When Blair, Brown and Mandelson thought up New Labour 15 years ago, they
had a healthy respect for Thatcher's political success. It is almost
certain that among their sources was Marxism Today, which in the 80's and
90's had repeated articles challenging the need for political realism about
Th
[I forwarded the thread on Pacifica to Marc Cooper, who responds:]
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Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 00:56:31 -
Doug.. You may post the following if you wish.
The basic facts in Clare's report are correct. Bu
Doyle, Having read your prior post on the joint attention issue, I'd like to
hear a bit more on how your knowledge production interests include network
formation of "ideology" as well as perhaps Roemerian exploitation. I say
this only since you're addressing this set of exchanges on religion, that
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National Welfare Reform Findings Reflect Disturbing Trend
PHILADELPHIA - June 5 - Organizations acros
Moscow Times
May. 25, 2001. Page 8
The Continuing Class Struggle
By Boris Kagarlitsky
It often happens that the most important questions receive the least public
attention. The proposed changes to the Labor Code, I think, are a perfect
example of this.
The present Labor Code, adopted in Soviet t
Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2001
Russian Reform Plans Raise Doubts
Government: Proposals to restructure gas, electric monopolies would benefit
top managers with Kremlin ties, critics contend.
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI, Times Staff Writer
MOSCOW--President Vladimir V. Putin has said that he wants to r
Greetings Economists,
Michael Perelman writes,
Michael,
I agree with Anthony. This thread is not going anywhere.
Doyle
I differ here with this opinion. There is considerable analysis to be made
about what is religion in terms of IT production, human and primate
evolution, and especially in reg
In case anyone is interested a summary of recent research on the toxicity of
Bt pollen to Monarch larvae appears in the article lists for March 4, 2001
at: http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/safefood/
A study in 1999 by Losey showed that Bt pollen was toxic when ingested
in large doses by Monarch la
At 08/06/01 07:58 -0700, you wrote:
>At 10:35 PM 06/07/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>PAXMAN:
>>I understand what you are saying. The question is about the gap.
>>BLAIR:
>>Yes, I know what your question is. I am choosing to answer it in my way
>>rather than yours.
>>PAXMAN:
>>But you're not answering it
Anthony P. D'Costa:
> One of Krueger's early work was on rent-seeking activities. She
used the
> Indian auto industry as a case study. She might be surprised to
find that
> RSAs hasn't gone away even if the competitive environment has
changed in
> favor of more firms and deregulation in India
In a message dated 6/8/2001 2:43:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I agree with Anthony. This thread is not going anywhere
A final comment. If this thread is going nowhere, then let it stop. But then
please do not associate me or my work with New Ageism, even if I mention
is there a good post-Keynesian or leftist textbook concerning money,
banking, and financial markets?
It's a bit strange, but one of the most popular orthodox textbooks
(Mishkin) is several years behind the orthodoxy: he emphasizes the role of
the money supply, while Greenspan basically ignores
One of Krueger's early work was on rent-seeking activities. She used the
Indian auto industry as a case study. She might be surprised to find that
RSAs hasn't gone away even if the competitive environment has changed in
favor of more firms and deregulation in India.
on another list, i read the below:
> John Kennedy cut taxes even more than Reagan. In both
> instances, after the cuts took effect gross
> collections increased because the incentive to evade
> was reduced and the incentive to earn more was
> increased.
while the reasoning in the second
Thursday June 7, 8:04 pm Eastern Time
Cuba, denied rum brand, could make "Coke" - expert
By Anthony Boadle
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Cuba, fighting a trademark war in which
it has lost the U.S. rights to its most famous brand of rum, is
entitled to start making Coca-Cola in retaliation, a l
No, they didn't reject it because I wrote "access" instead of
"assess" but who can blame me after reading Puglieses's postings?
Bray's analysis of agricultural development in North China in the
Han period fits quite well with my line of thought. She says that the
"Han state economy was based chiefly on the regions of Kuang-
chung and Chung-yuan", that is the Yellow river basin. Although we
know that by Han times (202-bc
Krueger is *very* hard-line, more so than Fischer. Rogoff is a former
chess grandmaster, a very talented player who gave it up to be an
economist. As an ex-chessie myself, I get an inferiority complex just
thinking about it.
Peter
Ian Murray wrote:
> [I've seen this woman on multiple TV progr
http://www.wto.org
Geneva, Friday 8 June 2001
Promoting openness, fairness and predictability in international trade
for the benefit of humanity
Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting on international trade
Madame President, ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be here today. The current W
I agree with Anthony. This thread is not going anywhere.
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 11:32:31AM -0700, Michael
Pugliese wrote:
> A very good review/critique of the New Age from a Christian viewpoint is,
> "The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue, "
> by John Mewport,
At 01:33 PM 6/8/01 EDT, you wrote:
>I didn't think that anything could make me feel much sympathy for Pacifica
>these days, until I read Lou Proyect's scorched earth, take no prisoners
>rant and rave at Marc Cooper. With friends like this, the anti-Pacifica
>forces don't need enemies. Come to t
A very good review/critique of the New Age from a Christian viewpoint is,
"The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue, "
by John Mewport, Wm. Eerdmans pubs. As an ex-Catholic and a Northern
Californian weary of the New Age blathermania, it is a balanced looksee,
light
And, who was it that said Berry was DLC. She is horrid, but, that is one
thing you can't say about her!
Michael Pugliese
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:33 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:13003] Re: Reply to Marc Cooper
> I didn
Leo, we do not attack others on the list this way.
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 01:33:36PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I didn't think that anything could make me feel much sympathy for Pacifica
> these days, until I read Lou Proyect's scorched earth, take no prisoners
> rant and rave at Marc C
> BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2001:
>
> Americans' salaries may be going up, but inflation will devour all but a
> tiny fraction of the increase this year and next, says George Hager in USA
> Today (page 1A). That will lead to the worst inflation-adjusted increases
> in salaries in a decad
This is leading nowhere...I am talking about spirituality as people
practice it in other parts of the world, including Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
I abhor new ageism in CA, Deepak Chopra and the like. If deep
introspection is a result of someone saying you are immature you have
just missed the bus, no
I didn't think that anything could make me feel much sympathy for Pacifica
these days, until I read Lou Proyect's scorched earth, take no prisoners
rant and rave at Marc Cooper. With friends like this, the anti-Pacifica
forces don't need enemies. Come to think of it, maybe he is a double agent
Blinding as it is, the quality of work performed by academics is
measured in large measure by the money collected from grant
agencies. Internal papers/memos never miss the opportunity to
congratulate (but really remind others of) those who get them.
Applying for a grant is a must; it is a ce
http://ogj.pennnet.com/home.cfm [Oil and Gas Journal]
National Research Council report inconclusive on greenhouse causes
By the OGJ Online Staff
WASHINGTON, DC, June 7 -- In a report requested by the Bush
administration, a National Research Council committee confirmed global
warming is occurring
from SLATE:
>The [Wall Street JOURNAL] fronts word from Argentina, where former
>President Carlos Menem was arrested and charged with illegal weapons sales
>to Croatia and Ecuador. The WP notes that Menem was a stalwart of the U.S.
>throughout his ten-year Presidency, garnering Argentina "near-
> SLATE wrItes:
> >a steadfast Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld brushed aside such
criticism
> >[of the newest version of "Star Wars" missile defense], telling a
NATO
> >gathering, "You end up learning something by trying it."
>
> so if it's so valuable, Mr. Rumsfeld should pay for the learning
SLATE wrItes:
>a steadfast Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld brushed aside such criticism
>[of the newest version of "Star Wars" missile defense], telling a NATO
>gathering, "You end up learning something by trying it."
so if it's so valuable, Mr. Rumsfeld should pay for the learning experience
No you didn't.
Jim Devine wrote,
>"I paid for an argument. All I'm getting is a contradiction!" -- Monty Python.
Tom Walker
Bowen Island, BC
604 947 2213
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Miracle or mirage
The decline in US productivity growth is renewing doubts about the new
economy, says Gerard Baker
Published: June 7 2001 18:36GMT | Last Updated: June 7 2001 18:43GMT
New-economy icons have been falling for months in the US, like
revolutionary stat
Anthony DCosta wrote:
> I wish I could. But we make a living while we grade:) Why be dismayed
> with spirituality? Coming from the Indian south I would have thought Ravi
> would have had a better grasp of spirituality in general or has the pace
> of alienation for him been faster being here th
Michael, I am hard pressed for time, visiting my father. Defending his
reputation or that of anyone else should best be done offline.
On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 05:15:40PM -0700, Michael Pugliese wrote:
> Sorry. Pressed the wrong pg. to cut and paste. See this,
> http://csf.colorado.edu/pen-l/2001
At 10:35 PM 06/07/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>PAXMAN:
>I understand what you are saying. The question is about the gap.
>BLAIR:
>Yes, I know what your question is. I am choosing to answer it in my way
>rather than yours.
>PAXMAN:
>But you're not answering it.
>BLAIR:
>I am.
>PAXMAN:
>You are answering
At 04:34 PM 06/08/2001 +0300, you wrote:
>Yup, the LibDems are shaping up to be the vehicle of the reconfiguration of
>mainstream politics I mentioned earlier.
how do the LibDems differ from the Tories and New Labour?
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine
At 11:51 AM 06/08/2001 +0300, you wrote:
>Meanwhile Blair is as much a
>captive of her legacy as Hague, partly by choice, partly by necessity. In
>many ways it will be much harder for him to shake off Thatcherism, given its
>utter penetration of the Civil Service and its transformation of public l
Up periscope a minute..
I was interested in the comments on the Gospel of Buddha. Since I am not a
Buddhist, nor a Christian, my point was missed (I never made it), which was
not to pit traditional religion either againt Darwinism or Marxism.
Discussion tends to get rubricked under the terms 's
Rob Schaap writes:
Well, I'll take Ted Heath, even Michael Heseltine, over Thatcher and Tebbit
any day - but what I'd really like is a quick analysis of the LibDems'
successes. That's gotta mean something, no? And a 59% turn-out?! How do
we
read that?
=
MK: I agree with your sentiments r
G'day Michael and Poms,
> The Conservatives have a golden opportunity to recapture true
conservatism, as opposed to the neoliberalism they have unleashed during the
last 25 years. If they do not take it, but remain wedded to the punk
Thatcherite Little Englanderism espoused by Thatcher, Tebbit an
Uh-oh, now look for New Labour to repeal the 10 Hours Act because of its
wanton interference with the blind rule of supply and demand.
Chris Burford wrote
>New Labour has made many unpalatable compromises to achieve this, but
>within the terrain of bourgeois democracy, I suggest the result sh
Penners
>From the letters page of today's (Glasgow) Herald newspaper:
Are drugs really Nato's focus?
ON April 20, Ian Bruce reported that the infamous massacre at
Srebrenica in
July 1995 had been "allowed" to happen by conspiring US, French,
and
German forces (Cov
Chris Burford writes:
Further to my last past, Hague has just resigned.
Exit Thatcherism from the world stage. Right.
==
Chris, I share a pathological loathing of Thatcherism and all its works. It
has been a tragedy of truly monumental proportions. I endorse any and all
efforts by whoe
With the largest ever majority for a government in Britain seeking
re-election, Tony Blair suggested last night that Labour's victory had
global implications.
The new House of Commons will have something like 460 MP's who are either
Labour or Liberal Democrat, and only 160 Conservatives.
The
Further to my last past, Hague has just resigned.
Exit Thatcherism from the world stage. Right.
Chris Burford
London
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