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2821 [lbo-talk] AIDS denialism -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Chuck Munson wrote: > I met Mitch once and have followed his writings over the years. He's > struck me as a smart guy and passionate activist I'll grant that he's a passionate activist.

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Date:	Wed Nov 17 04:39:53 PST 2010

2822 [lbo-talk] AIDS denialism -- rank: 1000

There's quite a spirited comment thread on AIDS denialism on my "blog," mostly in response to Mitch Cohen, a moderate denialist and moderate 9/11 Truther who is chair of WBAI's local board (and a poet of some sort, too). Worth checking out: http://lbo-news.com/2010/11/15/pacifica-death-watch-cont-gary-null-edition/

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 15:55:17 PST 2010

2823 [lbo-talk] Rough Trade Shops proves I'm no longer hip -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Joel Schalit wrote: > If you can play back his youtube videos in the US, I'd recommend the Sicilian-Cypriot MC, Marracash. Who's this Fabri Fibra he seems to work with?

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 14:59:07 PST 2010

2824 [lbo-talk] more madness (from the aptly named Corker) -- rank: 1000

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/11/16/corker-calls-for-dropping-fed-mandate-on-jobs/ Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) called Tuesday for a narrowing of the Federal Reserve s focus to price stability, the latest attempt by a Republican to alter the central bank s mandate. A day after holding a long meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Corker said the central bank s overly broad dual mandate should be changed so that full employment will no longer be its responsibility. The Federal Reserve is ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 14:39:41 PST 2010

2825 [lbo-talk] Rough Trade Shops proves I'm no longer hip -- rank: 1000

Meanwhile, on a related topic, can someone explain Sufjan Stevens to me? What I've heard sounds seriously yawn-inducing.

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 12:16:37 PST 2010

2826 [lbo-talk] Rough Trade Shops proves I'm no longer hip -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Andy wrote: > How 'bout them Swans? I heard the new album is good. Yes, liked the Swans. But Black Keys, Holy Fuck, Tame Impala, Caribou = ho-hum. Doug

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 12:15:11 PST 2010

2827 [lbo-talk] Rough Trade Shops proves I'm no longer hip -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Joel Schalit wrote: > Huzzah. My favorite cd purchases this year are a bunch of sound effects CDs a friend brought me from the US. The best is a collection of field recordings of deer grinding their antlers. Creepy. Oh you connoisseurs! I once heard a WFMU DJ at a party enthuse about her recent discovery (in a thrift shop, of course), of Chipmunks songs sung in Thai. Doug

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 12:09:54 PST 2010

2828 [lbo-talk] Why Obama doesn't suck -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Michael Pollak wrote: > But that would suggest its problem doesn't come from being the party of capital that fakes that it isn't, but rather that the capital it represents is itself politically incoherent. But that's not all of it. Part of the Dems' alleged "weakness" is that on things like card check, they don't want to scare their corporate masters, but they can't come right out and say that, so they evade, lie, compromise. Doug

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 11:47:15 PST 2010

2829 [lbo-talk] Query BLS replacement data series -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Gar Lipow wrote: > I may have misunderstood Are they imputing annual and monthly and > weekly salaries here. Cause if not, does not inlclude Gates. Yes - salaries are converted to hourly. But that's true of the nonsup series too.

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 11:46:16 PST 2010

2830 [lbo-talk] Rough Trade Shops proves I'm no longer hip -- rank: 1000

On Nov 15, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Joel Schalit wrote: > Very safe. Been listening to some of it. Not merely safe but as dull as dirt. Zzzzzz.

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 11:43:35 PST 2010

2831 [lbo-talk] Query BLS replacement data series -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Gar Lipow wrote: > Thanks Doug. The reason I like non-sup is that supervisory includes > Bill Gates. Neither is perfect. If Sup includes bill Gate, non-sup > excludes the "manager" of the local movie theater. Still I suspect if > you are trying to capture workers wages non-sup comes closer than Sup. > Am I wrong? Would i be better off using all workers? The all worker data begins only in 2007, so it's really not all that useful yet. The nons ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 09:32:37 PST 2010

2832 [lbo-talk] Why Obama doesn't suck -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 10:59 AM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Many of the Dem parties weak principles are weak even from the view of capital. But there are few elements of U.S. capital that support the agenda you mention. The crisis of the parties - the idiocy of the Dems, the absolute insanity of the Reps - reflects the decay of our ruling class. Doug

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 08:15:48 PST 2010

2833 [lbo-talk] right-wing HR frosh whines about his health insurance -- rank: 1000

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45181.html GOP frosh: Where's my health care? By GLENN THRUSH | 11/15/10 9:54 PM EST Updated: 11/16/10 6:19 AM EST A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in. Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland s Eas ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 06:28:47 PST 2010

2834 [lbo-talk] Why Obama doesn't suck -- rank: 1000

On Nov 16, 2010, at 2:07 AM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Is it possible that escalation dominance as you sketch is simply the consequence, stretched on in time and in detail, of the original problem with the Dems: that they don't boil down their programme into a few strong resonant principles? But rather prefer a laundry list of details? > > That is to say, perhaps the side with clearer principles is more willing to make a stand for them because it is clearer what they are making a stand f ...

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Date:	Tue Nov 16 04:40:59 PST 2010

2835 [lbo-talk] delusional -- rank: 1000

On Nov 15, 2010, at 9:55 PM, SA wrote: > On 11/15/2010 9:32 PM, Doug Henwood wrote: > >> There was some potential for realignment that he let evaporate. > > First you said the midterm shellacking was structurally overdetermined by the economy. Now you're saying Obama might have carried out a generational realignment if only he'd said the right things. It was, which is why I said "some potential." I really doubt that the election would have at all been affected by lett ...

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Date:	Mon Nov 15 20:27:52 PST 2010