Re: [PEN-L] Lists of PhD programs

Off the beaten track in Durban, South Africa, I run a PhD/Masters(research) programme at University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies where we have lots of graduate students (including several of SA's leading radical eco-social activists) pursuing critical research on these issues,

[PEN-L] there's gold in them thar houses!

March 1, 2005/New York TIMES Speculators Seeing Gold in a Boom in the Prices for Homes By MOTOKO RICH SUNNY ISLES, Fla., Feb. 25 - Within six months last year, Carlos and Betti Lidsky bought and sold two condominiums. Then they bought and sold two houses. They say they will clear a

[PEN-L] pop go the real-estate weasels?

Contrarian Chronicles [MSN?] Housing mania will end in tears advertisement Today's tales of rampant real-estate speculation sound just like what we heard at the peak of the tech bubble. And we all know what happened when that bubble burst. By Bill Fleckenstein This week, I thought I might

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memories of earlier bubbles. One projector set up a company to profit from a wheel for perpetual motion. Another projector proposed A company for carrying on an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is. Next morning, at nine o'clock, this great man opened an office in

[PEN-L] Russian population agrees with Melvin! :)

Novye Izvestia March 5, 2005 MORE ALIVE THAN MANY OF THE LIVING Half of poll respondents still influenced by Stalin's cult of personality Several polling agencies investigate attitudes to Stalin Author: Vladlen Maksimov [Saturday, March 5, marks the 52nd anniversary of Stalin's death. For some,

[PEN-L] Oil Venezuela

What do they need an oil industry for if it doesn't feed the whole population ? Charles MARCH 14, 2005/BusinessWeek Is Venezuela's Chávez Killing The Golden Goose? The President is harming the oil industry to feed his social programs

[PEN-L] Of people and pets

Published on Sunday, March 6, 2005 by CommonDreams.org Global Disparities: Of People And Pets by M. Shahid Alam Judging from the ever-more accurate measurements of global disparities that flow from the world's leading humanitarian organizations - with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and OECD taking the

Re: [PEN-L] Of people and pets

This is a great start, but what of classes within the mammalian kingdom? Besides rich, middle, and poor, there are the lumpen strata and the ungoverned colonial wild. Not to mention inter-species prejudice, but thankfully no discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. mbs

Re: [PEN-L] pop go the real-estate weasels?

I hope it's not too late to get in on that p.m. wheel. I'd hate to miss a sure thing! Tom Michael Perelman wrote: memories of earlier bubbles. One projector set up a company to profit from a wheel for perpetual motion. Another projector proposed A company for carrying on an undertaking

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Max Sawicky (on pen-l): This is a great start, but what of classes within the mammalian kingdom? Besides rich, middle, and poor, there are the lumpen strata and the ungoverned colonial wild. Not to mention inter-species prejudice, but thankfully no discrimination on the basis of sexual

Re: [PEN-L] pop go the real-estate weasels?

Tom, e-mail your credit card number and I will provide shares up to the limit on your card. Send directly to me, there are a lot of scammers on the list. Gene tom walker wrote: I hope it's not too late to get in on that p.m. wheel. I'd hate to miss a sure thing! Tom Michael Perelman

Re: [PEN-L] Russian population agrees with Melvin! :)

MORE ALIVE THAN MANY OF THE LIVING Half of poll respondents still influenced by Stalin's cult of personality Several polling agencies investigate attitudes to Stalin Author: Vladlen Maksimov [Saturday, March 5, marks the 52nd anniversary of Stalin's death. Comment My bet is that Stalin's

[PEN-L] 52 Funniest Things About the Upcoming Death of the Pope

http://www.gawker.com/news/media/commentary/jeff-koyens-exit-interview-035157.php Jeff Koyen’s Exit Interview As FishBowlNY reported earlier today, New York Press editor Jeff Koyen has stepped down from his position in the wake of intense criticism for the paper’s Pope-mocking cover story from

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Something this naughty has to be really funny, and it isn't. mbs -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Louis Proyect Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:57 PM To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: 52 Funniest Things About the Upcoming Death of the Pope

[PEN-L] Autism and dialectical thinking

Over the weekend, I heard a speech on the neurophysiology of autism by Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D. (see summary of her recent research on this subject, below) at a Cure Autism Now meeting. Among other things, it struck me how dialectical -- or at a minimum, holistic -- thinking was succeeding

[PEN-L] Forwarded from Jim Craven (Pope jokes)

When I first read this piece, the words that first came to my mind were: self-indulgent, infantile, superficial, self-negating/impeaching etc. This kind of critique is the kind that comes from those types of progressives that are typically narcissistic and isolated from real-world struggles that

Re: [PEN-L] 52 Funniest Things About the Upcoming Death of the Pope

Some of Taibbi's stuff has been good, but when I saw this column a week ago it struck me as funny-peculiar -- not funny-ha-ha -- in a major way. Carl I think that Taibbi is an idiot and have said so here previously. I am solely interested in this case as another free speech issue. It is outrageous

Re: [PEN-L] Forwarded from Jim Craven (Pope jokes)

When I first read this piece, the words that first came to my mind were:"self-indulgent, infantile, superficial, self-negating/impeaching" etc.This kind of "critique" is the kind that comes from those types of"progressives" that are typically narcissistic and isolated from real-worldstruggles

Re: [PEN-L] Forwarded from Jim Craven (Pope jokes)

I got the impression that what Taibbi was mocking was the obsessiveness of the press more than the pope. I agree with Carl and Max-- I didn't think it was especially funny, just the parts where he makes clear he's mocking his colleagues for their obsessiveness.

Re: [PEN-L] Forwarded from Jim Craven (Pope jokes)

Inkspot: I got the impression that what Taibbi was mocking was the obsessiveness of the press more than the pope. I agree with Carl and Max-- I didn't think it was especially funny, just the parts where he makes clear he's mocking his colleagues for their obsessiveness. There's a precedent for

Re: [PEN-L] 52 Funniest Things About the Upcoming Death of the Pope

From: Louis Proyect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some of Taibbi's stuff has been good, but when I saw this column a week ago it struck me as funny-peculiar -- not funny-ha-ha -- in a major way. Carl I think that Taibbi is an idiot and have said so here previously. I am solely interested in this case as