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12991 [lbo-talk] Okay so maybe camping out in the Zocalo isn't such a great idea... -- rank: 1000

On Sep 15, 2006, at 3:30 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > The numerical weakness (1/3 is a great point of departure for a social > movement) is less of a concern than the organizational question. I agree, but if the Mexican economy has been as ravaged as US and Mexican leftists say it has, then why isn't there more discontent? The PRD is hardly radical, and the other 2/3 represent votes for some quite conservative parties. Doug

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12992 [lbo-talk] Okay so maybe camping out in the Zocalo isn't such a great idea... -- rank: 1000

On Sep 15, 2006, at 2:18 PM, Michael Pugliese quoted: > López Obrador does not appear to have the sheer numbers of supporters > throughout Mexico to challenge the state. Each of the leading > candidates won 16 states: López Obrador and the PRD won in the poorer > center and South of Mexico while Felipe Calderón of the PAN won almost > all of the more prosperous North. However, according to the disputed > official count, López Obrador captured only 35.3% of the vote, with > ...

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12993 [lbo-talk] thinking like an economist -- rank: 1000

[wondering what to do with an aging sick parent? enlist the analytic help of some economists!] "Efficiency in Family Bargaining: Living Arrangements and Caregiving Decisions of Adult Children and Disabled Elderly Parents" NBER Working Paper No. W12358 Author: LILIANA E. PEZZIN Medical College of Wisconsin - Department of Medicine Email: LPEZZIN at MCW.EDU Auth-Page: http://ssrn.com/author=651779 Contact: ROBERT A. POLLAK Washington University, St. Louis - John M. Olin School of Bu ...

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12994 identity (Re: [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalisminAmerica) -- rank: 1000

On Sep 15, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Carl Remick wrote: > Then again, Leninology has a blog -- http:// > www.leninology.blogspot.com/ -- so is not quite as anonymous as an > ectoplasmic angel who leaves no cyber-footprints. This topic is played out, man. Doug

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12995 [lbo-talk] Peggy Noonan on the Dems' Bush problem -- rank: 1000

<http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110008942> PEGGY NOONAN To Beat a Man, You Need a Plan The election is all about Bush, and that's not necessarily good for the Dems. Autumn is the true American New Year. This is when we make our real resolutions. The perfect fall has two things, present pleasure (new exhibits, shows, parties) and something to look forward to--for the political, the upcoming election. Which is my subject. My resolution is to try in a renewed way, ea ...

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12996 [lbo-talk] even more fan mail -- rank: 1000

Why did you have David Dunbar on, have you sold out to the CIA- Pentagon-faction? Why not just turn your show over to the Fortune 500 and admit you have sold out? This has single-handily destroyed your credibility. Very sad. There are any number of 9/11 Truth Movement people you could've had on from David Ray Griffin through Jim Marrs. I really thought you'd be the last person who'd turn his show over to the "State" - but there you have it. Amy Goodman gets $ from the Ford Fou ...

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12997 identity (Re: [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalism in America) -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Eric wrote: > Fwiw (probably not much), I appreciate AN's presence. By the way, I do too. I often disagree, but I'm very glad to have that POV represented. Doug

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12998 identity (Re: [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalism in America) -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Eric wrote: > I don't get this obsession over AN's anonymity. I'd prefer that people use their real names on the list, but I can understand if they can't.

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12999 [lbo-talk] Amnesty Report: Hezbollah War Crimes -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:41 PM, ravi wrote: > How is Carrol's analogy inapplicable, except in terms of scale? In this case, scale is no minor matter, but residents of Israel, a category that includes many Arabs and many people alienated from the government, are not the same as the SS, are they? Doug

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13000 [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalism in America -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Jerry Monaco wrote: > gossip is what makes for philosophy. Didn't Stanislaw Lem say that myth is gossip grown old? Doug

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13001 [lbo-talk] Americans see QOL going to the dogs -- rank: 1000

<http://pewresearch.org/social/pack.php?PackID=19> Americans See Less Progress on Their Ladder of Life September 14, 2006 In the past four years, some of the edge has come off good old American optimism. Just under half (49%) of the respondents in a new Pew Research Center survey rate the quality of the life they expect to be leading five years from now higher than their current quality of life. As recently as 2002, more than six-in-ten (61%) Americans said their future would be bette ...

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13002 [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalism in America -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Angelus Novus wrote: > I will make you a deal. I will tell you my real name, > if you tell me which state police agency you are > employed by. Calling or even implying that someone is a cop is strictly forbidden on this list.

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13003 [lbo-talk] Tony Judt on the death of liberalism in America -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 2:30 PM, Angelus Novus wrote: 7 posts yesterday 4 so far today. The limit is 3.

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13004 [lbo-talk] Falling Gas Prices=GOP Victories This Fall -- rank: 1000

On Sep 14, 2006, at 10:47 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > Without denying a likely possibility of gas price manipulation by oil > companies, I think that such a utilitarian view of political > behavior is too > simplistic and obscures more than it explains. Whatever the reason, Bush's approval ratings are tightly bound to the price of gas - unlike previous presidents. I've just updated the graphs and text at <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/BushNGas.html>. Doug

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13005 [lbo-talk] O'Donnell on ABC: 'Radical Christians' no different than murderous radical Muslims -- rank: 1000

[best thing I've ever heard about Rosie, who's mainly an annoying loudmouth] Begin forwarded message: From: "AFA ActionAlert" <afapetition at afa.net> Date: September 14, 2006 11:46:35 AM EDT To: dhenwood at panix.com Subject: O'Donnell on ABC: 'Radical Christians' no different than murderous radical Muslims Reply-To: afapetition at afa.net Donald E. Wildmon Founder and Chairman September 14, 2006 Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as possible ...

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