[PEN-L] m.s. m.f.t.

Recently, we paid big money to put bars on the windows of our house ... you can't be too careful now that Martha Stewart's out. (I wonder, did she make any money in prison, making license plates, etc.?) On Doug's LBO website (http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/), there is a picture of Nomi

Re: [PEN-L] m.s. m.f.t.

At 11:09 AM 3/5/2005, Devine, James wrote: Also, what if Dick Cheney is one of those who watches women in prison movies? then it would be a _reward_. I suspect that rarely do we really want our fantasies fulfilled. It would probably scare the dickens out of 'im. Also, short prison times are best

[PEN-L] 8 million children die each year within the first month

From the editor of the Lancet (UK medical journal) - Original Message - From: Lancet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:37 PM Subject: The Lancet - Neonatal Survival Series Eight million children are either stillborn or die each year within the first

[PEN-L] Pushing Limits on Social Security

Hi All, Pushing Limits on KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley on March 5th Sunday tomorrow at 6:30pm will be taking a partisan look at the current Social Security Privatization attempt by George Bush and his Republican pals. We've interviewed, Bryon McDonald of WID (the World Institute on Disability) who is

[PEN-L] CIA report minimizes Baathist-Zarqawi ties

Going to War with the Army You Have Why the U.S. Cannot Correct Its Military Blunders in Iraq By Michael Schwartz The Latest American Theory about the Iraqi Resistance In early February, a Newsweek team led by Rod Nordland produced a detailed account of current theorizing among American and Iraqi

[PEN-L] social security question

To what extent are social security funds being used to promote the dismantling of social security? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

[PEN-L] Argentina debt restructuring

Nouriel Roubini on Argentina's deal with its creditors. [I corrected a couple of typos.] Julio * * * The Successful End of the Argentine Debt Restructuring Saga... by Nouriel Roubini Last January, on the eve of the launch of Argentina's debt restructuring proposal, many market

[PEN-L] The Need for Reform

I found a wonderful letter to the New York Times and posted it to my blog to preserve it for posterity (at http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/03/need-for-reform.html). :- blockquoteTo the Editor: More than half a century ago, George Orwell warned, in his essay Politics and the English Language,