Re: [PEN-L] Ukraine

>The situation in the Ukraine is extremely tense. Viktor Yanukovich was declared the winner in Sunday's presidential second round elections. He is seen by all as the pro-Moscow man. Viktor Yushchenko, the openly pro-Western candidate, has challenged the results. ...< --- This is really simplifyng

[PEN-L] Why New Yorkers are flocking to Kansas

Kansas as No. 1 Wall Street Journal November 24, 2004; Page A12 Retiring to the sofa after turkey dinner tomorrow, most Americans may feel they have little in common with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock. But one defining feature of 17th-century Americans remains: We still migrate for freedom. Ameri

[PEN-L] Subject: Re: Fucked up American Airlines

Carrol, Charles and Jim, Greetings. Greyhound is open for biz in downtown Sacramento, a stone’s throw from the state Capitol building. Greyhound's competition, Continental Trailways, went bust around 15 years ago, if I recall correctly. This industry shakeout cut service, with an unclear effect

[PEN-L] Profiles in Courage

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sbriefs25.2nov25,1,4246091.story IN BRIEF THE STATE / SAN DIEGO Medal Sought for Controversial Shooting November 25, 2004/L.A. TIMES A San Diego County supervisor whose district includes Camp Pendleton has asked President Bush to award a medal for bravery

Re: [PEN-L] Subject: Re: Fucked up American Airlines

aha! it's _Continental Trailways_ that went broke. So the Greyhound sign that I now remember seeing in Sacramento wasn't an illusion or an atavism. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine From: PEN-L list on behalf of Seth Sandronsky Sent: T

Re: [PEN-L] Ukraine

Incidentally, Sergei Markov had a rather prophetic op-ed on the subject in the MT a few weeks ago, which I reproduce below. A Moscow Perspective on Ukraine's Election By Sergei Markov Moscow Times Wednesday, October 27, 2004. Page 11 The possibility of widespread unrest in Ukraine is a real threa

Re: [PEN-L] Subject: Re: Fucked up American Airlines

Some 15 to 30 years ago Greyhound was big news in the business pages for awhile. A merger. A strike (which I think lost) and the "real" (whatever that means) Greyhound continued in some other business while the bus lines were spun off, keeping the name Greyhound??? Carrol "Devine, James" wrot

[PEN-L] Greyhound

For a full picture of current Greyhound routes and services in North America see: http://www.greyhound.com/images/routemap/pagemap/3dt.gif Paul P -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.2 - Release Date: 11/24/04

[PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

Greetings Economists, This was recently published, http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=11 http://reason.com/0012/rb.the.shtml Claiming Darwin for the Left: an interview with Peter Singer Interview by Julian Baggini Peter Singer looks a very tired man. It It's not so much th

Re: [PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

Doyle Saylor wrote: > > What I find amazing about such an article is the author appears to not know > Stephen Jay Gould or the controversies in biology around evolutionary > biology. That is a starting place, but the author also elides the critics > of Singer around his 'ethical' stand on killing

Re: [PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

ravi wrote: > > unfortunately, i don't > think singer's writings regarding (and defense of) animal rights > received mention (unfortunate particularly today, as thousands, > millions?, consume cruelly farmed and killed creatures in celebration). > Singer's concern with animal rights has a metaphys

Re: [PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

Carrol Cox wrote: > > Singer's concern with animal rights has a metaphysical origin. It is one > of the innumerable manifestations of the lust for certainty that is > deeply grounded in the thought of capitalist societies. He thought he > could find ethical certainty by grounding "rights" in the ca

Re: [PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

- Original Message - From: "Carrol Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Singer's concern with animal rights has a metaphysical origin. It is one of the innumerable manifestations of the lust for certainty that is deeply grounded in the thought of capitalist societies. He thought he could find ethical

[PEN-L] Query

Nov. 25 PEN-L: I am looking for a brief passage on Marx’s theory of ideology. This is for a popular handout. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Seth Sandronsky

Re: [PEN-L] Singer on Darwinism

Carrol: >Singer's concern with animal rights has a metaphysical origin. It is one of the innumerable manifestations of the lust for certainty that is deeply grounded in the thought of capitalist societies. < Ian: >The quest/metaphysical lust for certainty is *far older* than capitalism!< Certain

[PEN-L] Gringoton

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[PEN-L] WTO/Byrd Amendment backlash

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13607-2004Nov25.html WTO to Act on Punitive Tariffs Friday, November 26, 2004; Page E02 The World Trade Organization today is expected to approve authorization by the European Union, Japan and five other governments to place tariffs on U.S. goods, a W