'US used hallucinogenic weapons against Iraq'

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Contemporary FBI repression/surveillance/Leonard Peltier/Left unity

Michael: Could you post this for me on PEN-L and LBO and anywhere else it might usefully fit? Thanks very much! Hunterbear WEBSITE ADDITIONS AT LAIR OF HUNTERBEAR Hunter Gray [Hunterbear] Our large website -- Lair of Hunterbear www.hunterbear.org -- is constantly being up-dated and feathe

the almighty $$

[from the FT] The mighty dollar Washington is sending mixed signals about its currency policy, say Gerard Baker and Peronet Despeignes Published: July 27 2001 19:01GMT | Last Updated: July 27 2001 19:06GMT Ever on the lookout for the slightest evidence of changed verbal nuances in policy formu

Fw: Genoa Debate in Italian Parliament

- Original Message - From: "Thomas Seay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: AUT: Genoa Debate in Italian Parliament > The debate going on in the Italian parliament is > transcribed on the "Rifondazione Communista" youth > site: > >

BLS Daily Report

> BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001: > > RELEASED TODAY: In June 2001, there were 2,081 mass layoff actions by > employers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits > during the month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each > action

Kyoto = a green disaster?

Comment Kyoto could even make things worse Environmental groups need to accept it is a dangerous con trick Global warming Mark Lynas Friday July 27, 2001 The Guardian As the chairman's gavel banged down on the table at the climate change negotiations in Bonn last Monday, cheers erupted around

Italian police (cf. Genoa)

The dark side of Italy's paramilitary force Special report: globalisation Rory Carroll Friday July 27, 2001 The Guardian Rightwing thugs employed as Italian police officers were told by superiors they could brutalise with impunity the protesters detained in Genoa, it was claimed yesterday.

Re: Re: tax-cut expansion & wealth effect

Jim, most of the reports on the Japanese real estate bubble concerned Tokyo. I am not sure if Bay Area real estate did not escalate a comparable rates. Recall the Palo Alto one-bedroom fixer-upper that sold for $1.25 mill. on a small lot. On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 11:28:33AM -0700, Jim Devine wro

Re: tax-cut expansion & wealth effect

Alex wrote: >IMHO, the probable thing, and at the same time unprecedented in its depth >(would this merit the qualification of "improbable"?), would be a recession >scenario, of drastic and painful consequences (and not equally distributed, >neither domestically nor across the borders). also, the

GDP BYTE 7/27/01 by Dean Baker

Net Output Shrinks for Second Consecutive Quarter By: Dean Baker __ _ The downward revision to corporate profits means that price to earnings ratios in the stock market are still nearly double their historic average.

Genoa

[the last couple of paragraphs, folks] Genoa and Its Aftermath Geov Parrish, AlterNet July 24, 2001 Viewed on July 27, 2001 --- "...[Italian police] came into the rooms where people were sleeping. Everybody raised up their hands, c

Re: tax-cut expansion & wealth effect

I'm sorry if I was not clear in what I wrote. I only meant to indicate that the article gave the impression that the boost in consumer spending was based on something real, ignoring that the real estate prices were part of a bubble. Alex Izurieta wrote: > Yet, I am not sure whether I understand

tax-cut expansion & wealth effect

Hello, I am trying to contribute to two separate issues in one email; forgive me if this is not allowed. TAX CUTS and expansion / recession Thanks to Tom Walker remarks (and epilogue below). I broadly agree. We know one thing: business as usual ain't going to cut it. The probable is no longer p

More wealth effect questions

Robert, Jim, and Mat are right on target. I would add one other thought. Low interest rates are only partially responsible for high housing prices. My uncle lives in a home that might sell for 30-40k in New Castle, Pa., my home town. In Palo Alto, it is worth about $1 million. Actually, the h

Re: The Wealth Effect

Robert Manning wrote: >The "wealth effect" in housing is partially being stabilized by low >interest rates; monthly mortgage payments are stable due to relatively >lower interest costs that have helped buttress higher sales prices. Since long-term interest rates haven't fallen much despite fal

Re: The Wealth Effect

>This highlights my point concerning the unequal access and cost of consumer credit; >refinancing is only available to homeowners with acceptable credit histories and/or >equity.  Like stock ownership, the article ignores the strapped social groups that >are rentors and young households with l

News on communards

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