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10321 [lbo-talk] Income gap grows between white, black families in US -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 2:47 PM, joanna wrote: > I can't begin to imagine how someone can transition into normal life > from prison without serious support. In my interview with Devah Pager, she points out how parole officers used to function as a support system for people released from prison, trying to set them up with housing and jobs. Now their job is mainly a "Gotcha!" one - to monitor behavior and discover the flaw that will send the parolee back to prison. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Nov 14 12:11:08 PST 2007

10322 [lbo-talk] black class gap -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Michael Smith wrote: > It's probably not worth speculating much more about the mentality > that produced this gobbledegook; it interested me only because "race" > is such an important concept in our society and yet it seems to mean > anything you want it to mean. Floating signifiers are hardly rare in politics. Doug

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 11:41:18 PST 2007

10323 [lbo-talk] Gitmo manual leaked -- rank: 1000

Wired writeup: <http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/11/gitmo> Overview: <http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Gitmo-sop.pdf> Full doc: <https://secure.wikileaks.org/leak/gitmo-sop.pdf>.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Nov 14 10:59:44 PST 2007

10324 [lbo-talk] black class gap -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 12:32 PM, JBrown72073 at cs.com wrote: > Michael Smith wrote: >> I dare say. What was baffling to me was how a person who >> thinks the term "race" has any actual meaning could at the >> same time think that a "race" could split into two "races" >> based on... income? What does the word "race" _mean_ to this >> person? > > Caste? Race in this context = skin color and little else, no?

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 10:15:00 PST 2007

10325 [lbo-talk] black class gap -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 10:30 AM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > Perhaps I'm a bad hombre, or some sort of 'traitor' (i.e., > insufficiently fired up by an alleged spirit of brotherhood) but > I must admit to being puzzled by hand wringing over this "class > gap". > > Division, based upon real or imagined differences, within and > between groups is at least as old as civilization, yes? > > We can be disturbed, but we shouldn't be surprised when African > Americans be ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 08:08:25 PST 2007

10326 [lbo-talk] the cartoon that is American politics... -- rank: 1000

[from Page Six] JON Bon Jovi could be planning one day to run for governor of New Jersey. That's why he's keeping his house in Red Bank, even though he and his wife, Dorothea, and their four kids have moved to SoHo. That's why he performs regularly at fund-raisers for Democrats like Al Gore and John Kerry. And that's why he hired p.r. guru Ken Sunshine, who was once the chief of staff for ex-Mayor David Dinkins. "Jon has been approached many times about running for office," said ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 06:46:35 PST 2007

10327 [lbo-talk] black class gap -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:21 AM, Michael Smith wrote: >> At 04:19 PM 11/13/2007, Doug Henwood wrote: >>> <http://pewresearch.org/pubs/634/black-public-opinion> > >>> African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle >>> class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of >>> the >>> diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of >>> as a single race > > What an abyss of int ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 06:42:08 PST 2007

10328 [lbo-talk] Dems: "Hidden"/total cost of war US $1.6 trillion -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:27 AM, B. quoted AP: > The report, from the committee's Democratic majority, > was not vetted with Republican members. Democratic > leaders in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader > Harry Reid, D-Nev., seized on the report to criticize > Bush's war strategy. The White House countered that > the report was politically motivated. > > "This report was put out by Democrats on Capitol Hill. > This committee is known for being partisan and &g ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 06:37:04 PST 2007

10329 [lbo-talk] Edwards: running from his own record -- rank: 1000

[David Plouffe is Obama's campaign manager.] <http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1107/Plouffes_tough_talk.html> Plouffe's tough talk [Ben Smith] The most striking thing about David Plouffe's sharply-worded memo out today (after the jump ) isn't that he swipes at Hillary, but that he swipes at Edwards just as hard. Which, while it may be with the intention of making this a two-way race, serves as a reminder that it's not. For example: 'John Edwards' positions are not changing as rap ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 06:33:10 PST 2007

10330 [lbo-talk] Is the Anti-War movement in decline? -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Lenin's Tomb wrote: > Cockburn seems to suggest that the failure to identify with > insurgents in > Iraq signifies the hegemony of Democratic discourse and the > acceptance of > the logic of the war on terror - thus causing many of the problems > faced by > the antiwar movement. However, I really don't think that's right. No it's not. AC's analyses are sometimes blinded by his hatred of liberals, which probably has something to do with his inte ...

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 06:03:35 PST 2007

10331 [lbo-talk] Is the Anti-War movement in decline? -- rank: 1000

On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:46 AM, Lenin's Tomb wrote: > In short, while > I wish the Left would argue that these people have a right to > resist and > win, and aren't the monsters depicted in official propaganda, I > also think > we have to say that they ain't the Sandinistas or the NLF. Who could disagree with that? I wouldn't. DOug

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Date:	Wed Nov 14 04:36:39 PST 2007

10332 [lbo-talk] characterizing Gen Y -- rank: 1000

[making the rounds of college administrators] The Millennial Generation ("Gen Y") General Characteristics of the Millennial Generation The Millennial generation includes those born starting in 1982. General characteristics include: * Mass exposure to information (internet, porn sites, chat rooms, etc.) * High stimulation (video games, etc.) * Optimistic * Willing to work hard * Take technology for granted * Comfortable working in groups * Perceived insecurity of the world * Cannot sit ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 13 20:19:19 PST 2007

10333 [lbo-talk] Income gap grows between white, black families in US -- rank: 1000

On Nov 13, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Dwayne Monroe wrote: > Of course, family support is crucial but equally important is the need > for social forgiveness. "Forgiveness" is not the best word; it's > weighted with unfortunate moralist connotations. By "forgiveness" I > mean > the willingness of employers et. al. to perceive this person as > 'one of > us' and deserving of a chance. And if by chance, and the odds are not long, such a kid should find himself in jai ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 13 15:20:03 PST 2007

10334 [lbo-talk] BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ released today -- rank: 1000

On Nov 13, 2007, at 4:16 PM, BklynMagus wrote: > While I agree with Dennis to some extent > that RWF is an acquired taste, he is not > that far out of the mainstream. But I don't like a lot of movies very much and I love Fassbinder. That must say something.

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Date:	Tue Nov 13 13:48:41 PST 2007

10335 [lbo-talk] black class gap -- rank: 1000

<http://pewresearch.org/pubs/634/black-public-opinion> Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class Optimism About Black Progress Declines November 13, 2007 African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race, a new Pew Research Center survey has found. The survey also finds blacks less upbeat about the ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 13 13:19:00 PST 2007