The thing about a Wiki-type encyclopedia is that individuals can decide what topics
they want to discuss. Gene Coyle, for example, might pen a short essay on electric
power regulation (not to put pressure on him). Someone else would then write an essay
on Marx's assertion that imperialism
In other business news, the White House conceded today that out of the 300,000 people
who found new jobs last month, 299,998 of them were involved in the production of
negative campaign ads for the President and the other two were hired to slash Richard
Clarkes tires.
-- by Andy Borowitz.
I realize that my submissions generally don't
measure up to the quality standards of the list and for that reason deserve to
be ignored, but perhaps those in need of a little pro bono work might
offer some enlightenment on the following perplexing matter.
The Economic Research Service of
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That Ralph Nader turned out to be the Condorcet Winner in 2000 shows
how unusual the 2000 election was, according to Bruce C. Burden:
One of the most stringent methods of selecting a candidate was
proposed by the Marquis de Condorcet more than 200 years
Jim's interpretation of a project would produce a Wiki encyclopedia but probably not
a pen-l encyclopedia. If done more collaboratively, it would be more effective --
but only if we could avoid squabbles. Maybe that is too much to ask.
On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 07:14:11AM -0800, Devine, James
Michael Perelman wrote:
Jim's interpretation of a project would produce a Wiki encyclopedia but
probably not
a pen-l encyclopedia. If done more collaboratively, it would be more
effective --
but only if we could avoid squabbles. Maybe that is too much to ask.
8 years ago or so Michael raised the
Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
On the other hand, we should take note of the fact that Ali says he
would be delighted to see Tony Blair defeated in Britain. I'm sure
that the British equivalent of the US Anybody But Bush/Nader crowd
are busy lining up support for the Labour Party on the grounds that
Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
On the other hand, we should take note of the fact that Ali says he
would be delighted to see Tony Blair defeated in Britain. I'm sure
that the British equivalent of the US Anybody But Bush/Nader crowd
are busy lining up support for the Labour Party on the grounds that
I suppose people could set up a leftist wikipedia under PEN-L auspices, but
that kind of defeats the purpose of the existing wikipedia: it's encyclopedic
embrace.
At the same time, though, I very much agree that we need better ways to
communicate and be able to build on our strengths, knowledge
Michael Perelman wrote:
Jim's interpretation of a project would produce a Wiki encyclopedia
but probably not a pen-l encyclopedia. If done more
collaboratively, it would be more effective -- but only if we could
avoid squabbles. Maybe that is too much to ask.
8 years ago or so Michael raised the
Title: Message
Dear
Friends,
This
was sent to me; I have no idea why or why I would be on the lists of such
creatures as these. I post this filth only for informational-illustrative
purposes. Those who define "anti-Bush" as progressive, without any reference to
the core ideologies guiding
FWIW, here's the PROGRESSIVE magazine's take on Nader:
Nader's Wrong Turn
http://www.progressive.org/april04/mailcomm0404.html
At The Progressive, we are more sympathetic than most to third party efforts and
Independent candidacies. It's a tradition here. After all, this magazine was founded
Devine, James wrote:
Nader's Wrong Turn
It is (would be) one thing to argue that progressives (leftists in
general) ought not to support or vote for Nader. It is quite different
to attack Nader (or any other third party or independent candidate) for
running. I find the latter rather
At 2:31 PM -0800 4/3/04, Devine, James posted
http://www.progressive.org/april04/mailcomm0404.html:
He was running, he said then, to help construct a durable third
party, the Greens. But he kissed the Greens goodbye in a December 22
letter that was remarkable for its scolding tone. Nader
I mentioned before that I really didn't see much knew coming out of this debate about
Nader or Kerry. Nothing that I have seen in the last couple days seem to have
changed my mind. Am I missing something?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel.
Of course the quoted phrase is from the Progressive magazine, not from
Jim himself. Hope there is no confusion.
Carrol
Carrol Cox wrote:
Devine, James wrote:
Nader's Wrong Turn
It is (would be) one thing to argue that progressives (leftists in
general) ought not to support or vote
Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
At 2:31 PM -0800 4/3/04, Devine, James posted:
I don't have the confidence that the Democrats know how to beat
him, he [Nader] said.
Neither do I. John Kerry -- electable? Kerry will probably prove
to be a turnout depressor.
My self, I don't believe in having a
At 5:49 PM -0600 4/3/04, Carrol Cox wrote:
One difference between advocating Kerry's election and supporting an
independent candicate or party is that the latter effort generates
serious conversation about the issues that will confront us over the
next decade and longer, while the former is a
Even though Cosco has been helping gather signatures for Arnold's
efforts to
cut back workers' compensation, the company seems to have been one of
the few
not to embrace hyper-capitalism. Investors are mad.
Zimmerman, Ann. 2004. Costco's Dilemma: Be Kind To Its Workers, or Wall
Street?. Wall
* The New York Times, April 4, 2004
Altering of Worker Time Cards Spurs Growing Number of Suits
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
As a former member of the Air Force military police, as a
play-by-the-rules guy, Drew Pooters said he was stunned by what he
found his manager doing in the Toys R Us store in
My understanding from the report was that Tariq Ali was calling for
genuine oppositional movements, dissident currents from below
My ear is not especially close to the ground on this, but I am not
aware in England/Britain of anyone serious on the left lining up
support for the Labour Party on the
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