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17761 [lbo-talk] Dave Chapelle in mental institution -- rank: 1000

Charles Brown wrote: >All the best to Chapelle to find happiness. But then he might not be funny anymore! Just a functional level of sanity, please. Doug

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Date:	Fri May 13 08:09:22 PDT 2005

17762 [lbo-talk] NYT gazes at navel, sees lint -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick quoted: >"In part because the Times's editorial page is clearly liberal, the >news pages do need to make more effort not to seem monolithic," says >the report. "We should seek talented journalists who happen to have >military experience, who know rural America first hand, who are at >home in different faiths." Guess it wasn't good enough that Dexter Filkins was packing heat in Iraq... >In January Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 08:03:58 PDT 2005

17763 [lbo-talk] labor shocker: FLA accredits its members -- rank: 1000

Chronicle of HIgher Education - May 13, 2005 Anti-Sweatshop Group Grants 'Accreditation' to 6 Companies That Manufacture College-Licensed Gear By JEFFREY SELINGO The Fair Labor Association, an anti-sweatshop group that includes nearly 200 colleges, endorsed the workplace-compliance programs of six major apparel and footwear companies on Thursday, saying their labor practices around the world met the group's standards. This is the first time the association has "accredited" compliance p ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 08:00:01 PDT 2005

17764 [lbo-talk] Grass on the new totalitarianism -- rank: 1000

[I meant to post this the other day - quite surprising to see this on the op-ed page of the NYT. Since Grass is a European and a novelist, he probably enjoys a double exemption from the ideological filters. It really pissed off Brad DeLong, who at least has withdrawn his initial characterization of GG as "crypto-nazi scum" <http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/05/guenter_grass_m.html>.] New York Times - May 7, 2005 The Gravest Generation By GÜNTER GRASS Lübeck, Germany TOMORROW, it ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 07:48:46 PDT 2005

17765 [lbo-talk] An Appeal to the U.S. Antiwar Movement -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >I was more receptive to this essay when Liza and Doug first >published it. Now I think that they've underestimated the >intellectual curiousity of contemporary activists. Activist meetings >are not places to discuss theory, that's usually done at >conferences, in study groups, and informally. From my experience, >many of these activists are interested in intellectual ideas and >theories. But I think they have a better understanding of how >important it is t ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 07:27:13 PDT 2005

17766 [lbo-talk] OT: Need Intellectual Refresher -- rank: 1000

BklynMagus wrote: >When I posted a while back about causes of >being queer, I was warned not to confuse >causes with correlations (I think). Can >someone refresh my mind and set mine straight >(metaphorically that is) about this issue. The standard phrase you learn early in statistics is "correlation is not the same as causation." That is, if A and B are correlated, you don't know whether it's A causing B, or B causing A, or some unknown C is causing them both. There ar ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 07:11:25 PDT 2005

17767 [lbo-talk] US: not so mobile after all -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - May 13, 2005 Escalator Ride As Rich-Poor Gap Widens in the U.S., Class Mobility Stalls Those in Bottom Rung Enjoy Better Odds in Europe; How Parents Confer an Edge Immigrants See Fast Advance By DAVID WESSEL Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The notion that the U.S is a special place where any child can grow up to be president, a meritocracy where smarts and ambition matter more than parenthood and class, dates to Benjamin Franklin. The 15th child of a candle-and-so ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 07:01:15 PDT 2005

17768 [lbo-talk] The Pet Goat Protocols -- rank: 1000

Editor & Publisher - May 12, 2005 NEW YORK On the day after more than 30,000 people -- including the vice president, the first lady, and a former first lady -- were evacuated from their offices or homes in Washington, D.C., but the president, who was biking in Maryland was not notified until the threat passed, reporters grilled Press Secretary Scott McClellan at his daily briefing. For those who might have missed it on TV -- that is, nearly everyone -- here are some choice excerpts, as McCle ...

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Date:	Fri May 13 06:40:00 PDT 2005

17769 [lbo-talk] AFA in anguish: PTA goes queer-friendly -- rank: 1000

[the latest eruption from the American Family Association] PTA conference rejects ex-gays but allows gay activist group Dear Friend of the Family, Please read this excerpt from <http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050509-094332-3782r.htm>The Washington Times, and then take the recommended action! The 6 million-member National Parent-Teacher Association has agreed for a second year to feature a pro-homosexual group at its annual convention, while rejecting a group that says homosexual ...

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Date:	Thu May 12 14:21:08 PDT 2005

17770 [lbo-talk] Solnit, "puppeteer who thinks, " responds to activistism piece -- rank: 1000

<http://www.utne.com/pub/2004_126/promo/11447-1.html> We Are Thinking -- In New Ways A response from the front lines of protest -By David Solnit, Utne magazine November / December 2004 Issue David Solnit is editor of the new book Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World (City Lights), an anthology of theories and perspectives drawn from many sectors of the global justice, community organizing, and antiwar movements. Senior editor Jon Spayde asked Solnit, a ke ...

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Date:	Thu May 12 14:00:17 PDT 2005

17771 [lbo-talk] the president mulls over alternative energy sources... -- rank: 1000

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Date:	Thu May 12 13:42:40 PDT 2005

17772 [lbo-talk] Christian nut at FDA anally raped his wife for years -- rank: 1000

[takes 8 grafs to get to the good stuff...] <http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i 050530&s=mcgarvey> The Nation - May 30, 2005 Dr. Hager's Family Values by AYELISH MCGARVEY Late last October Dr. W. David Hager, a prominent obstetrician-gynecologist and Bush Administration appointee to the Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), took to the pulpit as the featured speaker at a morning service. He stood in the campus chapel at Asbur ...

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Date:	Thu May 12 13:25:36 PDT 2005

17773 [lbo-talk] You do realize, I hope, that religous expression isn't going anywhere...don't you? -- rank: 1000

Marvin Gandall wrote: >There are religious zealots and sectarians, usually found in >backward rural areas and tribal societies And, occasionally, in the Oval Office! Doug

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Date:	Thu May 12 12:57:27 PDT 2005

17774 [lbo-talk] John Scagliotti on here! -- rank: 1000

[When I forwarded John Scagliotti's notice about his film being on here!, Michael Pollak wondered if that's the pay-per-view channel. Yes it is. Here's John Scagliotti's response.] From: John Scagliotti Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 3:21 PM Subject: [lbo-talk] Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World Michael: good question. I think they are trying to build a network but in these times of so much censorship about the only way you can do something to make it pass the censors on TV is ...

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Date:	Thu May 12 12:56:17 PDT 2005

17775 [lbo-talk] Dave Chapelle in mental institution -- rank: 1000

[This has no political relevance; I just think Dave Chapelle is really funny.] <http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1059677_10_0_,00.html> 'Show' Won't Go On EW Exclusive: Chappelle in psych hospital -- With its star hospitalized in South Africa, ''Chappelle's Show'' is unlikely to return to Comedy Central for a third season by Josh Wolk Comedian Dave Chappelle has checked himself into a mental health facility in South Africa and has remained there since late April, according to a source c ...

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Date:	Thu May 12 12:48:47 PDT 2005