In the late 1920s, the French essayist Julien Benda wrote The Treason of
the Intellectuals. Benda already saw a new class of intelligentsia that
favored many of the same principles popular among today's leaders. Among
them:
--The extolling of courage at the expense of other virtues. Placing the
The website of the International Working Group on Value Theory
(IWGVT) has
moved to
www.iwgvt.org
The site gives free access to over 150 papers on value theory and
related
topics covering eleven years of debates at IWGVT mini-conferences,
held
annually under the auspices of the Eastern
Louis Proyect wrote:
full: http://prorev.com/abu.htm
Giovanna Borradori has called post-modernism a definitive farewell
to modern reason. Pauline Marie Rosenau wrote: Post-modernists
recognize an infinite number of interpretations (meanings) of any
text are possible because, for the
Ken Hanly wrote,
Quite a bit of the stuff is speculation by conspiracy buffs
The family firm of beheaded American Nick Berg, was named by a conservative
website in a list of 'enemies' of the Iraq occupation.
There is indeed speculation in the article Ken posted a link to and it is
unfortunate
At this point in our history, we should savor any victory, however hollow. Maybe the
Right has finally
overreached.
Is Congress still as neo-liberal as it was under the last Gandhi?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA
Isn't there someone here who can tell us how the BJP is really the
lesser of two evils?
Doug
From the newspaper Trud.
TITLE: INTERVIEW WITH HISTORIAN AND WRITER ROY MEDVEDEV ON
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S PRESIDENCY
[TRUD DAILY, P. 3, MAY 7, 2004]
SOURCE: FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE (http://www.fednews.ru/)
FOUR YEARS IN THE KREMLIN
Today sees the inauguration of President-elect
To URPE Members and Friends,
Fred Lee has sent around several job postings -- here are several of them.
For more information, contact the people listed under each job notice.
University of Missouri
Kansas City
R1 General Regional
Roy Medvedev:
You can't be anything but tough in Russia. We live in a
country where a civil society has not yet been formed. The leading
political and social force after the fall of the CPSU is the
bureaucracy. The bureaucratic hierarchy from bottom to top is the
framework of the state. You would
The torture of the porgnographic SM images appears to have been mainly
in the humiliation of showing them to the victims. These appear to be
methods made widespread by the Resistance to Interrogation R2I
methods taught in the UK and the US to special forces and pilots to
teach them to withstand
Gap Inc. admits its poor work conditions
Associated Press
Posted Thursday, May 13, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO - In an unusual display of corporate candor, Gap Inc. on
Wednesday acknowledged that many of the overseas workers making the
retailer's clothes are mistreated and vowed to improve often shoddy
conceded defeat in
parliamentary elections, according to the party's president, Venkaiah
Naidu, in one of the biggest upsets in Indian politics since independence.
Tired of Tech, Hungry Farmers Vote for Change
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=655e=1u=/oneworld/20040513/wl_oneworld
Bush bans most exports to Syria; oil flow could be slowed
By Associated Press
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
WASHINGTON - President Bush is tightening the U.S. economic squeeze on
Syria with a ban on all American exports to the Arab country except food
and medicine.
For years, Syria has been branded
Entire analysis is at
http://www.kathymcmahon.utvinternet.com/mrn/NickBergEnemiesList.htm
NOTE: Quite a bit of the stuff is speculation by conspiracy buffs but the
particular material below is a plausible explanation as to why Berg was
detained in Iraq. He was confused with his dad who is
Oil Mergers Blamed for High Prices
April 2, 2004
http://consumeraffairs.com/news04/gas_prices.html
In the past decade, mergers in the oil industry have resulted in an
uncompetitive domestic oil market that keeps gas prices artificially high
for consumers while the top oil companies rake in
Alice did not wish to offend the Dormouse again, so she began very
cautiously: But I don't understand. Where did they draw the treacle from?
You can draw water out of a water-well, said the Hatter; so I should
think you could draw treacle out of a treacle-well--eh, stupid?
But they were IN the
Vanity Fair, May 2004
Unsafe On Any Ballot
By Christopher Hitchens
Democrats are furious that Ralph Nader, whose last presidential bid
helped put George W. Bush in office, is running again. Equally
dismaying, the author finds, is Naders backing from a crackpot group
with ties to Pat Buchanan,
(The defeat of the incumbent party might have been predicted based on
this NY Times article from yesterday.)
Indian Voters Turn a Cold Shoulder to High Technology
By SARITHA RAI
BANGALORE, India, May 11 - As India's stock markets slumped further on
electoral uncertainty Tuesday, the resounding
I'm struck by the fact that we got to know about a few mysterious
circumstances (see, for instance, Robert H. Reid's AP story
Questions Surround Young American Shown Decapitated in Video, May
12, 2004) of the last days of Nick Berg only after his death: Nick
Berg being held in US custody for 13
Doug Henwood wrote:
Isn't there someone here who can tell us how the BJP is really the
lesser of two evils?
i am a bit confused by the above. i think the BJP is the worse of the
many evils. are you asking for a contrary opinion to mine? or did you
misunderstand mine?
i would have a tough time
I could but I just finished teaching my India class and now heading into
my development class. I'll try. cheers, anthony
xxx
Anthony P. D'Costa, Associate Professor
Comparative International Development
University of
I could but I just finished teaching my India class and now heading into
my development class. I'll try. cheers, anthony
xxx
Anthony P. D'Costa, Associate Professor
Comparative International Development
University of
Ubu to Bin Laden: Those prison photos have put me in deep doo-doo.
I need your help again. My guys in Iraq have
an American Jewish nogoodnik who would make
a pretty picture.
Bin Laden to Al Zarqawi: Our Friend needs
Q: YOU MENTIONED the Congress Party and its decline as one of the
factors that led to the rise of the BJP. The Congress had historically
been identified with what is known as the Nehruvian legacy of centrist
and social-democratic policies. Why did it begin to bury that legacy?
A: THE CONGRESS
Isn't there someone here who can tell us how the BJP is really the
lesser of two evils?
Doug
No, but yesterday there would have been plenty around
to tell us how voting Communist Party (of your choice)
would throw the election to the BJP.
Shane
No, but yesterday there would have been plenty around
to tell us how voting Communist Party (of your choice)
would throw the election to the BJP.
Shane
Not really. India, like most civilized countries, has a parliamentary
system. This means that all parties can get some representation no
matter
ravi wrote:
Doug Henwood wrote:
Isn't there someone here who can tell us how the BJP is really the
lesser of two evils?
i am a bit confused by the above. i think the BJP is the worse of the
many evils. are you asking for a contrary opinion to mine? or did you
misunderstand mine?
That was a
Louis Proyect wrote:
First,
there were forces in the north connected to caste politics. Second, the
emergence of the right-wing and reactionary elements like the RSS
[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh].
a few points:
1) w.r.t the above, the RSS is not a recent emergence. the
hindu/upper-caste
Louis Proyect wrote:
Not really. India, like most civilized countries, has a parliamentary
system. This means that all parties can get some representation no
matter how small. The USA has a winner take all system that was if not
designed to marginalize smaller parties certainly has that
Angola Set to Disclose Payments From Big Oil
By HEATHER TIMMONS
May 13, 2004
New York Times
LONDON, May 12 - In a reversal of a longstanding policy, the Angolan
government will disclose some payments it receives from oil companies that
do business there, making the southwest African nation the
Roy Medvedev:
"You can't be anything but tough in Russia. We live in acountry where a civil society has not yet been formed. The leadingpolitical and social force after the fall of the CPSU is thebureaucracy. The bureaucratic hierarchy from bottom to top is theframework of the state.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It would seem that no one can escape the economic logic of the law of
value.
http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/cuba.htm
Che Guevara had some of the most interesting insights into the problems
of socialist construction since the days of Lenin. He is
Huh. Many parliamentary systems have first past the post systems and not
systems of proportional representation etc. Canada for example, and the UK.
I believe Australia and New Zealand use this system as well but I am not
positive. While this system is a disadvantage for smaller parties it hasnt
From Valeria
J.
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES DID
NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL
COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET
LOSS OF OVER
4.6 BILLION
Unsafe On Any Ballot
By Christopher Hitchens
the multiple hypocrisies and evasions of Mr. Hitchens, who once called
himself a socialist but eagerly enlisted in the clash of civilizations
on the side of the neo-cons with the likes of Tom Friedman, are by now
so twisted it's a fool's errand to
I am afraid I have to diagree on the emergency issue. It was Mrs. Gandhi
who was solely responsible for the emergency. But that was in 1975 and
lasted until 1977, until she was thrown out, but then she came back in
1979! When she realized her populist garibi hatao (eliminate poverty)
slogan was
On Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 14:41:13 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes:
... the argument you
sometimes see that Bush is actually a lesser evil than Kerry. (See,
for example, Gabriel Kolko's piece in Counterpunch.) ...
Actually, his argument was a bit
I am afraid I have to diagree on the emergency issue. It was Mrs.
Gandhi who was solely responsible for the emergency. But that was in
1975 and lasted until 1977, until she was thrown out, but then she came
back in 1979! When she realized her populist garibi hatao (eliminate
poverty) slogan was
In a message dated 5/13/2004 2:22:54 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Che Guevara had some of the most interesting insights into the problems of socialist construction since the days of Lenin. He is better known as a guerrilla fighter, but his essays on planning and other
I just heard that Harry Markowitz was one of the 2 co-founders of CACI, singled out
in the Toguba report. Does that beat Long Term Credit Management?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
I just received an article by Marxmail subscriber A. Mani that is a bit
too long to post to the list but it can be read in its entirety at:
http://www.marxmail.org/stat6.htm
Here is the opening paragraph:
On Some Recent Misuse of Statistical Data.
In a message dated 5/13/2004 2:22:54 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Che Guevara had some of the most interesting insights into the problems of socialist construction since the days of Lenin. He is better known as a guerrilla fighter, but his essays on planning and other
Success for the communists again in Kerala and Bengal, is to be
welcomed from outside India as a sign of the continued existence of
large, influential bodies of people committed to social production
controlled by social foresight, even though within India there is no
doubt much to be argued about.
Dear Friends and Comrades,
Here's a
brief (clearly personal) report on the Marx Conference in Havana (Karl
Marx and the Challenges of the 21st Century) that ran from 4-8 May; this
particularly may interest those who attended last year and/or thought
about coming this year.
In
general, in my
No, but yesterday there would have been plenty around
to tell us how voting Communist Party (of your choice)
would throw the election to the BJP.
Shane
Actually, the Communist Party (M) formed electoral alliances with Congress,
because, as it stated in its press, it understood correctly that the
Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. I understand that Cuba was trying to
draw back from the dollar economy a bit before Bush acted. Am I wrong?
Could you teach us something about the evolution of the cuban economy?
Thanks again.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California
Thank you, Michael, for the excellent report. I understand that Cuba was trying to
draw back from the dollar economy a bit before Bush acted. Am I wrong?
Could you teach us something about the evolution of the cuban economy?
Thanks again.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California
To URPE Members and Friends
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On Behalf Of Benan Eres
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004
3:50 AM
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Subject: [Hgs] Call for
papers: Critical Perspectives on Third WorldDevelopment
The New Value Controversy
and the Foundations of
Economicsedited
by Alan Freeman, Andrew Klimanand Julian WellsFebruary 2004, Edward Elgar Publishing, 352pp,£69.95 or $110
17 papers + editors' introduction, IWGVT Scholarship Guidelines,
bibliography, and indexContributors: Paresh
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