Finances Nearly `Catastrophic,' Official Says
By STEPHANIE STROM
TOKYO, March 8 - Japan's finance minister, Kiichi Miyazawa, stunned his
political colleagues and the financial markets alike today by testifying
before Parliament that the government's finances were
Official Text of Rep. Major Owens speech in Congress on 3/8/01 regarding
WBAI and Pacifica
==
RADIO FREE SPEECH IS BEING DENIED IN NEW YORK CITY
Mr. Speaker, tyrants in control of totalitarian countries like China,
Serbia and Iraq consider control of the airwaves an
Actually, the Becker I model is set up as a neoclassical trade model, with W and
N (I kid you not) the two trading groups. The Ws are relatively capital-abundant
and the Ns are relatively labor-abundant. This is the only difference, except
that some Ws have a 'taste' for maintaining distance from
Maggie - By the same reasoning that "most people would be better off without
racist policies" one could argue that capitalists would be better off without
capitalism. I think that one could definitely argue that in the long run,
capitalists would be better off with socialism. But that's not what
At 07:25 AM 3/9/01 -0600, you wrote:
I agree with the Reich saying that racism is not in the ultimate interest
of the working class as a whole -- BUT this idea is far from unique to
Reich, it is probably one of the few ideas which lefties and marxists have
a very general agreement with!!
Published on Friday, March 9, 2001 in the International Herald Tribune
A Conservative Convert To Socialized Medicine
by David Burgess
PARIS - What's the old joke? A conservative is a liberal who has just been
mugged? Well, I am a conservative who has just been "mugged" by the socialized
French
Mat wrote:
... The neo-Marxist/bargaining power/radical political economy tradition
of Reich et al. take the position that racism is not
in the interests of white workers.
That's not true. They argue that racism is not in the long-term,
collective, objective, interest of white workers
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The Becker position is that capitalists with a "taste" for discrimination have
to pay a premium for white only. So those who don't discriminate have lower
labor costs and higher profits.
(((
CB: To Becker: Capitalists who discriminate have a ready
Mat wrote:
Maggie - By the same reasoning that "most people would be better off
without racist policies" one could argue that capitalists would be better
off without capitalism. I think that one could definitely argue that in
the long run, capitalists would be better off with socialism. But
For those who set up a battle between Reich and Botwinnick (et al.)
concerning white workers gaining from racism, look at pages 206-7 of
Reich's RACIAL INEQUALITY. "if a racial disparity in wages can be created
... the privileged group [the whites] and the disadvantaged group [the
blacks]
Rather than talking to each other about this racism question, which seems
to be going around in circles, maybe we should learn to put our ideas in a
way that people can understand them clearly. Maggie talks about her
experience with the racist or sexist union man -- how they developed
mutual
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/01 12:44PM
Rather than talking to each other about this racism question, which seems
to be going around in circles, maybe we should learn to put our ideas in a
way that people can understand them clearly. Maggie talks about her
experience with the racist or sexist
Michael Perelman wrote:
Rather than talking to each other about this racism question, which seems
to be going around in circles, maybe we should learn to put our ideas in a
way that people can understand them clearly. Maggie talks about her
experience with the racist or sexist union man -- how
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/08/01 07:00PM
Chas. - Sorry, I was confusing. The neo-Marxist/bargaining power/radical
political economy tradition of Reich et al. take the position that racism is not
in the interests of white workers. The classical Marxist/reserve
army/fundamentalist tradition of
Charles Brown wrote:
I think it goes back to what Yoshie emphasized on LBO-Talk at first;
don't go around telling white workers racism is an economic
advantage to them.
Even though it may be, at least in the achievable short term? You
Yoshie are acting as if the case is closed, when it's
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/01 02:12PM
Charles Brown wrote:
I think it goes back to what Yoshie emphasized on LBO-Talk at first;
don't go around telling white workers racism is an economic
advantage to them.
Even though it may be, at least in the achievable short term? You
Yoshie are acting
Jobs Byte, 3/9/01
By Dean Baker
Jobs Byte is published each month upon release of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics' employment report. For more information
or to subscribe by fax or email contact the Center for Economic
and Policy research at 202 293-5380 ext. 206, or send a "subscribe
BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001:
RELEASED TODAY: "The Employment Situation: February 2001" indicates that
the unemployment rate held at 4.2 percent in February, and total nonfarm
employment rose by 135,000. Large job losses continued in manufacturing,
where employment declined
CB: I think it goes back to what Yoshie emphasized on LBO-Talk at
first; don't go around telling white workers racism is an economic
advantage to them. The unique contribution of left economists, as
economists, is whenever they discuss the matter, they should
emphasize
rhonda williams' "primer" on race, class, and gender, is very plain speaking. i
can e-mail it to anyone interested. the arguments about persistent wage
differentials in Botwinick, Mason, Williams are a bit technical, although I
think interesting, but the basic issue is not rocket science: all the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/09/01 03:52PM
CB: I think it goes back to what Yoshie emphasized on LBO-Talk at
first; don't go around telling white workers racism is an economic
advantage to them. The unique contribution of left economists, as
economists, is whenever they discuss
Mat,
From what I can tell , Williams , Darity, Mason , Cotton and Botwinick do not include
in their balancing of the advantages against disadvantages of racism to white workers
the fact that the socialist revolution is undermined by racism. They only compare
benefits and costs to white
Bush Blocks Northwest Air Strike
Orders 60-Day Cooling-Off Period in Mechanics Dispute
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON, March 9, Reuters - Vowing to "protect the
flying public," President George W. Bush on Friday
blocked a looming strike by Northwest Airlines
mechanics for 60 days and said he
March 9, 2001
Caught Between Capitalism and Socialism,
Public Services Are Crumbling in Britain
By MARC CHAMPION
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, England -- Craig Plenkett's lips
slowly form the words displayed on the overhead-projector
screen: "Which farm is the
Doug Henwood wrote:
Charles Brown wrote:
I think it goes back to what Yoshie emphasized on LBO-Talk at first;
don't go around telling white workers racism is an economic
advantage to them.
Even though it may be, at least in the achievable short term? You
Yoshie are acting as if the
As a result, the government can't afford schools and
hospitals of the same quality as those in Germany and
France. Yet, even after cutting taxes substantially below the
European average and freeing its labor markets from a union
armlock, Britain hasn't seen nearly the sort of payoff the
Just forwarding this. Sabri
Subj:Thursday 3/15
Date: 3/9/01 10:03:05 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Matt Noyes)
Friends, please circulate. Thanks, Matt Noyes
Thursday, March 15th, 6-9pm
at AUD in Brooklyn:
[Full piece at: http://thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20010326s=greider ]
FEATURE STORY | March 26, 2001
Trading With the Enemy
by WILLIAM GREIDER
A new season of trade politics is under way among Washington insiders, with an
astonishing twist: America's major multinational corporations are
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