[PEN-L] anti-capitalism as commodity

Branded for life Is the anti-capitalist movement part of the solution or part of the problem? Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter make the case for the prosecution in their thought-provoking The Rebel Sell, says Andy Beckett

[PEN-L] Manmohan Singh's 1st year, redux: closing off opportunities for the Indian left?

Volume 22 - Issue 12, Jun 04 - 17, 2005 On the route of liberalisation V. SRIDHAR If it is a fact that there is a zone of cooperation between the UPA and the NDA on economic reforms, then the political options for the Left are closing

Re: [PEN-L] Why Jean Berthet decided to work with the FLN

thanks. i had never even heard of him. I should mention that I am looking at this material in conjunction with an in-depth review of "Battle of Algiers" that I am preparing for a new MR website that is geared to online material rather than simply being a shadow of the print publication. Finally

Re: [PEN-L] Why Jean Berthet decided to work with the FLN

thanks. i had never even heard of him. On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 07:04:08PM -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: > From Martin Evan's "The Memory of Resistance: French Opposition to the > French Algerian War (1954-1962): > > Jean Berthet. Worked with the FLN in Aix-en-Provence and then was a Member > of th

[PEN-L] EU-THANASIA - view from the libertarian right - Gary North's REALITY CHECK

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary North's REALITY CHECK Issue 452 June 3, 2005 snip EU-THANASIA In the final days of May and the first day of June, 2005, two remarkable events took place: one in France and the other in Holland. A large majority of voters voted aga

[PEN-L] Why Jean Berthet decided to work with the FLN

From Martin Evan's "The Memory of Resistance: French Opposition to the French Algerian War (1954-1962): Jean Berthet. Worked with the FLN in Aix-en-Provence and then was a Member of the Curiel Network. Born 1921. Died, Avignon, 6 July 1989 In the summer of 1944, Jean Berthet was deported for Res

[PEN-L] evaluating deep throat

http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-rutten3jun03,1,6203275.story REGARDING MEDIA / TIM RUTTEN Felt's actions are what matter most TIM RUTTEN June 3, 2005/L.A. TIMES And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered thems

Re: [PEN-L] capitalist efficiency

On 6/3/05, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Harbour Report, an influential gauge of productivity and profitability > that is > closely watched in the auto industry, thanks. Here's a capsule description. As is common, "efficiency" is measured in terms of restricting the use of lab

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

Larry Elliott comes from a long standing critical point of view about the European Union which differs from mine. In my opinion like Marx and Engels I believe in looking at the balance of power between the major states and making judgements about which sides are more progressive. That leads to so

Re: [PEN-L] capitalist efficiency

The Harbour Report, an influential gauge of productivity and profitability that is closely watched in the auto industry, On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 01:40:33PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > On the US NPR news, I heard that Toyota is the most efficient of the > major auto producers (partly or mainly beca

Re: [PEN-L] capitalist efficiency

On the US NPR news, I heard that Toyota is the most efficient of the major auto producers (partly or mainly because so much of the production is integrated, i.e., not contracted out). But I think the most efficient auto factory in North America was a GM (or D-C?) one in Ontario, also because it was

[PEN-L] capitalist efficiency

Peters, Jeremy W. 2005. "U.S. Car Makers Still Trailing Japanese." (3 June): p. C 3. General Motors loses $2,331 on each vehicle. Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. 2005. "Quest for Best Seller Creates a Pileup of Returned Books." Wall Street Journal (3 June): p. A 1. "20 million books returned every year

Re: [PEN-L] Thoreau's environmental ethics

Perhaps the last 2 posts are an indication of human progress: Thoreau => civilian casualties in Iraq. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu

[PEN-L] Thoreau's environmental ethics

H-NET BOOK REVIEW Published by [EMAIL PROTECTED] (March, 2005) Philip Cafaro. _Thoreau's Living Ethics: Walden and the Pursuit of Virtue_. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004. xii + 272 pp. Index. $39.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-8203-2610-0. Reviewed for H-Nilas by Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, Department

[PEN-L] civilian casualties in Iraq

from SLATE's news summary today: >The _Washington Post_ leads with Iraq's interior minister saying, apparently, that 12,000 civilians have been killed by insurgents since the war began. The minister said 10,500 of them were Shiites. Though the Post doesn't get curious about it, the Iraqi governmen

Re: [PEN-L] Sociobiological tripe about Jewish "intelligence"

On 6/3/05, Louis Proyect wrote: Furthermore, it is interesting that Jared Diamond endorses this nonsense. FWIW, he starts his GERMS, GUNS, AND STEEL with the assertion that New Guinean people are smarter than we are... (Brad deLong complains about this bit.) JD

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

Jim Devine wrote: whether or not the various currencies that make up the euro end up breaking up, however, depends on how close their values are to fundamentals There are no constituent currencies anymore - they ceased to exist, allegedly forever. We're probably going to see some "divergence"

[PEN-L] Sociobiological tripe about Jewish "intelligence"

(Two things to note. This idea of Jewish "breeding" is no different than Jimmy the Greek saying that blacks excelled at sports because of slave plantation breeding techniques. Furthermore, it is interesting that Jared Diamond endorses this nonsense.) NY Times, June 3, 2005 Researchers Say Intelli

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

Has anybody looked at the savings that come from the decline in uncertainty regarding the relative values of currencies within the EU, such as the elimination of the need to hedge against currency shifts? I assume that it would be small for some countries where the central banks tightness has s

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

in international finance, the really dramatic depreciations occur when exchange rates are rigid and are defended by the Central Banks "to the death." whether or not the various currencies that make up the euro end up breaking up, however, depends on how close their values are to fundamentals and h

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

On Friday, June 3, 2005 at 11:44:28 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes: >As I recall, there's no provision in the treaty on monetary union for >reversing it - it's supposed to be "irrevocable." ... When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political

[PEN-L] Joseph Massad on the witch-hunt at Columbia University

Counterpunch, June 3, 2005 Witch Hunt at Columbia Targeting the University By JOSEPH MASSAD Targeting the university is the latest mission of right-wing forces who have hijacked not only political power and political discourse in the United States but also the very vocabulary that can be used ag

Re: [PEN-L] An argument for the existence of God

Has Bushie or Ah-nold declared Laguna Beach a disaster area, so that taxpayers can subsidize the rich folks' clean-up? and so they continue to have an extra incentive to build behemoths on unstable land? On 6/3/05, Louis Proyect wrote: > LA Times, June 3, 2005 > LAGUNA BEACH LANDSLIDE > To Many in

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

As I recall, there's no provision in the treaty on monetary union for reversing it - it's supposed to be "irrevocable." Could be an interesting legal and political adventure. Doug

Re: [PEN-L] Dog bites man

so do we want a SEC leader who serves the long-term interests of financial capital by seriously regulating finance (and protecting small and outsider financiers) -- or one who serves the short-term greed of big financial investors, i.e., Cox? Maybe with Cox as Cox of the Walk, small financiers wil

[PEN-L] The Adventures of Divertor

http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/30845/ -- www.marxmail.org

[PEN-L] Thomas Friedman blather

(Check out the reference to the CP of West Bengal declaring tech workers' strikes against the law.) NY Times, June 3, 2005 Op-Ed Columnist A Race to the Top By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Bangalore, India It was extremely revealing traveling from Europe to India as French voters (and now Dutch ones) w

[PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration?

What do no votes mean for the union? Voters have clearly rejected closer union and Europe will start to unravel, says Larry Elliott ^^ CB: What Europe needs is an international union organized by the working class of Europe

[PEN-L] What follows burst housing bubble?

Yeah, in real terms but it's also a much slower process than the metaphor of popping suggests and therefore more difficult to detect and possibly of less immediate concern than the other stuff that will be going on at the time. A whimper rather than a bang. The Sandwichman ^^ CB: Might we sa

Re: [PEN-L] Dutch "No" to constitution

According to the "telefoongids" there is nobody with this name in The Hague. > -Original Message- > From: Michael Perelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: vrijdag 3 juni 2005 3:44 > To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Dutch "No" to constitution > > Leon, I appreciate the c

[PEN-L] An argument for the existence of God

LA Times, June 3, 2005 LAGUNA BEACH LANDSLIDE To Many in Laguna Beach, That Mansion Was Too Much Some blame the home for the slide, but experts doubt that. Still, it's seen as building excess. By Dan Weikel and Jeff Gottlieb, Times Staff Writers It sat on an unstable hillside, 6,300 square fee

[PEN-L] Dog bites man

NY Times, June 3, 2005 Bush S.E.C. Pick Is Seen as Friend to Corporations By STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON, June 2 - In Republican and business circles, William H. Donaldson has been viewed as the David Souter of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a disappointingly independent choice who sided

Re: [PEN-L] is the EU on a path towards monetary disintegration? [Dr. Doom]

The good thing of all this (wishful) talks and writings is that hopefully the Euro will lose some value to the dollar. Once was 0,80 now it is 1,25 and most of the problems of EU economies lay into this exchange rate, that seems to me due more to the weakness of the dollar (and US economy) rathe