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18166 [lbo-talk] Re: [Marxism] the politics of paranoia -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >As for the nature of your main objection, my contention wasn't that >most therapists who created and propagated the idea of recovering >repressed memory of child abuse were Freudian, though, as Freud put >it, "The theory of repression is the corner-stone on which the whole >structure of psycho-analysis rests." I don't know if the original >proponents were Freudian psychoanalysts or other schools of >psychoanalysts, but eventually the belie ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 17:34:11 PST 2005

18167 [lbo-talk] The Indispensable Avakian -- rank: 1000

Max Sawicky wrote: >My regard for Cornel West drops a couple of notches -- > >http://www.insidehighered.com/views/intellectual_affairs__11 [from the same column - conflict alerts: Astra's a friend of mine (and her sister Sunny was just on my radio show), and the Documentary Campaign my next door office neighbor - saw a rough cut of the movie a few weeks ago & it's absolutely great - a slightly less rough cut will be shown at the Brecht Forum in NYC soon - watch this space for announ ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 16:03:50 PST 2005

18168 [lbo-talk] bankruptcy -- rank: 1000

Max Sawicky wrote: >How hard is it to get a mortgage on a house >after declaring bankruptcy? I've got some >CC debt, but I might want to move somewhere >else before I die. You might have to wait a bit, but not long. I'm sure a lawyer could tell you. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 15:44:25 PST 2005

18169 [lbo-talk] Marketing the Chronicles of Narnia -- rank: 1000

Max B. Sawicky wrote: >Anybody read these? I was thinking of >making them a present to my little one, >who is a voracious reader. My ex stayed with a family in Germany that wouldn't let the books in the house because they were "fascist trash." Can't vouch for that myself, though. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 15:41:07 PST 2005

18170 [lbo-talk] Verso's surplus value extraction [was Re: U.S. Reports Accelerating Job Growth] -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >Fuck a duck!!!! This speaks volumes for self-publishing on the web. >May Paypal live long and prosper! A good publisher will edit material, package it attractively, and promote it with enthusiasm and skill. Not all publishers are good, of course, but self-publishing on the web is no walk in the woods either. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 11:11:25 PST 2005

18171 [lbo-talk] FBI report questions AQ capabilitie -- rank: 1000

<http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?idV6425> Secret FBI Report Questions Al Qaeda Capabilities No 'True' Al Qaeda Sleeper Agents Have Been Found in U.S. Mar. 9, 2005 - A secret FBI report obtained by ABC News concludes that while there is no doubt al Qaeda wants to hit the United States, its capability to do so is unclear. "Al-Qa'ida leadership's intention to attack the United States is not in question," the report reads. (All spellings are as rendered in the original report.) " ...

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18172 [lbo-talk] Verso's surplus value extraction [was Re: U.S. Reports Accelerating Job Growth] -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick wrote: >With cash like that to fuel its expansion, I can understand how >Verso -- self-described "as a publisher combining editorial >intelligence, elegant production and marketing flair" -- has, as >they note, "quadrupled in size over the past decade." Verso's >website also states that "the company will continue its progress >towards the mainstream of the industry without compromising its >radical commitment." > >I can see ho ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 09:25:22 PST 2005

18173 [lbo-talk] bankruptcy -- rank: 1000

With bankruptcy "reform" now certain of passage, I'm going to do what I never otherwise do: give financial advice. If you've got a credit card problem (and live in the USA), think very seriously about filing - NOW. Individual circs may vary, so consult a lawyer. But it's highly likely that if you're sweating to service your debts, "going chapter" (as an old Texan friend of mine says) may make your life a lot easier, and with fewer side-effects than you may fear. Doug PS: You ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 09:20:47 PST 2005

18174 [lbo-talk] Wall Street Book -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >stockmarket crashes Speaking of which, happy 5th anniversary of the all-time high: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=%5EGSPC&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=&c=%5EIXIC>. Doug

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18175 [lbo-talk] Wall Street Book -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >Then, when the stockmarket crashes I don't think it's going to crash. More likely is a long period of going nowhere, until everyone's worn down. Doug

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 08:59:48 PST 2005

18176 [lbo-talk] Taibbi's response -- rank: 1000

<http://nypress.com/18/10/news&columns/taibbi.cfm> KEEP POPE ALIVE By Matt Taibbi What a week. Late last week I was in Santa Maria, California, covering the Michael Jackson trial for a magazine, when I got an email from Press editor Jeff Koyen: The shit has hit the fan. Going on NY1 tonight to respond to Congressman Weiner's press release, wherein he urges people to throw our paper out. Nice. My first thought was-Why? I'd been on the road, hadn't had a chance to look at the new issue o ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 08:57:04 PST 2005

18177 [lbo-talk] Saddam Capture a Hoax? -- rank: 1000

<http://www.wokr13.tv/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=422B960A-26BA-4891-9E60-21C8818788D4> UPI - March 10, 2005 Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction A former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated. Ex-Sgt. Nadim Abou Rabeh, of Lebanese descent, was quoted in the Saudi daily al-Medina Wednesday as saying Saddam was actually captured Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, and not the day af ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 08:52:55 PST 2005

18178 [lbo-talk] W gloats; Clinton cheerleads -- rank: 1000

John Lacny wrote: >Farmelant, you're obviously a well-read person, which is why it takes a >titanic effort on your part to be this obtuse. In case you haven't noticed, >we're in the middle of a fight to preserve Social Security, a fight that we >appear to be winning at least for the time being. But it is a fight that we >would not even have to have if Kerry had won Probably not, but we should be honest about this. Clinton was on his way to a privatization, until it was derailed by ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 07:12:28 PST 2005

18179 [lbo-talk] Challenger quantifies the loss from March Madness, down to one decimal point! -- rank: 1000

[and offers suggestions on how to co-opt!!] CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC. March 10, 2005 For Release At 10:00 A.M. EST March 10, 2005 March Madness aka NCAA Men's Basketball Office Productivity Loss Could Surge To $889 Million NEW YORK - Starting next Tuesday, productivity in offices and plants across the nation could take a stronger hit than in past years as a result of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, better known as March Madness. Reason: For the fir ...

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Date:	Thu Mar 10 07:07:05 PST 2005

18180 [lbo-talk] Quality never dates -- rank: 1000

Daniel Davies wrote: Some very kind words - thank you. >What the hell do Verso think they're playing at anyway, letting it go out of >print? They're not rolling in cash these days, so they figured a reprint just wasn't worth it. Doug

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