Opinion poll query

2004-08-13 Thread Seth Sandronsky
a bell? If so, please let me know off-list. Thanks, Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Paying the price for war

2004-08-12 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Thanks to Doug Henwood for his help with my article. http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-08-12/guest.asp Seth Sandronsky _ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http

Re: Paying the price for war

2004-08-12 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Here is to educating Americans on who pays for and who profits from imperial war, and why. Seth Re: Paying the price for war by Michael Perelman 12 August 2004 Seth may well be understating the cost of the war. The budget of Walter Read is probably left out of these estimates. The cost of caring

Re: Continuing China fever

2004-08-10 Thread Seth Sandronsky
infrastructure that keeps the world's “just-in-time” supply chain taut.” As Michael noted, state Dems saved the ILE from Gov. Arnold’s budget knife. Seth Sandronsky Date:Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:23:22 -0400 From:Marvin Gandall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Continuing China fever Today's Financial

Re: In the News today

2004-08-08 Thread Seth Sandronsky
economy. Seth Sandronsky In the News today by Michael Perelman The Sacramento Bee juxtaposed to stories today, perhaps accidentally, regarding hoaxes. In one case, a young man who wanted to publicize his run for supervisor in San Francisco faked his own beheading. I understand that the authorities

Re: A critical look at Michael Moore

2004-07-27 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Date:Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:26:38 -0400 From:Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A critical look at Michael Moore (clip) Considering the fact that Gibson had plans at one point to bankroll Fahrenheit 9/11, this does not seem so far-fetched. Moore's next project will deal with the

Re: Suicides, Military and Economic

2004-07-24 Thread Seth Sandronsky
PEN-L: “Peasant Suicides in India” is a chapter in Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity by Robert Pollin that details the ruinous outcomes of IMF policies on Indian farmers. Seth Sandronsky

Re: Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic

2004-07-24 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Ulhas and Jim, My bad. I should have written neoliberal, not IMF, policies in India. Seth Re: Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic by Ulhas Joglekar 24 July 2004 Seth Sandronsky wrote: “Peasant Suicides in India” is a chapter in Contours of Descent: U.S. Economic Fractures

Another Democratic Party presidential candidate

2004-07-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
. invasion of Iraq. Earlier in 2003, LL’s folks came to anti-war demos in downtown Sacramento. They told me and others about their great man. He was helping the world peace movement to coalesce, etc. Seth Sandronsky Date:Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:34:58 -0400 From:Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004-06-26 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Minutes is supposed to profile Moore on Sun., June 27. Cheers, Seth Sandronsky Published on Saturday, June 26, 2004 by the Associated Press 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Has Huge Opening Day by David Germain LOS ANGELES - Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's assault on President Bush, took in $8.2 million to $8.4

Re: The Jesus Factor

2004-05-01 Thread Seth Sandronsky
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US health care query

2004-04-04 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hey PEN-L: I am looking for the current data on the number of Americans without health care insurance. Any ideas where this info can be found? With advance thanks, Seth Sandronsky _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar

The Donaldator

2004-04-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Published on Thursday, April 1, 2004 by CommonDreams.org The Passion of the Donald - Getting in Touch With Your Inner Psychopath by Leilla Matsui and Seth Sandronsky Donald Trump is to corporate America what Mel Gibson is to Hollywood these days -- a savior. After taking a well-deserved albeit

M20 in S.F.

2004-03-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
In SF, One Year of Occupying Iraq Is Too Much, Protesters Say by Seth Sandronsky www.dissidentvoice.org March 22, 2004 Thousands of people rallied in San Francisco on a warm Saturday to oppose the U.S. assault on Iraq that began one year ago. The protesters were part of a global day of action

Sacramento: Community college students march to protest planned fee hikes

2004-03-16 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hey PEN-L: I think the students' demo against fee increases was the largest protest at the state Capitol since the anti-war rallies last spring. Seth Sandronsky Community college students march to protest planned fee hikes By Lesli A. Maxwell -- Bee Staff Writer Published 3:46 p.m. PST Monday

Marxist School of Sacramento seeking speakers

2004-03-06 Thread Seth Sandronsky
March 6, 2004 Hey PEN-L: The Marxist School of Sacramento www.marxistschool.org is seeking speakers for this fall. Please contact me off-list for more information. Thank you. Solidarity, Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Store

Black males and the jobless recovery in NYC

2004-02-28 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Nearly Half of Black Men Found Jobless February 28, 2004 By JANNY SCOTT It is well known that the unemployment rate in New York City rose sharply during the recent recession. It is also understood that the increase was worse for men than for women, and especially bad for black men. But a new

My review of Michael Yates' book

2004-02-26 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Labor lessons By Seth Sandronsky Working Americans are not alone, though it may seem that way sometimes. In fact, they join a mass of about 2.5 billion people worldwide who labor for a living. In Naming the System: Inequality and Work in the Global Economy, author Michael D. Yates focuses

Mad cow served to how many in CA?

2004-01-17 Thread Seth Sandronsky
with questions about the recall can contact the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline toll-free at (888) 674-6854. Source: Bee research http://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/8115917p-9048072c.html Seth Sandronsky _ High-speed users

Economics of ranchers and suburbs

2004-01-06 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Ranchers struggle to hang on Mad cow is the latest threat to area cattle families battling to maintain their land and their livelihood. By Mary Lynne Vellinga -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 a.m. PST Monday, January 5, 2004 Herb Garms was raised in the cattle ranching business and married into

Northern CA-mad cow beef recall

2004-01-04 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Mad cow beef recall hits area By Dorsey Griffith and Jon Ortiz -- Bee Staff Writers Published 2:15 a.m. PST Sunday, January 4, 2004 The mad cow scare hit home Saturday as a grocery store chain acknowledged the recall of potentially tainted meat sold at its stores in five Northern California

Re: Mad Cows and the Market

2004-01-03 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Jan. 3 Hi Mike, Thanks for the thanks. Peace, Seth Re: Mad Cows and the Market by Mike Ballard 31 December 2003 --- Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mad Cows and the Market By SETH SANDRONSKY http://www.counterpunch.org/sandronsky12272003.html Nice one Seth! I especially appreciated

USA: overtime pay redux

2004-01-03 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Published on Saturday, December 20, 2003 by CommonDreams.org Seizing Saddam, Deregulating Americans by Seth Sandronsky In America's big media, the seizure of Saddam Hussein has been spun in step with the Bush White House as a kind of domestic proof for the war on terror, and Iraq invasion

Mad Cows and the Market

2003-12-29 Thread Seth Sandronsky
December 27 / 28, 2003 Feedlot Sweatshops Mad Cows and the Market By SETH SANDRONSKY The recent news of mad cow disease in the U.S. was first reported in the nation's mass media as a business story. Such coverage led with the countries that had refused imports of American beef. Stories also

CA budget-cutting working folks

2003-12-24 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Arnold’s Attack on Working People and Wal-Martization by Seth Sandronsky www.dissidentvoice.org December 22, 2003 California’s GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a plan to reduce the state’s budget deficit, estimated to be $38 billion through the next two years. He is cutting social spending

Re: nano-dirigisme

2003-12-23 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Michael, The concern about nanotech is well-placed. For more info, see the piece below from Rachel's Environment Health News, part two of a three-part series. Seth Re: nano-dirigisme by Michael Perelman 23 December 2003 Nanotech. also has some environmentalist concerned. Most biological

In CA, Rollback

2003-12-19 Thread Seth Sandronsky
on. And if people understand what he is doing, I don t think they will be supportive. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/19/national/19CALI.html?ex=1072843829ei=1en=e0643af6c4f0d014 Seth Sandronsky _ Check your PC for viruses with the FREE

Jobs and growth

2003-12-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Published on Saturday, December 13, 2003 by CommonDreams In U.S., Jobs Market Blues by Seth Sandronsky Officially, job creation and economic growth are goals of the Bush White House. That might be news for many ordinary Americans of all ages and skin colors. Their daily experiences

Bus Tour halted in Davis - Take Action

2003-12-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dec. 14 Hi PEN-L: In Davis, CA, one side of the Mideast story just got silenced. More info below. Seth Sandronsky From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bus Tour halted in Davis - Take Action Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 00:20:04 -0600 In this alert: Action Alert Events Dec 14-20

Re: Antisemism and the Us Left/(Was Zionists American Blacks)

2003-12-08 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dec. 8 Dear Justin and Yoshie, How do we help build the anti-war impulse in people with various identities, all of whom suffer from losses of humanity? Seth Re: Antisemism and the Us Left/(Was Zionists American Blacks) by andie nachgeborenen 08 December 2003 Apparently I was not clear enough.

Re: USA humbled

2003-12-05 Thread Seth Sandronsky
The EU was set to impose tariffs on imports of Florida oranges. Seth Re: USA humbled by Devine, James 05 December 2003 it's a defeat in that Bush had to choose between losing votes in states that would be slammed by the EU (and also the possibility of a true trade war) and losing votes in the

Re: threatened cut-backs for the disabled in California

2003-12-03 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hi Jurriaan, In ‘Lockdown America,' Christian Parenti partly analyzes policing and prison-building in California. There has been a kind of Keynesian effect. See also Richard D. Vogel’s piece in the Sept. 2003 edition of Monthly Review http://www.monthlyreview.org/0903vogel.htm. Seth Sandronsky

Re: US: manufacturing

2003-11-29 Thread Seth Sandronsky
The efficiency of producing in the U.S. as a result of the nation's obstacles to free trade Seth Sandronsky Some Lost Jobs May Never Come Back Improved Productivity Allowed Manufacturers to Reduce Payrolls Permanently By John M. Berry Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 29, 2003

Re: $/Euro dynamics

2003-11-25 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hi PEN-Lers, I am looking for current data on what share of the China US trade surplus comes from American firms such as GM China. Thanks in advance, folks. Seth Sandronsky Date:Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:04:18 -0800 From:Eubulides [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: $/Euro dynamics Illusion

Re: Re: value and gender

2003-11-20 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Joanna and Jurriaan, Hello. Low-priced food lets bosses pay low wages to workers. The price, not taste, of this crappy food is what makes it central to relations between capitalists and the rest of us. Regards, Seth Sandronsky Date:Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:30:28 +0100 From:Jurriaan Bendien

My rant

2003-11-16 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Published on Sunday, November 16, 2003 by CommonDreams.org In California's Capital, Treetops and Grassroots Politics by Seth Sandronsky World attention. That's what the inauguration on Mon., Nov. 17 of Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has brought to Sacramento, the Golden State's capital. World

Re: new radio product

2003-11-12 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hi Brian, One answer to your question is the comics page (see below). Let the sun shine! Seth Sandronsky AARON MCGRUDER'S RIGHT TO BE HOSTILE Michael Moore, The Nation The only serious discussion of race in the newspapers these days can be found in a cartoon strip -- Boondocks. http

Re: the socialism of risks/costs

2003-11-10 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Ian, I recall business in one of the Carolinas prevented United from opening an aircraft maintenance center during the 1990s. The carrier’s unionized workers were/are a threat to low wages of non-union proles in such “right to work” states. Seth Sandronsky Date:Sun, 9 Nov 2003 22:14:49

Re: Subject: California Dreaming

2003-10-10 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Hi Michael, Two of the state's big daily papers, the LA Times and The Sacramento Bee, editorialized against Prop. 54 and the recall. I do not remember what stance the SF Chronicle took on each. Seth Sandronsky Date:Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:04:42 -0700 From:Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Allen Barra defends Limbaugh's football comments

2003-10-07 Thread Seth Sandronsky
. Seth Sandronsky Re: Allen Barra defends Limbaugh's football comments by Martin Hart-Landsberg 06 October 2003 Michael, I would love to learn more about the notion that basketball was a jewish sport. Any reading recommendations? Marty --On Monday, October 06, 2003 8:39 AM -0700 Michael Perelman

Re: Subject: Re: Bush failing?

2003-10-03 Thread Seth Sandronsky
10/3/03 Hi Jim, Below is an item from the 10/2/03 edition of the Financial Times that relates to your query: The parallels between the furore now engulfing the presidency of George W. Bush, and the David Kelly affair that has soured the reputation of Tony Blair, the British prime minister, are

Re: Re: China

2003-09-21 Thread Seth Sandronsky
John, Apparently, Dornan was fine with containers filled with Chinese imports arriving daily at ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Seth Sandronsky Date:Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:29:49 -0700 From:Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: China John and the rest of the gang, I would like

In Sacramento, David Bacon to Speak About Workers Solidarity

2003-09-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
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FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Seth Sandronsky
that foreigners increased their ownership of all types of US bonds, raising it to 13 per cent of agency paper and 17 per cent of corporate debt. Seth Sandronsky Foreigners May Not Have Liked the War, but They Financed It September 12, 2003 The Bush administration is not very popular overseas

Re: FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Seth Sandronsky
National debt reduction via more deregulation and privatization, right? Seth Michael Perelman wrote: I don't know why this issue never got the traction that the national debt did, say when Perot ran. It might have something to do with what I heard Citigroup's chief economist say at a Council on

U.S. mortgage borrowing

2003-07-28 Thread Seth Sandronsky
My brief look at mortgage borrowing in the U.S.: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles7/Sandronsky_Mortgage.htm Seth Sandronsky _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features

Query

2003-07-26 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Recently, somebody on PEN-L posted a quote from an article on government intervention in the JEI. I can’t recall the writer or the poster. Advance thanks for answering my query. Stumbling toward the light, Seth Sandronsky _ MSN 8

Re: Greg Palast on US HIV program

2003-07-15 Thread Seth Sandronsky
7/15/03 Hi Michael, Check out the July 14 Democracy Now! radio show on the Pacifica News site. Sorry, I don’t have the url. At the end of the show, Amy Goodman spoke with a woman about patent monopolies, pharmaceutical drugs and U.S. “aid” to Africa. Best, Seth Sandronsky In his latest

Sacramento ag expo

2003-06-23 Thread Seth Sandronsky
PEN-L: My rant on the Sacramento ag expo: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles6/Sandronsky_Ag-Expo.htm Seth Sandronsky _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid

Re: Re: property rights

2003-06-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Whites have no color, right? Seth Sandronsky Date:Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:23:13 -0700 From:andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: property rights --0-579270827-1056255793=:66129 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The, uh, colored element isn't supposed to own property

Re: US auto industry to die?

2003-06-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
deliver results. Jim, So to cut its labor costs GM management will now back a single-payer health care system in the U.S.? Seth Sandronsky _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy

Re: Runaway help desks

2003-06-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
these automated ones replace them? Sabri The Home Depot example you mention is striking. I noticed it a month or so ago in Sacramento. We are seeing the rise of dead labor (machinery) and the demise of living labor (people). Best, Seth Sandronsky

SF anti-war action, 4/12

2003-04-12 Thread Seth Sandronsky
have been larger with drier weather. On the bus to and from the demo, people announced upcoming local peace actions, and talked about what the U.S. peace movement should (not) do now, and why. In all, it was an encouraging afternoon. Seth Sandronsky

SS in SBJ, 3/28

2003-03-31 Thread Seth Sandronsky
March 31, 2003 PEN-L: Greetings. In an effort to communicate beyond the anti-war choir, I got the editorial letter below in the March 28 edition of the Sacramento Business Journal. http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2003/03/31/editorial3.html Seth Sandronsky

Sacramento peace protest, 3/21

2003-03-21 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Protective Services officers announced that the assembly was unlawful and asked them to disperse. No one left. Full: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/6314611p-7268029c.html Seth Sandronsky _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail

Sacramento anti-war action, 3/20

2003-03-20 Thread Seth Sandronsky
at Sacramento City College before marching to the downtown demo. We urged people driving by to honk for peace. The majority did so. The police on hand were calm. Seth Sandronsky Speakers include representatives from various labor, peace and social justice, and student organizations. Many other

Re: Re: Fictitious capital

2003-03-17 Thread Seth Sandronsky
State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Seth Sandronsky _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

American Woman Peace Activist Killed by Israeli Army

2003-03-16 Thread Seth Sandronsky
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0316-01.htm Published on Sunday, March 16, 2003 by the Associated Press American Woman Peace Activist Killed by Israeli Army by Ibrahim Barzak Seth Sandronsky http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0316-01.htm Published on Sunday, March 16, 2003

Sacramento anti-war action, 3/15

2003-03-15 Thread Seth Sandronsky
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In Sacramento, 22 Anti-War Activists Arrested

2003-03-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
to prevent this crime against peace by the U.S. in its planning for an unjustified pre-emptive attack on Iraq, said Pat Driscoll, for Sacramento Veterans for Peace, and one of those arrested Friday. Seth Sandronsky _ MSN 8 with e

In Sacramento, Angela Y. Davis to Speak on Women, Race and Class

2003-03-04 Thread Seth Sandronsky
March 4, 2003 News Release For more information: Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758 P.O. Box 160406 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.marxistschool.org In Sacramento, Angela Y. Davis to Speak on Women, Race and Class Angela Y. Davis will deliver the third anniversary lecture for the

No to Will, Yes to Peace

2003-02-28 Thread Seth Sandronsky
No to Will, Yes to Peace http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0227-10.htm Seth _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Re: Re: Re: Marshall/Martial Plan

2003-02-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
True. They might still have the receipts for U.S weaponry bought by the govt. of SH. Re: Re: Marshall/Martial Plan by Michael Perelman 22 February 2003 Part of the denazification was to bring Nazis to the US to help in the Cold War. I doubt that we will bring too many of SH's people here. --

IA, JVP and Rabbi Lerner

2003-02-15 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Feb. 15, 2003 Hi Bob, FWIW, I didn't bash IA on Common Dreams http://ww.commondreams.org/views02/1207-05.htm. However, I was taken to task on Portside for being a shill of sorts for IA. In solidarity, Seth Sandronsky I'm glad this ugly, potentially dangerous episode is being cleared up

Sacramento anti-war rally

2003-02-15 Thread Seth Sandronsky
in Washington. Sacramento's finest were also on hand filming us. And two young people I spoke with said that today's peace rally was their second, the first being the one in S.F. on Jan. 18. Seth Sandronsky Sacramento _ Tired

Re: Re: Re: The human costs of budget cuts

2003-02-01 Thread Seth Sandronsky
How many more Cassini lauunches are on tap? Seth Re: Re: The human cost of budget cuts by Carrol Cox 01 February 2003 Michael Perelman wrote: The Bushies also want to make a push toward routinely using plutonium-based power packs on board for space exploration. Quite a few years ago there

RE: RE: Military spending stats?

2003-01-29 Thread Seth Sandronsky
In Dec., JC spoke in Sacramento at the Marxist School. He said that U.S. military spending to defend the nation pre-9/11 amounted to, if I recall correctly, about $1 billion annually. Seth Sandronsky Jim Cypher, if you can find him, has produced numbers on this for several years

To close a public high school

2003-01-25 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Jan. 25, 2003 Hi PEN-L, Below see The Sacramento Bee's Jan. 23 coverage (an editorial and news article) about the closing of Sacramento High School as a public school. It faces an unclear future for parents, students and teachers. Ex-NBA star Kevin Johnson's St. HOPE Academy is in the

S.F. anti-war rally

2003-01-20 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Jan. 20, 2003 PEN-L: Greetings. In S.F. on Jan. 18, we waited with thousands of others over an hour in front of the Southern Pacific Company building for the march to begin. The chill from the shade and wind didn't dampen people's spirits one bit as we marched up Market St. Overall, it took

Re: Re: Education reform

2003-01-08 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Michael, Any cites or sources for this law? Seth I just learned that the law prohibits reporting drop out rates by class or ethnicity. I assume that they knew in advance what the results would be. On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 04:19:32AM +, Seth Sandronsky wrote: PEN-L: Greetings. Here's my

Education reform

2003-01-07 Thread Seth Sandronsky
PEN-L: Greetings. Here's my take on the politics of education reform in the U.S.: http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0107-07.htm Seth _ Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*

Pentagon budget query

2003-01-06 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Jan. 6, 2003 Hi PEN-L: I'm looking for the dollar amount of the current Pentagon budget. If you know, please contact me off-list. Thanks! Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online

Inside the stock market bubble

2003-01-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Jan. 2, 2003 Hi PEN-L: From today's New York Times, one insider's view of the stock market bubble. Comments? Regards, Seth Sandronsky The Boys in the Bubble January 2, 2003 By JAMES LEDBETTER LONDON The year that just ended will be remembered as a year when the failures of America's

RE: Re: Re: Huck Finn

2003-01-01 Thread Seth Sandronsky
investments in the U.S. made him move to England, where living costs were lower. IMHO, Puddinhead Wilson is a better read than “TPATP” due to Twain's superb treatment of class and the color line. My U.S.-centric view, at any rate. Seth Sandronsky http://www.racetraitor.org/huckfinn.html Seeing

Re: Re: Re: Trap tripped Lott

2002-12-25 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dec. 25, 2002 Hi Dan and Melvin, My two cents related to your thread on Lott: http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1223-06.htm Seth Sandronsky Re: Re: Trap tripped Lott by Waistline2 24 December 2002 In a message dated 12/23/02 12:26:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes

Re: The choreography of war

2002-12-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
leader Trent Lott in the Senate, which is why he had to go. But what do I know? Seth Sandronsky The choreography of war by Chris Burford 21 December 2002 What is chilling is how coherent the move to war against Iraq, and the process of regional change in the Middle East, has become. While Bush

In Sacramento, James Cypher To Speak On U.S. Military Policy

2002-12-18 Thread Seth Sandronsky
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Seth S.--Dec. 14

2002-12-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dec. 14, 2002 Hi Michael, Thanks for your comments. I'm a self-taught journalist with a master's degree in English. Best, Seth From : Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To : Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject : Re: Seth S.--Dec. 13, 2002 Date : Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:49:40 -0800

Apologies

2002-12-14 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dec. 14, 2002 PEN-L: My apologies for the 'Seth S.--Dec. 14' post reaching PEN-L. I sent it to Michael Perelman but somehow it bounced to the list. Strange. :- Seth Sandronsky _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2

Re: racism lives

2002-12-10 Thread Seth Sandronsky
of a percentage point from 5.1 percent in Oct. So in Nov., African Americans' joblessness rose at a rate 12 times that of whites! Talk about one of the nation’s “problems. Best, Seth Sandronsky racism lives! by Devine, James 09 December 2002 Title: racism lives! At Senator Strom Thurmond's 100th

Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: George Soros, Imperial Wizard

2002-12-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
When the U.S. bombed Panama in 1989, HRW prefaced its report by saying that the ouster of Manuel Noriega...and installation of the democratically-elected government of President Guillermo Endara brought high hopes in Panama...The report neglected to mention the number of casualties.

In U.S., Home Foreclosures at Record Levels

2002-11-24 Thread Seth Sandronsky
see why normally levelheaded people get sucked in. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/national/24FORE.html?ex=1039148001ei=1en=7216f653f584c620 Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company Seth Sandronsky _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk

Re: economics on pen-l

2002-11-24 Thread Seth Sandronsky
about the fiscal crisis. Seth Sandronsky [was: RE: [PEN-L:32376] Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: Re: economics on pen-l] In addition, cutting state services such as education means that religious groups fill in the gap. Maybe Catholic education is pretty harmless (except to those students hit by nuns

Jim Craven To Talk On Marxism And Indigenous Struggles In Sacramento

2002-11-17 Thread Seth Sandronsky
November 17, 2002 News Release For more information: Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758 P.O. Box 160406 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.marxistschool.org Jim Craven To Talk On Marxism And Indigenous Struggles In Sacramento Jim Craven, a professor of economics, will give a talk

S.F. anti-war demo report

2002-10-27 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Gov. Gray Davis deregulating the state’s electricity market was the worst investment in history. Leaving the demo, I felt energized by the spontaneity and turnout generally. Politically, I think that the U.S. left is making progress as an independent force for equality. Seth Sandronsky Sacramento

Gurus of growth

2002-10-19 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Challenging the Growth GurusOctober 19, 2002By MICHAEL MASSING As the chief economist of the World Bank in the late1990's, Joseph E. Stiglitz got a firsthand look at howpolicy was made at its sister institution, theInternational Monetary Fund, and he was dismayed.Decisions, he said, were made on

Re: bullying

2002-10-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
://www.monthlyreview.org/0702dunbar.htm US-style leftism is a complex thing :- Seth Sandronsky Re: bullying by Tom Walker 02 October 2002 Carrol Cox wrote, To call the Bush administration fascist is capitalist apologetics. It is also bad American history. The Bush administration's ideological

350,000 March in London against attack on Iraq

2002-09-28 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Sept. 28, 2002 9 a.m. PST All, I just received this report on a big protest in London against a U.S. assault on Iraq. Seth Sandronsky Historic Anti-War March in London On-the-spot report by Bob Wing *Bob Wing is the editor of War Times. He is currently in London in transit to Palestine

Re: Self-employed query

2002-09-18 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Doug and Eric, Thanks for your responses. Seth _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Self-employed query

2002-09-17 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Sept. 17, 2002 PEN-L: Hello. When self-employed people go out of business in the U.S., how are they accounted for in the official job stats? Thanks in advance, Seth Sandronsky _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device

Re: Re: Re: The New University Underclass

2002-09-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
for students. Many workers are also in the same boat, including those covered in the article that launched this thread. Seth Sandronsky Re: Re: The New University Underclass by joanna bujes 02 September 2002 22:07 UTC Thread Index The current situation in academia is the triumph of divide

Max Elbaum in Sacramento

2002-08-17 Thread Seth Sandronsky
to anti-war and anti-racism activists. Seth Sandronsky _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On Social Movement History

2002-08-11 Thread Seth Sandronsky
August 11, 2002 News Release For more information: Call John Rowntree, (916) 446-1758 P.O. Box 160406 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.marxistschool.org Max Elbaum To Speak In Sacramento On Social Movement History Max Elbaum, an activist and author, will deliver a talk titled

Re: double dip question

2002-08-04 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Michael, A foreign direct investment downturn in the US? Seth Foreign Investors Turning Cautious on Spending in U.S. August 4, 2002 By LOUIS UCHITELLE Foreign investors, who once joined with confident Americans in a wave of spectacular acquisitions and business spending that helped power the

Re: Ellen Meiksins Wood

2002-08-03 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Joanna, Try Monthly Review Press: http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrpress.htm Seth I became aquainted with Wood's writing and thought by reading through an interview and an article in some old Monthly Reviews. I then went out to look for some/all of her books and I've been having a lot of

Double Dippping?

2002-08-02 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Dubya's Double Dip? August 2, 2002 By PAUL KRUGMAN If the story of the current U.S. economy were made into a movie, it would look something like 55 Days at Peking. A ragtag group of ordinary people - America's consumers - is besieged by a rampaging horde, the forces of recession. To everyone's

Broken System? Tweak It, They Say

2002-07-28 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Broken System? Tweak It, They Say July 28, 2002 By LOUIS UCHITELLE Going back two centuries, economists have worried about what Adam Smith described as the tendency of chieftains in a market system to deceive and even to oppress the public. When the grasping got out of hand a century ago,

Stock prices CA public pension plans

2002-07-27 Thread Seth Sandronsky
An article from The Sacramento Bee on how declining stock prices are affecting public pension plans in CA. A hit to the buying power of public employees in the state, e.g., the underconsumption undertow, Jim? Seth Sandronsky CalPERS: Pensions need help By Paul Schnitt and Loretta Kalb -- Bee

US Israeli politics

2002-07-23 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, a Democrat from Georgia, is being attacked by AIPAC for supporting peace and justice in the Middle East. Some people are supporting her upcoming bid to remain on Capitol Hill. Seth Sandronsky Peace and Justice Forces Rally to McKinney By Frances M. Beal

U.S. Housing Bubble

2002-07-22 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Here's my two cents on the U.S. housing bubble, mentioned at the end of the LAT analysis that Jim D. posted below: http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0720-08.htm By the way, housing prices in Sacramento are skyrocketing, due in part to the exodus of workers from the S.F. Bay Area. Seth

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