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12031 [lbo-talk] a government of national unity -- rank: 1000

Washington Post - December 30, 2007 <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/29/ AR2007122901476.html> Bipartisan Group Eyes Independent Bid First, Main Candidates Urged To Plan 'Unity' Government By David S. Broder Washington Post Staff Writer New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, has scheduled a meeting next week with a dozen leading Democrats and Republicans, who will join him in challenging the major-party contende ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 29 19:29:36 PST 2007

12032 [lbo-talk] Lenni Brenner: Rice Compares Israeli Occupation to Infamous US Segregation -- rank: 1000

Rice Compares Israeli Occupation to Infamous US Segregation By Lenni Brenner Can anyone be more defensive of Zionism's reputation than Israel's Prime Minister? Therefore many people wondered why Ehud Olmert suddenly announced after Annapolis that "if the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights, then, as soon as that happens, the State of Israel is finished." (news.bbc.co.uk - 11/29/07) Apparently he was re ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 29 19:03:39 PST 2007

12033 [lbo-talk] new radio product -- rank: 1000

BEHIND THE NEWS with Doug Henwood podcast: <http://shout.lbo-talk.org/lbo/radio-feed.php> iTunes: <http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewPodcast?id=73801817> or <http://tinyurl.com/3bsaqb> "Best Music on an Economics & Politics Radio Show" Village Voice Best of NYC 2005 Newly posted to my radio archive <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>: December 27, 2007 David Graeber, author of Lost People and Possibilities, on Yale, imperia ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Dec 29 14:51:06 PST 2007

12034 [lbo-talk] Creeping Fascism -- rank: 1000

On Dec 29, 2007, at 2:57 PM, Miles Jackson wrote: > Contra Fromm, if fascism emerges in the U. S., it will be > justified using the rhetoric of individualism and freedom. Well it ain't fascism then, is it? Doug

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Date:	Sat Dec 29 12:13:37 PST 2007

12035 [lbo-talk] Creeping Fascism -- rank: 1000

On Dec 29, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > You know, to a very great extent, life IS > determined by forces outside of man's own self, > his interest, his wishes. Yeah, but it's un-American to say so. One are where the U.S. is an outlier on polls is that a large number of Americans believe that life is what you make of it, whereas people in other countries think that one's life is mainly shaped by outside forces. I wish I could find a reference for this, but a minute of Googli ...

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Date:	Sat Dec 29 06:51:44 PST 2007

12036 [lbo-talk] Benazir Bhutto reportedly assasinated in a suicide bomb attack -- rank: 1000

On Dec 28, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Paul Papadeas wrote: > Doug - I think you should ban people from this list who fail to > comply with the standard rules of mature, spirited engagement. Not sure what you're referring to exactly, but holding Tariq Ali responsible for the acts of Trotsky nearly a century ago isn't exactly my idea of mature engagement. Had I not been offline most of the day I'd have nipped the flamewar in the bud, though. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 28 19:30:25 PST 2007

12037 [lbo-talk] Benazir Bhutto reportedly assasinated in a suicide bomb attack -- rank: 1000

Jordan put the list on emergency total moderation because he thought things had gone out of control and I hadn't checked in all day. Good thing he did. Cool the flames, folks. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 28 19:21:08 PST 2007

12038 [lbo-talk] a special session at the MLA -- rank: 1000

chicago craigslist > city of chicago > casual encounters Going to MLA? - m4w - 36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Reply to: pers-516482250 at craigslist.org Date: 2007-12-21, 5:04PM CST I am looking for someone with an interest in 18th C British literature, preferably a recent Ph.D. or assistant professor. Here s how the scenario goes: I show up at your hotel room. I remove my tweed blazer and tie, fold them neatly, and place them next t ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 28 08:10:57 PST 2007

12039 [lbo-talk] Christian Parenti on the heritage of slavery in Congo -- rank: 1000

<http://www.iht.com/bin/printfriendly.php?id=8920844> International Herald Tribune - December 27, 2007 Congo's crisis, Congo's history By Christian Parenti The horrors of violence in the eastern Congo demand some explanation. Reports from the ground paint a picture of a hell on earth, one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. But too often these reports, providing little context, can leave an implicitly racist aftertaste. The implication seems to be, "Well, these people are ju ...

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Date:	Fri Dec 28 07:28:19 PST 2007

12040 [lbo-talk] Tariq Ali on Bhutto's Assassination -- rank: 1000

On Dec 28, 2007, at 9:18 AM, Ira Glazer wrote: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2232700,00.html This is the third time this article has been posted to the list, starting with me yesterday afternoon. It would be nice if people checked to see if something has been posted already so we don't get everything in triplicate. Doug

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Date:	Fri Dec 28 07:20:01 PST 2007

12041 [lbo-talk] Tariq Ali on BB -- rank: 1000

Guardian - December 28, 2007 <http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2232632,00.html> A tragedy born of military despotism and anarchy The assassination of Benazir Bhutto heaps despair upon Pakistan. Now her party must be democratically rebuilt Tariq Ali Even those of us sharply critical of Benazir Bhutto's behaviour and policies - both while she was in office and more recently - are stunned and angered by her death. Indignation and fear stalk the country once again. An odd coexist ...

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Date:	Thu Dec 27 17:17:11 PST 2007

12042 [lbo-talk] position available -- rank: 1000

[from The Chronicle of Higher Ed's job listings] Faculty Position in History -- Patrick Henry College -- Virginia PATRICK HENRY COLLEGE FACULTY POSITION IN HISTORY Patrick Henry College is seeking candidates for a full-time position in history beginning in Fall 2008. Field of specialization is open. Teaching load is 12 hours per semester. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in history, a display of sound scholarship, evidence of superior teaching ability, and an unwavering commitment to the Lord ...

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Date:	Thu Dec 27 17:12:07 PST 2007

12043 [lbo-talk] Benazir Bhutto reportedly assasinated in a suicide bomb attack -- rank: 1000

On Dec 27, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Chuck wrote: > I'm glad that my comments disturb you, because if you are saddened by > the death of a world leader, then you should hear more comments from > people like myself. Chuck, she's not the one worth mourning - I have no feelings about her one way or the other. It's the possibility of civil war in Pakistan, which could kill and displace a lot of people, and the possibility that someone could get his hands on their nukes. Don't you care about th ...

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Date:	Thu Dec 27 10:59:14 PST 2007

12044 [lbo-talk] Benazir Bhutto reportedly assasinated in a suicide bomb attack -- rank: 1000

On Dec 27, 2007, at 12:49 PM, Chuck wrote: > John Adams wrote: > >> And I'm totally unsurprised you're talking like a fucking idiot, > > The feeling is mutual. Now, boys. Doug

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Date:	Thu Dec 27 10:53:16 PST 2007

12045 [lbo-talk] Hot -- rank: 1000

On Dec 27, 2007, at 11:58 AM, katherine fisher wrote: > Global warming? > > "All a matter of --good-- taste!" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JoaS7CA03s&feature=related Is that Alexander Cockburn in a fat suit? Doug

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Date:	Thu Dec 27 09:13:50 PST 2007