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24256 [lbo-talk] dalai lama in nyc -- rank: 1000

Dennis Perrin wrote: >Most certainly -- but I'm referring to those who are pro-Ba'athist >(ANSWER/IAC/WWP), or who ally themselves with same in the name of "peace." Dennis, one can attend a demo organized by ANSWER, as I and hudreds of thousands of others have, without supporting them as an organization or anything in their agenda. Doug

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Date:	Mon Sep 22 14:01:29 PDT 2003

24257 [lbo-talk] (im)migration -- rank: 1000

[been meaning to send this...] Financial Times - September 20, 2003 Out of the Melting Pot and into the New Sunbelt By Christopher Caldwell The special election for governor of California was put on hold by a federal court this week, but not before American commentators had a chance to use it as an advertisement for the American way of assimilation. Like him or not, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the race's star candidate, is an immigrant who struck it rich even before he "made it in pictures" ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Sep 22 13:45:19 PDT 2003

24258 [lbo-talk] Jeffrey Sachs: "Bush's Billions Will Only Prolong Iraq's Suffering" -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >A surprisingly sound opinion from a Shock Therapist Sachs has transformed himself from Dr Shock into Bono's travelling companion. More in my forthcoming profile of the fellow in The Nation. Doug

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Date:	Mon Sep 22 13:42:41 PDT 2003

24259 [lbo-talk] offshoring -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >Outsourcing and moving jobs out of the country is a big topic of >conversation out here in Kansas City. I even talked to a neighbor >today who brought it up in a conversation about the economy. Sprint >is a big employer around here and the recent announcements about >their outsourcing has been big news around here. > >You gotta wonder if this will be an election issue. It's a problem, but as GS points out, a small part of a larger problem of "job-loss&quo ...

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Date:	Mon Sep 22 13:26:46 PDT 2003

24260 [lbo-talk] Participatory Economics and the Self-emancipation -- rank: 1000

I appreciate that this discussion has taken off on its own, but might it be better to wait until the author's arrived? Doug

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Date:	Mon Sep 22 13:21:25 PDT 2003

24261 [lbo-talk] anarchist/commie soccer results -- rank: 1000

Dennis Perrin wrote: >Serious anarchists (as opposed to middle-class kids playing Sullen Rebel) >insist on rules and order -- mutually agreed upon and non-coercive rules and >order, of course, but not chaos and random violence. How do you enforce "non-coercive" rules? Doug

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Date:	Mon Sep 22 13:16:22 PDT 2003

24262 [lbo-talk] vodka-dripping member? seal that tape! -- rank: 1000

Eubulides wrote: >Power & Accountability >Robert Monks Wow, that's wonderful. That's as good as Krugman's praise for Enron! Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Sep 20 09:05:12 PDT 2003

24263 [lbo-talk] Financing the Empire (was IMF warns the US) -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >You and Jim Devine criticized United for Peace and Justice >literature about "War and Globalization" that came out of the UFPJ >"Global Justice" working group -- the criticism that I share. If >you were asked to draft a 2-page flyer (or 8-page leaflet) on >"Financing the Empire" to educate anti-war/anti-occupation >activists, what would it look like? Oh yes, forgot to include the point in the articles you forwarded: how mu ...

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Date:	Sat Sep 20 09:02:35 PDT 2003

24264 [lbo-talk] subs -- rank: 1000

Since I'll be only looking in at the list occasionally for the next 48 hrs, I've set subscriptions to require moderator approval. Sorry for the inconvenience. Doug

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Date:	Sat Sep 20 09:00:34 PDT 2003

24265 [lbo-talk] Financing the Empire (was IMF warns the US) -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >You and Jim Devine criticized United for Peace and Justice >literature about "War and Globalization" that came out of the UFPJ >"Global Justice" working group -- the criticism that I share. If >you were asked to draft a 2-page flyer (or 8-page leaflet) on >"Financing the Empire" to educate anti-war/anti-occupation >activists, what would it look like? I'm about to leave on a brief trip, so I don't have time to say much, but ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Sep 20 08:59:35 PDT 2003

24266 [lbo-talk] offshoring -- rank: 1000

michael wrote: >This report does not acknowledge the effect of contracting out >abroad, which is >part of offshoring. Here's the full text. They try to capture some of this through service imports. Doug ---- US Economics Analyst Offshoring: Where Have All The Jobs Gone? We estimate that relocation of US production to overseas affiliates accounts for 300,000-500,000 job losses over the past three years. This trend historically has been confined to the factory sector, but cheap telecommun ...

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Date:	Sat Sep 20 08:50:41 PDT 2003

24267 [lbo-talk] RE: parecon - Clarification! -- rank: 1000

Hmm, seems we could have a spirited discussion with Michael. Doug

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Date:	Fri Sep 19 17:01:51 PDT 2003

24268 [lbo-talk] RE: IMF warns the US -- rank: 1000

boddhisatva wrote: >So Doug, while you and I have been conversing these many years, the U.S. >Treasury has kept up the borrowing and "Agencies" have even created a whole >new debt colossus. You're right. The USG has no problem placing its debt. Jim Grant has repeatedly been proven wrong. But it just doesn't seem prudent, does it? The best reason for borrowing isn't just because you can. Doug

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Date:	Fri Sep 19 16:35:59 PDT 2003

24269 [lbo-talk] RE: IMF warns the US -- rank: 1000

boddhisatva wrote: > I believe I may place that bet and I have the view of a well-regarded >financial advisor to tell me when. Jim Cramer responded to one of my emails >about the potential dangers of the tax cut one time with a single line. He >answered my question and I think he nicely answered R's question on behalf >of American capitalism as well as foreshadowing some ideas in Krugman's new >book when he wrote, simply: > > "We have a big economy, i am not wo ...

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Date:	Fri Sep 19 15:40:51 PDT 2003

24270 [lbo-talk] Slavoj: junk the term "proto-fascist" -- rank: 1000

[thanks to Shane for pointing this out] In These Times - September 10, 2003 Learning To Love Leni Riefenstahl By Slavoj Zizek <http://www.inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=359_0_4_0_C> [...] The problem here is much more general; it goes far beyond Leni Riefenstahl. Let us take the very opposite of Leni, the composer Arnold Schönberg. In the second part of Harmonielehre, his major theoretical manifesto from 1911, he develops his opposition to tonal music in terms which, superficially, antic ...

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Date:	Fri Sep 19 14:53:54 PDT 2003