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24796 [lbo-talk] free trade is popular (cont.) -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >Like most polls that are taken to get results that support the >status quo, this one asks the wrong questions. Of course most people >are going to say that they are for "growing trade and business ties >between countries." That's like asking people if they are in favor >of babies, apple pies and warm sunshine. This poll tells us nothing >because it doesn't get into the meat of the issues involved in "fair >trade." Where is the question abou ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 18:56:32 PST 2003

24797 [lbo-talk] free trade is popular (cont.) -- rank: 1000

Carrol Cox wrote: >Doug Henwood wrote: >> >> [I keep arguing that protectionism isn't a popular political stance, >> but I have a hard time getting anyone to acknowledge this. More >> evidence...] >> > >What is your best bet as to how popular "free trade" will be three years >from now among persons who _also_ are opposed to u.s. intervention in >the Middle East? > >If political participation in mass movements increased significantly ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 18:53:49 PST 2003

24798 [lbo-talk] Re: conspiracy -- rank: 1000

I'm hoping that these additions to the conspiracy thread went out before my call to desist. Enough! Doug

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 13:35:15 PST 2003

24799 [lbo-talk] free trade is popular (cont.) -- rank: 1000

[I keep arguing that protectionism isn't a popular political stance, but I have a hard time getting anyone to acknowledge this. More evidence...] Date: 20 Nov 2003 21:54:45 -0000 Subject: Pew Research Center Report From: mailprc at people-press.org Miami Protest Do Not Reflect Popular Views Pew Global Attitudes: Support for Free Trade The anti-globalization protesters who have clogged the streets of Miami voicing opposition to negotiations to create a free trade area in the Western Hemisphere ar ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Nov 23 13:32:14 PST 2003

24800 [lbo-talk] overposting etc. -- rank: 1000

I've been pretty lax at monitoring the list while I've been travelling, but the overposting is getting way out of control. You all know who you are, so I don't have to name names - yet. But take a breather, O Egregiously Prolific Ones. If not, you'll get diverted into the approval queue. The conspiracy thread has devolved into a pointless "You did!" "You didn't!" kind of exchange. That topic needs urgently to be brought to a close. Doug

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 13:03:00 PST 2003

24801 [lbo-talk] Power Elite Members Conspire -- rank: 1000

Michael Pugliese wrote: >The Nation Controlled, according to Mr. Feldman, by Alan Sagner. No point in reading that one! Doug

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 12:54:56 PST 2003

24802 [lbo-talk] "Left" Believers In Warren Report -- rank: 1000

dredmond at efn.org wrote: >Quoting Bob Feldman <bob_jan at xensei.com>: > >> Without understanding the role that secret conspiracy has played in U.S. >> political life, historically and currently, certain U.S. "left" pundits will >> continue to possess limited consciousness of how power really operates in >> capitalism and what must be really be done to overthrow capitalism. > >Utter nonsense. Capitalism doesn't rule by conspiracies; it do ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 12:42:47 PST 2003

24803 [lbo-talk] Henwood in San Francisco -- rank: 1000

Jon Johanning wrote: >On Friday, November 21, 2003, at 01:02 PM, Doug Henwood wrote: > >>I'm a total publicity slut, so if any of you have an organization >>that would buy me a plane ticket, I'm happy to appear. > >How about Philly? You don't even need a plane ticket. If you can suggest a venue or an org that might issue an invitation, I'm there. I don't have the time to do that work myself, and I think I've pretty much tapped out the New Press's publicity resources. Dou ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 12:40:14 PST 2003

24804 Fwd: [lbo-talk] Juan Cole: PKK Spin-Off Behind Istanbul Bombings -- rank: 1000

Michael Pugliese wrote: >One dinner guest w/ Doug (and Jordan Hayes, wished we'd known you >where there at Modern Times too), Thomas Seay, Joanna Bujes and >myself the other night in San Francisco was Joel Schalit, (whose >first book, "Jerusalem Calling, " looks like a great read [I've had >a copy for a yr. at least....now I feel more motivated to read >it...]) thinks the Istanbul bombings have Syrian state sponsorship >and are payback for the IDF raid into Syria a ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 12:38:32 PST 2003

24805 [lbo-talk] Re: conspiracy -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >Doug writes: > > >"You're not the only one. Conspiracism is the class politics of fools." > >I'm a little lost here. We all agree that the current regime is a >danger to the world and ought to be removed -- even in the absence >of socialist revolution. Right? >Since 9/11 many, many questions have been left unanswered; in fact, >this administration has made no effort to determine how it happened >-- if effort is measured in terms of ...

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Date:	Sun Nov 23 12:32:47 PST 2003

24806 [lbo-talk] Re: Alternative to Fisk's 9/11 Theory -- rank: 1000

marc rodrigues wrote: >msr. bob's emails are rubbing me the wrong way You're not the only one. Conspiracism is the class politics of fools. Doug

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Date:	Fri Nov 21 11:02:02 PST 2003

24807 [lbo-talk] Pacifica financial update -- rank: 1000

[this is dire...] To: iPNB From: Dan Coughlin, ED Lonnie Hicks, CFO Date: November 20, 2003 Re: Revised Budgets and Network Issues At the September NYC meeting of the Pacifica Board of Directors, the iPNB passed the network budget with the proviso that each station was to present budgets with one month's operating expenses in reserve. This action was taken in light of a number of key facts: 1) Projected declining listener support in FY04; 2) Projected 10-12 percent increase in Pacifica's total F ...

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Date:	Fri Nov 21 10:52:34 PST 2003

24808 [lbo-talk] College students support Bush -- rank: 1000

Michael Pollak wrote: >On his radio show last week, Doug said: > >> I learned a dispiriting fact the other day, that college students >> support President Bush at a rate higher than the general population, >> which almost made me want to jump out the window. > >Fwiw, Ruy Teixeira doesn't buy that poll (done by Gallup). I think I pointed out here last week that the AAPORites were casting doubt on it. The universe from which it drew its sample was only a quarter of ...

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Date:	Fri Nov 21 10:26:51 PST 2003

24809 [lbo-talk] Alternative to Fisk's 9/11 Theory -- rank: 1000

Bob Feldman quoted: >In my view, a secret team within the U.S. Government primarily carried out >the 9/11 attacks. You're really trying my patience with this nonsense. Doug

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Date:	Fri Nov 21 10:21:11 PST 2003

24810 [lbo-talk] Fisk avoiding facts? really? -- rank: 1000

Carrol Cox wrote: >cian wrote: >> >> >> Note, none of the events described by Parenti happened in secret. It all >> involved the organisations you would suspect, and the discussions took place >> in public. The more interesting question (and one that Chomsky, amongst >> others, have tried to answer) is how they can take place so openly, and yet >> be ignored. > >(I agree that _all_, not just some, of the important and interesting >conspi ...

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Date:	Fri Nov 21 10:16:56 PST 2003