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10051 [lbo-talk] new spirit of capitalism -- rank: 1000
On Oct 9, 2007, at 6:43 AM, Lenin's Tomb wrote: > a global system of > appropriation of labour modelled on white supremacy Except that the most dynamic region of the capitalist world for the last 20-30 years has been Asia. At the same time, the ur-white region, Western Europe, is what Morgan Stanley investment strategist Byron Wien called little more than "an open-air museum" a few years ago (though I know Dennis Redmond will disagree). Doug
Document Size: 5005
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Tue Oct 9 07:23:02 PDT 2007
10052 [lbo-talk] new spirit of capitalism -- rank: 1000
On Oct 9, 2007, at 7:31 AM, Lenin's Tomb wrote: > So, for example, the struggle against the legal disenfranchisement > of women > at various levels has produced real and necessary successes, but > due to the > limited nature of the gains, due to the fact that they were > separated from > the issue of the labour system that perpetuates the subordination > of women, > they have enabled capitalism to persist with a gender hierarchy while > declaring formal equality. I ...
Document Size: 5706
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Tue Oct 9 07:18:44 PDT 2007
10053 [lbo-talk] new spirit of capitalism -- rank: 1000
On Oct 9, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Marvin Gandall wrote: > Yoshie and LT think it gives aid and > comfort to the enemy to point to the limitations on democratic > rights in > Iran. I happen to agree with Doug and others who think it's not > necessary or > principled for the left to practice this form of self-censorship, > especially > internally, but I don't think it's urgent that there be a meeting > of the > minds on this issue, so long as opposition to current US policy ...
Document Size: 7086
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Tue Oct 9 07:07:27 PDT 2007
10054 [lbo-talk] Nixon on Fred Thompson -- rank: 1000
[from The Note] At least President Nixon isn't alive to weigh in. His assessment of [Fred] Thompson? "Oh s---, that kid," Nixon said on White House tapes when told of his appointment as a Watergate counsel, ABC's Brian Ross reports. "He's dumb as hell. . . . He isn't very smart, is he? . . . But he's friendly."
Document Size: 4839
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Tue Oct 9 06:46:32 PDT 2007
10055 [lbo-talk] Ailes: CNBC hasn't been sufficiently pro-capitalist, until now -- rank: 1000
WSJ.com - October 8, 2007 <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119160938630350371.html> Ailes on Fox Business Channel And the Battle with CNBC Below are portions of the transcript of an interview between Wall Street Journal reporter Rebecca Dana and Fox News president Roger Ailes. Mr. Ailes discusses the launch of the Fox Business Channel and the budding rivalry with CNBC. * * * Wall Street Journal: The Fox Business Network launches on Oct. 15 after two years of speculation and, to use you ...
Document Size: 25376
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:50:41 PDT 2007
10056 [lbo-talk] Hillary pats a worker on the head -- rank: 1000
[Didn't Bush say something similar to this and get pilloried by the Dems?] <http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/10/middle-class-ex.html> ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton's 'Middle Class Express' made a pit stop at an Iowa diner where the New York senator shook hands, enjoyed a loose meat sandwich and attempted to hand caucus cards to the Iowans inside. Inside the Maid Rite diner, Clinton sidled up to the counter with Christie Vilsack (wife of former Gov. ...
Document Size: 5624
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:38:07 PDT 2007
10057 [lbo-talk] More pics from the Crossroads Infoshop re-opening in Kansas City -- rank: 1000
On Oct 8, 2007, at 10:21 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > I felt certain that Doug and I would sooner or later > find _something_ in common -- and now we have. I'm sure we could find some more.
Document Size: 5114
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:34:40 PDT 2007
10058 [lbo-talk] Novak: Rep leaders knew Craig was a tearoom regular -- rank: 1000
<http://wonkette.com/politics/dept%27-of-cruisy-toilets/bob-novak-gop- always-knew-larry-craig-was-the-idaho-bathroom-goblin-308250.php> Here s a not-exactly-shocking revelation that s still funny to hear, from Evil Bob Novak himself: The Senate GOP leadership has always known that Larry Craig s a closet case. Specifically, they knew he wasn t just a secret gay, but one of those bathroom creeps always chasing cock in public.
Document Size: 5253
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:33:34 PDT 2007
10059 [lbo-talk] Rudy: scarily insane -- rank: 1000
<http://wonkette.com/politics/we-will-all-die-at-the-hands-of-this- pervert/-308410.php> WE WILL ALL DIE AT THE HANDS OF THIS PERVERT One of Rudy Giulinai s many explanations for his bizarre habit of taking pretend phone calls from his wife during speeches and campaign appearances was to reference the scene in Dr. Strangelove where George C. Scott takes a call from his secretary/mistress in the War Room just before the bombs fall. [WP]
Document Size: 5042
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:23:18 PDT 2007
10060 [lbo-talk] Hillary & Blackwater -- rank: 1000
<http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/10/ clintons_blackwatergate_if_you.html> Clinton's Blackwatergate: If You Thought Whitewatergate Was Bad Will unsavory connections be the slow death of Hillary Clinton? The Democratic candidate, of course, has run a near-flawless campaign so far, forcing the press to obsess over her body instead of her platform, but the swarm of characters around Camp Hillary is beginning to look like a liability. First there was the twitchy fugitive fund-raiser Norm ...
Document Size: 6350
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:20:08 PDT 2007
10061 [lbo-talk] abortion in Nicaragua -- rank: 1000
Guardian (London) - October 8, 2007 Killer law Last November it became a crime for a woman to have an abortion in Nicaragua, even if her life was in mortal danger. So far it has resulted in the death of at least 82 women. Rory Carroll reports on the fight to have the law changed María de Jesús González was a practical woman. A very poor single mother, the 28-year-old's home was a shack on a mountain near the town of Ocotal in Nicaragua. She made the best of it. The shack was spotless, the ...
Document Size: 20594
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:13:51 PDT 2007
10062 [lbo-talk] SRI and Clinton/Ira Magaziner -- rank: 1000
On Oct 8, 2007, at 7:34 PM, bitch at pulpculture.org wrote: > Anyway, first up was an article at socially responsible investing > (SRI). > I'd always thought these were mainly about investing in outfits > like Ben & > Jerry's. Turns out that the top three criteria for which companies are > screened are tobacco, alcohol, and gambling. According to the > author, Henry > Blodget, the Social Investment Forum, which promotes SRI, says that > the > roots of the practi ...
Document Size: 29696
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:08:43 PDT 2007
10063 [lbo-talk] More pics from the Crossroads Infoshop re-opening in Kansas City -- rank: 1000
On Oct 8, 2007, at 7:53 PM, Ian McLeod wrote: > It will complement the > million condos going up on Mission and Valencia Streets these days > very well. Ugh. Everything that makes this country fun, as opposed to merely bearable, is being systematically destroyed. Doug
Document Size: 5215
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 19:05:07 PDT 2007
10064 [lbo-talk] blacks shun military -- rank: 1000
On Oct 8, 2007, at 9:13 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > Well anyhow it kept ME from getting shot at back in 1951-55. Safe & > sound in Arlington Virginia. Yeah. My father signed up for the AF just after Pearl Harbor. Spent the whole war in the U.S. and then on Pacific Island bases, fixing airplanes. Never got close to combat. I've always admired the way he handled it. Unlike my poor uncle, who was in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. Doug
Document Size: 4948
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 18:39:04 PDT 2007
10065 [lbo-talk] Costa Rica's CAFTA vote: two views -- rank: 1000
<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=20601086&sid=aJv4YpAE2q.k&refer=news> Costa Rican Voters Approve U.S. Free-Trade Agreement (Update3) By Bill Faries Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Costa Rican voters gave their approval for a free trade agreement with the U.S. yesterday, handing President Oscar Arias a victory and signaling a desire for closer ties with the country's biggest trading partner. With 98 percent of votes counted in the national referendum, 51.6 percent backed congress ...
Document Size: 15441
Author: Doug Henwood
Date: Mon Oct 8 15:20:13 PDT 2007
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