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24631 [lbo-talk] Manufacturers Cheer Dollar's Decline... -- rank: 1000

Michael Pollak wrote: >On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Doug Henwood wrote: > >> Anwar Shaikh argues very convincingly that long-term exchange rate >> movements are determined by differentials in productivity growth >> rates. > >Do you remember what book or article he makes this argument in? I heard him deliver it as a talk at the New School four or five years ago. Doug

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Date:	Thu Oct 16 06:29:41 PDT 2003

24632 [lbo-talk] Mahathir: Jews rule the world -- rank: 1000

Mahathir tells Muslims: use brains against Israel Thu Oct 16,12:52 AM ET PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's prime minister urged Muslims on Thursday to start using brains rather than brawn against Israel, telling an Islamic summit it was the only way to reverse 50 years of bitter defeat. Mahathir Mohamad, a veteran leader with a reputation for speaking his mind, told delegates that the Jewish people, because of their relationship with the United States, had an influence in the world that ...

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Date:	Thu Oct 16 06:15:55 PDT 2003

24633 [lbo-talk] in defence of the book -- rank: 1000

Jurriaan Bendien wrote: 6 posts so far today, twice the daily quota. I've seen you hit 15 elsewhere, so please control your output. Doug

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Date:	Thu Oct 16 06:06:50 PDT 2003

24634 [lbo-talk] kill all the librarians! -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >Lowry is also helping improve the image of librarians. I've loved librarians for over 20 years. They're really committed to the free circulation of information, and have fought a noble fight trying to keep the government from repressing and privatizing. You all don't get enough credit for this. Doug

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Date:	Wed Oct 15 14:51:56 PDT 2003

24635 [lbo-talk] happy birthday... -- rank: 1000

...Michel Foucault, who'd be 77. Doug

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Date:	Wed Oct 15 14:30:39 PDT 2003

24636 [lbo-talk] Bush's war plans: scarier than they seem! -- rank: 1000

Village Voice - October 15 - 21, 2003 Bush's War Plan Is Scarier Than He's Saying The Widening Crusade by Sydney H. Schanberg If some wishful Americans are still hoping President Bush will acknowledge that his imperial foreign policy has stumbled in Iraq and needs fixing or reining in, they should put aside those reveries. He's going all the way-and taking us with him. The Israeli bombing raid on Syria October 5 was an expansion of the Bush policy, carried out by the Sharon government but with t ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 15 14:29:23 PDT 2003

24637 [lbo-talk] Greens see success in Calif -- rank: 1000

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Contacts: Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576, nallen at acadia.net Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, mclarty at greens.org PETER CAMEJO'S GROUNDBREAKING CAMPAIGN IN THE RECALL RACE SETS THE STAGE FOR GREENS IN 2004 Green gubernatorial candidate Camejo's participation and performance broke the two-party chokehold on debates. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Green candidate Peter Camejo's ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 15 12:57:43 PDT 2003

24638 [lbo-talk] kill all the librarians! -- rank: 1000

<http://www.townhall.com/columnists/richlowry/rl20030922.shtml> The ideological librarians Rich Lowry (archive) September 22, 2003 A Shakespeare character famously said, "Let's kill all the lawyers." This gibe has lost none of its relevance through the centuries. But today we might reply to that acerbic line, "Sure -- but only if we can kill all the librarians next." Librarians have recently let down their hair -- usually wrapped in a tight bun, of course -- to become s ...

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Date:	Wed Oct 15 10:41:15 PDT 2003

24639 [lbo-talk] Re: sex fiend nazi -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >Frank Scott wrote: > >"as to the nazi stuff re hitler, bulletin: this putz has been to the >wailing wall and sent large checks to israeli-jewish organizations, was >supported by types from the lobby, and even by what was called the >"jewish community' of austria in a s/f/ chron item that claimed he gave >money to build a temple or some such..." > >I do not see a contradiction between Arnie being a nazi sympathizer >and Arnie supp ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 19:22:07 PDT 2003

24640 [lbo-talk] Lind -- rank: 1000

Michael Dawson -PSU wrote: >I don't have a big problem with Cockburn running Lind's occasional piece. The guy is a crypto-neo-Confederate and cultural reactionary. At least Raimondo's an interesting libertarian. Who needs some Weyrich hack? Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 19:18:38 PDT 2003

24641 [lbo-talk] Re: recall, camejo vote -- rank: 1000

Joseph Wanzala wrote: 15 posts today, 5 times the daily quota. Cool it. Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 19:16:28 PDT 2003

24642 [lbo-talk] Sounds like Faulkner -- rank: 1000

Carrol Cox wrote: >But you haven't given us any _passages_ from Faulkner (or from the >machine translation). You have given us little snippets. They prove >nothing except that you've never thought much about what prose is. > >I'm not a "lover" of Faulkner. And I think it ridiculous to call works >of art "personal communications," but I have a good deal of experience >with a number of different prose styles, and none of them can >conceivably be judged, ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 13:23:22 PDT 2003

24643 [lbo-talk] Lind -- rank: 1000

Michael Puglisese advised me offlist to do this: <http://www.google.com/search?q=William+Lind+cultural+marxism> Check out those links. Counterpunch's new columnist is a neo-Confederate who thinks the Frankfurt School did us in. And to think that Ace Cockburn used to be an Adorno fan! Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 13:20:53 PDT 2003

24644 [lbo-talk] Re: Black Music Makes History -- rank: 1000

BklynMagus wrote: >Unfortunately, coming into contact with cultural expressions which >are not to a person's taste is part of being in society. When I >walk down NYC streets, there are Salvation Army bellringers (at >Christmas), street preachers (especially the 10 percenters), all >sorts of hawkers, and people playing various instruments. Subway >rides can be equally adventurous. That is life. The world cannot >be child-proofed just to suit one person's tastes and sensib ...

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 13:12:19 PDT 2003

24645 [lbo-talk] Lind -- rank: 1000

Michael Pugliese wrote: >So are people gonna jump on Counterpunch for running William S. >Lind, who works for Paul Weyrich?! He's a weekly columnist, sez the ID line. So who is this dude, aside from working for Weyrich? Doug

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Date:	Tue Oct 14 12:39:11 PDT 2003