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16306 [lbo-talk] Classless society [was: Dean Baker on immigration -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick wrote: >>From: Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> >> >>To wrap it up, I argued - and still stand by it - that divisions into >>distinct groups of unequal status and power are endemic to human societies, >>and hoping to eradicate these divisions and inequalities is unrealistic, >>utopian and naïve. > >Hoping to eradicate these divisions and >inequalities may be unrealistic, utopian and >naïve, but I would say it is also necessary ...

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Date:	Sat Apr 22 09:14:33 PDT 2006

16307 [lbo-talk] Fwd: 1970's redux and where do we go from here? -- rank: 1000

[As I just wrote Loren: "I've been wondering sometimes if we're in the early stages of some sort of stagflation. One difference: the inflation of the 70s was very political - wildcat strikes in the US, Third World demands for a new order, etc. Don't see much of that now, except maybe for Hugo Chavez."] Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:47:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Loren Goldner <lrgoldner at yahoo.com> Subject: 1970's redux and where do we go from here? Dear Doug, Poring over the tea leaves, ...

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Date:	Sat Apr 22 08:37:12 PDT 2006

16308 [lbo-talk] Russians don't like immigration -- rank: 1000

Chris Doss wrote: >The Moscow Mayor's Office estimates that >there are 400,000 illegal immigrants in the city from >the "near abroad" (which means former other former >Sovier republics). I love the idea of the proletarians bringing back the USSR with their feet. Doug

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16309 [lbo-talk] it's ok to run a secret prison - just don't tell anyone! -- rank: 1000

CIA fires officer over alleged leak By David Morgan 1 hour, 13 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA said on Friday that it fired an intelligence officer for leaking classified information that sources said contributed to a Washington Post report about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe. The CIA said the dismissal of a CIA officer over a media leak was extremely rare and resulted from a three-month-old in-house investigation aimed at agency operations that had been the subject of recent m ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 16:10:57 PDT 2006

16310 [lbo-talk] Russians don't like immigration -- rank: 1000

Chris Doss wrote: >Yep. Russia has more immigrants than any other country >besides the US The U.S. isn't on top within the OECD (though of course these numbers are probably exclude the undoc'd - but I'm guessing the relative rankings are approximately right). What's Russia's share? <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/5/33868740.pdf> Table 1. Percentage of foreign-born and non-citizens in the total population in OECD countries percent percent foreign- non- born citizens Mexico ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 14:57:01 PDT 2006

16311 [lbo-talk] a joke? -- rank: 1000

Merrill Lynch's chief economist David Rosenberg writes: >Is this a joke? We see on page D3 of Thursday's WSJ an article >("Majority See Housing Bubble on Verge of Collapse"): A poll taken >by the Experian-Gallup Personal Credit Index found that 71% of >American adults believe a housing bubble exists and that it could >burst in the next year (only 24% say this won't happen). But only >32% believe it will happen in their particular neighborhood - and >56% say it is u ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 12:37:29 PDT 2006

16312 [lbo-talk] happy birthday... -- rank: 1000

...to Iggy Pop, Queen Elizabeth, and...Liza Featherstone

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 12:28:34 PDT 2006

16313 [lbo-talk] Russians don't like immigration -- rank: 1000

April 21, 2006 Russians Very Worried About Immigration More than 7 out of 10 say immigration into Russia should be decreased by Frank Newport and Neli Esipova GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- Results from a recent Gallup World Poll of Russian attitudes show that Russians are more concerned about immigration than are Americans. Most would like to see tougher immigration laws or immigration restricted just to those of Russian descent or who have previously lived in Russia. Russians are signifi ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 12:22:23 PDT 2006

16314 [lbo-talk] Re: Kos -- rank: 1000

Chuck wrote: >Which dead horse have we not flogged lately? Marxism vs. postmodernism!

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 09:49:26 PDT 2006

16315 [lbo-talk] Canadian Indian update -- rank: 1000

Mohawk Emergency Situation: Updates and Contacts: Katenies 613.575.1550 Brothers, Sisters, Friends and Allies, We need information about the moves being made against us, solidarity, witnesses to stand with us, alternative communication systems, cameras, food, medicine, runners, people to apply pressure on the Prime Minister, Parliament, Premier of Ontario, Governor General, etc. Addresses and phone numbers are further down this email, contact with and information to media to get the word out, ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 09:41:34 PDT 2006

16316 [lbo-talk] anti-incumbent sentiment at record levels -- rank: 1000

[check out the lovely one-word descriptions of the two parties - can't copy because they're graphics] <http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=275> Public Disillusionment with Congress at Record Levels Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Echoes 1994 Released: April 20, 2006 The American public is angry with Congress, and this is bad news for the Republican Party. The belief that this Congress has accomplished less than its predecessors is markedly higher than at any point in the past ni ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 09:18:23 PDT 2006

16317 [lbo-talk] Chomsky interviewed by Ali G - wow -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick wrote: >>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> >> >>Carl Remick wrote: >> >>>Chomsky was probably just being tactful. I think if we all >>>pretended Howard Stern didn't exist, the world would be a better >>>place. >> >>I think Howard Stern is funny, but maybe I just never grew up. > >Maybe it's because I never grew up that I still think of great radio >as the top radio talent that existed when I was y ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 08:22:27 PDT 2006

16318 [lbo-talk] housekeepers suffer to pamper guests -- rank: 1000

New York Times - April 21, 2006 Hotel Rooms Get Plusher, Adding to Maids' Injuries By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Some call it the "amenities arms race," some "the battle of the beds." It is a competition in which the nation's premier hotels are trying to have their accommodations resemble royal bedrooms. Superthick mattresses, plush duvets and decorative bed skirts have been added, and five pillows rather than the pedestrian three now rest on a king-size bed. Hilton markets these room ...

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Date:	Fri Apr 21 07:06:31 PDT 2006

16319 [lbo-talk] Indians resist eviction -- rank: 1000

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4930104.stm> Canada tribes fight off eviction Last Updated: Friday, 21 April 2006, 10:58 GMT 11:58 UK Indigenous Canadians occupying a construction site on land they claim as their own have rebuffed an overnight police attempt to force them out. Protesters blocked an approach road to a half-finished housing project in Ontario, burning tyres as police moved in and made several arrests. The group has occupied the land for 52 days, insisting it was granted ...

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16320 [lbo-talk] Chomsky interviewed by Ali G - wow -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick wrote: >Chomsky was probably just being tactful. I think if we all >pretended Howard Stern didn't exist, the world would be a better >place. I think Howard Stern is funny, but maybe I just never grew up. Doug

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