NY Times Book Review, April 22, 2001
Everybody Wants One
All over America, the author finds, new prisons are the answer to local
economic revival.
Related Link First Chapter: 'Going Up the River:
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hallinan-river.html
By MICHAEL MASSING
Just before the
* STOP THE TUITION HIKE!
Demand Increased Funding for Higher Education!
Students, Staff, Faculty
WALKOUT
Wednesday, April 25th, 10:30 a.m.
Rally at 15th Ave. High St., 10:45 a.m.
March to the State Capital, 11:00 a.m.
It's time to make the Ohio State University, the other public
At 09:11 AM 4/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
Much of the arsenic would have to be removed by the mining companies and
others that create the problem. It is very dangerous in small amounts.
Again, the WSJ article makes it seem like an airtight case.
I read the article. You are right about much of
Here are several reports taken from the Toronto Star
and the Toronto Globe and Mail.
Toronto Star, April 20, 2001
Cops fire rubber bullets, lob tear gas at summit
Crowds tear down sections of controversial security fence
Protesters mounted and felled a wire fence outside the Summit permiter.
In an op-ed broadside (www.nytimes.com/2001/04/22/opinion/22KRUG.html)
against protesters in Quebec, Paul Krugman states that their movement is
based on some kind of romanticization of rural life:
"At a conference last week I heard paeans to the superiority of traditional
rural lifestyles over
I was pleasantly surprised to find a sample copy of the revamped version of
"Debate" in my mailbox yesterday. The last time I saw "Debate" was when it
was a rather dry looking journal--although the content was hard-hitting.
Now "Debate" has the same kind of leading-edge commentary in a highly
Drugs: Round One to Africa
http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,476408,00.html
Nick Mathiason explains why the pharmas gave way, and why South Africa's joy may be
short-lived
Sunday April 22, 2001
The Observer
Fear drove the world's largest drug companies to abandon their legal
we can do is point to overwhelming circumstantial evidence linking tobacco,
PCB's, DDT, arsenic, etc. to cancer. But these sorts of substances are
I wasn't aware that there was ever *any* evidence linking DDT to any kind
of cancer in animals or humans. There were a couple of reports about 10
My carload returned to the Vermont side of the border late last night. We
went up early a.m. and got to Quebec City around 11 a.m. The four of us
didn't have any difficulty, although they checked our IDs closely running
us through a computer data base, getting across the border at Derby Line.
John Henry:
I wasn't aware that there was ever *any* evidence linking DDT to any kind
of cancer in animals or humans. There were a couple of reports about 10
years ago that there might be some link to breast cancer but I understand
that proved to be a false alarm.
No, you are wrong. The study
my point was that i do not see how a transition to a socialist
society is in any way encouraged by a vocabulary in which we speak
of the "state" as providing "free" education (or whatever) and,
conversely, the same ill effects are accomplished by laying the
blame for all at the feet of the
First casualty of summit should be propaganda
Dalton Camp
POLITICAL COMMENTATOR
Toronto Star
April 22, 2001
Who will rid us of these meddlesome priests? They have wandered about in
Mexico - a gaggle of Catholic and Anglican priests, a former moderator
of the United Church, even a few
It is an excellent and graphic example of tradeoffs that people seem
to ignore. Prior to the widespread use of DDT in the late 40's India
had half a million malaria deaths per year. After using DDT for a
few years it was down to a couple thousand per year.
After they stopped using DDT in the
ann li wrote:
sorry, I didn't complete my thought on the Klaus Barbie... aside from the
bad taste holocaust jokes, I was thinking more of Klaus(sp) von Bulowbut
have thought better of any further jokes, recalling my once coming across
the bronze plaque memorializing his contributions to the
The A20 protests in São Paulo, Brazil became quite violent. Allegations
of police aggression have been made. Photos are available at:
http://brasil.indymedia.org/search-process.php3?medium=image
(Internet Explorer recommended for this site, but it still takes a
while to load.) With Bush's new
("Genie" not "Genius")
Just as the daily total of new cases of foot and mouth disease seems to
have peaked, the UK government is torn between local people who object to
reports of buried cattle polluting local streams (including with possible
undetected BSE!), and those getting bronchitis
"Summer of Love" Barbie -- has gonorrhea.
"People's Park" Barbie -- free, but smells of teargas.
"Woodstock" Barbie -- slowly melts, due to the bad acid.
"Altamont" Barbie -- the less said, the better.
"Patty Hearst" Barbie -- put her in a closet for a couple of days and she
says "Kill the
At 10:01 AM 4/22/2001 -0400, you wrote:
NY Times Book Review, April 22, 2001
Everybody Wants One
All over America, the author finds, new prisons are the answer to local
economic revival.
Yup. One of the reasons why it is so hard to end this insane war on (some)
drugs.
Best,
John R Henry
Despite losing Ted Turner, CNN seems to be keeping its self-consciously
liberal progressive perspective. They have just held an impressive
interview on "Earth Day", coinciding with the close of the Quebec Summit
with two youngish (less than 40) anti-capitalist leaders: Amit Srivastava
from
Nothing could illustrate more vividly the massive gradient in the value of
labour power in different parts of the world, than the fact that, according
to a Dutch economist on a television programme tonight, rubbish is being
exported from countries like Europe. In countries like China labour
Take a look at Physicians for Social Responsibility's "Public Health
Statement on Malaria and the Use of DDT" at
http://www.psrus.org/Malaria_DDT.htm.
Thanks, interesting link and I was apparently low on my understanding of
the havoc that malaria causes.
I note that they use one of the
I know I read a good article on Russia importing Western toxic waste,
possibly nuclear, a while back. See these "hits" on google for grim reading.
http://www.google.com/search?q=russia+importing+toxic+waste
Michael Pugliese
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From: "Chris Burford" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sun Apr 22, 2001 -
Toronto Star
Summit leaders taped during closed-door session
Bush upbraided for chauvinism by female Panamanian president QUEBEC (CP)
- The prying lenses and sharp pencils of the press had been shooed out
of the meeting hall.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien assured his
brad, thanks for your response. your answers are helpful but perhaps
i should also mention the hidden question: do you see this rise in
growth/GDP as a "good thing" (for india)?
Yes...
do these numbers translate
to anything for the common man?
Not (or not yet) for the bottom 40% (or the
Interesting article in the SF Chronicle today about
the depopulation of the great plains at
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/04/22/MN39309.DTL
What's the economics behind this? Is it simply the
globalization of the cattle trade, or is there more to
it? Much
Of course, no one ever said Juarez was Acapulco, for God's sake, and while the people
who
work in the new economic order for the American branch plants live in shacks, get their
water off a truck and are routinely exploited and abused, they have jobs, don't they?
that's capitalism. Institute
Cattle ranching is not doing too well. Not only the imports of meat from the rain
forests, but meat processing industry is increasing centralized. More
important: People can earn higher salaries in the cities. You can find a few high
rent locations -- Jackson Hole, where Ian hangs out. A
U.S. Decision Near on Arms for Taiwan
Sunday, April 22, 2001
By Charles Aldinger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With U.S.-China ties under major strain over an
American spy plane, President Bush must decide by Tuesday whether to sell the
world's most advanced warships to Taiwan over opposition from
There are a number of factors influencing the depopulation of the plains.
Even during early settlement there was a lot of land that was cultivated
that was not really suitable for cultivation and farmers gave up. Other
areas were productive in wet years and farmers made money during some years
--- Ken Hanly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There are a number of factors influencing the
depopulation of the plains.
Even during early settlement there was a lot of land
that was cultivated
that was not really suitable for cultivation and
farmers gave up. Other
areas were productive in wet
G'day all,
Wrote Michael a few days back:
We have people on the list from Turkey, Argentina, Korea, and manyother
places where very important changes are taking place.
Unfortunately, we hear almost nothing from the people on the ground in days places.
Well, I hope Sabri will
--- Rob Schaap [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe it's just because I did fall in love with Turkey (falling in love
always
induces pessimism in me), but I can't see a road heading anywhere good from
here. If Dervis wins, half the population will be getting dinner off the
tip,
and if he
Call to action against World Bank in Barcelona (22 - 27 june)
On June 25th-27th the World Bank will be holding its Annual conference on
Economic Development in Barcelona (Catalonia-Spain)... and we want to give them
a welcome.
Following the example of Seattle, Melbourne, Prague, and so many
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