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18091 [lbo-talk] Oil touches $57 per barrel, many OPEC members ator above capacity -- rank: 1000

Michael Dawson wrote: >Peak or no peak, how many more decades of oil-BURNING can we take? That's the real question. I don't think Hubbert's going to do the work for us. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 13:36:04 PST 2005

18092 [lbo-talk] Stephen Roach worries, again -- rank: 1000

<http://www.morganstanley.com/GEFdata/digests/latest-digest.htm> Mar 18, 2005 Global: America Smells the Coffee Stephen Roach (from Beijing) Tipping points are a great concept, but virtually impossible to identify ahead of time -- let alone when they are occurring. It is only with the great luxury of hindsight that we can look back and know that the proverbial bell has rung. In my view, March 16, 2005 could end up in the running as a possible tipping point for America. Suddenly, the US ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 13:05:10 PST 2005

18093 [lbo-talk] India 8th in billionaire club -- rank: 1000

C. G. Estabrook wrote: >These are Gini coefficients for income, not wealth, right? How different >would the latter be? --CGE Ginis for wealth are much higher.

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 12:28:33 PST 2005

18094 [lbo-talk] Oil touches $57 per barrel, many OPEC members at or above capacity -- rank: 1000

Miles Jackson wrote: >I've said it before and I'll say it again: Hibbert's peak >is upon us. Hate to be gloomy, but given the geological >realities and our insatiable demand for crude, we're fucked. Bet that's not true. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 12:26:35 PST 2005

18095 [lbo-talk] WP: Europeans Resist Wolfowitz -- rank: 1000

Michael Pollak wrote: >On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Doug Henwood wrote: > >>[This "resistance" may be like that offered by Victor Gotbaum, head >>of the municipal workers union during the NYC fiscal crisis of >>1975, when they made publicly militant gestures at the very moment >>they were privately selling out the working class.] > >That sounds like an interesting story. Are you thinking of a >particular article or book? I wrote about it a bit in Wall St ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 12:22:51 PST 2005

18096 [lbo-talk] WP: Europeans Resist Wolfowitz -- rank: 1000

Carrol Cox wrote: >Michael Pollak wrote: >> >> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, Doug Henwood wrote: >> >> > [This "resistance" may be like that offered by Victor Gotbaum, head of the >> > municipal workers union during the NYC fiscal crisis of 1975, when they >> > made publicly militant gestures at the very moment they were privately >> > selling out the working class.] > >Who is "they" here? Is Victor Gotbaum a group? O ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 11:38:20 PST 2005

18097 [lbo-talk] India 8th in billionaire club -- rank: 1000

KJ wrote: >At 5:50 pm +0500 17/3/05, uvj at vsnl.com wrote: >>kjkhoo wrote: >> >>> Isn't the comparison of interest between India and China -- which >>> perhaps makes the reference to global capitalist economy a bit >>> murky. >>> By FDI, exports, etc., China is more closely integrated into the >>> global economy, but hardly figures in the list. >> >>China's gini coefficient is worse than India and Brazil's worse than C ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 06:58:57 PST 2005

18098 [lbo-talk] WP: Europeans Resist Wolfowitz -- rank: 1000

[This "resistance" maybe like that offered by Victor Gotbaum, head of the municipal workers union during the NYC fiscal crisis of 1975, when they made publicly militant gestures at the very moment they were privately selling out the working class.] Washington Post - March 18, 2005 Europeans Resist Wolfowitz for World Bank Lack of Consultation, War Role Criticized By Paul Blustein and Richard Leiby Washington Post Staff Writers B attle lines hardened yesterday over President Bush's nomi ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 06:27:48 PST 2005

18099 [lbo-talk] Meltzer on the WB -- rank: 1000

Wall Street Journal - The Wall Street Journal COMMENTARY Regime Change at the World Bank By Allan H. Meltzer President Bush's nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to lead the World Bank is an inspired choice. It suggests that the president's commitment to spreading democracy is not merely rhetorical. It shows also that he recognizes that democracy involves more than the ballot box. Institutional reforms that encourage development of markets, the rule of law, protection of human and property rights, and ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 18 06:22:05 PST 2005

18100 [lbo-talk] Oil touches $57 per barrel, many OPEC members at or above capacity -- rank: 1000

Eugene Vilensky wrote: >Is this still news? Looks like it could be getting towards the blowoff stage. Wonder what the commercial/speculator positions are. Anyone know? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 21:10:34 PST 2005

18101 [lbo-talk] Sanjay Reddy Op Ed -- rank: 1000

Michael Pollak wrote: >Mr. Wolfowitz has rarely commented on economic questions, but was a >central architect of major policies established in Iraq under U.S. >occupation. Perfect for the Bushies! They don't believe in economics; it's all about giving orders at gunpoint. Not unlike Stalin's attitude towards The Plan. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 10:28:21 PST 2005

18102 [lbo-talk] Old Europe, home of spineless weenies -- rank: 1000

Europe Unhappy at World Bank Choice But Hard to Stop It By Timothy Heritage PARIS (Reuters) - The nomination of U.S. Iraq (news - web sites) war architect Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank (news - web sites) has dismayed many European leaders, but blocking his appointment would risk derailing efforts to improve transatlantic relations. President Bush (news - web sites)'s choice is a particular shock for European critics of the war after his nomination last week of another administration hawk ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 10:01:54 PST 2005

18103 [lbo-talk] leftwing hate machine -- rank: 1000

andie nachgeborenen wrote: >I do agree, though, it's time to stop the Mr Nice Guy, >on the Other Hand, You May Have A Point. Does that mean you'll stop saying nice things about Hayek? Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 09:30:06 PST 2005

18104 [lbo-talk] leftwing hate machine -- rank: 1000

John Costello wrote: >The difference is that, on the right wing, it really is a *hate* >machine Why can't we have a proper hate machine too? I'm tired of coping with unmechanized contempt on such a small scale! Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 07:43:36 PST 2005

18105 [lbo-talk] GOP "boards up the Town Hall" on Soc Sec -- rank: 1000

USA Today - March 17, 2005 GOP boards up the 'town hall' By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress have a game plan to avoid "March madness" when they go home this weekend to talk to constituents about Social Security during a two-week holiday recess. Shaken by raucous protests at open "town hall"-style meetings last month, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce of Ohio and other GOP leaders are urging lawmakers to hold lower-profile events ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 17 07:34:08 PST 2005