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30196 SR->RS -- rank: 1000

Michael Perelman wrote: >So we move from Socialist Revolution to Socialist Review to Radical >Society. Routledge, the publisher of Radical Society, insisted that the initials be either SR or RS. One of the editors proposed Something Revolutionary, but Routledge wasn't amused. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Aug 5 11:26:18 PDT 2002

30197 How Long, How Long? When will 'we' ever learn? Re: startrib letter response to Liza's column on Minn. Greens -- rank: 1000

steve philion wrote: > >--Then my only option would be to not vote at all, but I'm simply >unimpressed with McGaa and the Greens for letting McGaa become their >senatorial candidate. You don't put up a McGaa as an alternative to >Wellstone, it speaks volumes for how unseriously the Party takes >itself, and we on the left should be honest in our assessment of the >choice they made for their candidate. There's no point to >the Green's challenging a formidable candidate l ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Aug 5 11:07:14 PDT 2002

30198 Russian lesbian pop music comes to the US -- rank: 1000

ChrisD(RJ) quoted: >the naughty >lyrics of Khia's "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" Wonder if they're referring to the "club" version <http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/khia/myneckmybackdirtyversion.html> or the radio version of this extraordinarily moving song? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Aug 5 07:29:27 PDT 2002

30199 Economic Blah-Blah on CNBC Europe -- rank: 1000

Bryan Atinsky wrote: >Some Scottish economic analyst was just on CNBC Europe. The >interviewer asked him about signs of a weakness in the trend >of consumer spending in the US. The analyst replied that consumer >spending in the US actually seems quite strong, it is just that the >consumer is much more selective about where and how much of his >money he will spend. Further he stated that people are becoming >more picky about what stocks to invest in or whether to put money ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Aug 5 07:26:12 PDT 2002

30200 Dow 36,000? sure, why not! -- rank: 1000

Bradford DeLong wrote: >>[Evidently these guys have found a new career in comedy writing.] >> >>Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2002 >> >>In Today's Paper >>COMMENTARY >>Dow 36000 Revisited >> >>By JAMES K. GLASSMAN and KEVIN A. HASSETT >> >>When our book, "Dow 36,000," was published in September 1999, the >>Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 10318. The Dow closed >>yesterday at 8736. What went wrong? Actu ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Aug 5 07:07:12 PDT 2002

30201 Bush sat on plan to attack AQ -- rank: 1000

Bush Aides Deny Getting Plan to Fight Al Qaeda Sun Aug 4, 7:19 PM ET KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (Reuters) - The Bush White House denied a report on Sunday that the Clinton administration gave it an aggressive plan to take on al Qaeda that languished for eight months because of the change in presidents. Time Magazine reported on Sunday that a plan to strike at al Qaeda was developed in the final days of the Clinton administration and presented to President Bush ( news - web sites)'s new national securi ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Aug 4 17:40:02 PDT 2002

30202 Ellen Meiksins Wood -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >I live in Oakland (CA) very near to Berkeley and therefore close to >all kinds of university/leftist bookstores,....but no luck (oh, and >Doug, I can't find Radical Society anywhere.) I think it's just trickling out into the stores. It's being sent to subscribers to Socialist Review, since it's the new incarnation of that now-deceased publication. And I just got my subscription copy two or three days ago. So it should be there soon. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Aug 4 17:32:43 PDT 2002

30203 Fwd: FW: Don't miss the exclusive FT investigation that's taking America by storm -- rank: 1000

kjkhoo at softhome.net wrote: >Anyone with a sub to the FT and is willing to share the stories? The >section is titled "Capitalism in Crisis". Unfortunately, good number >of the stories are by subscription only. I'm away for the weekend using a rather slow hotel phone connection. When I get back to the land of DSL, I'll post some stories if no one else has beat me to it. From what I've seen of the print series, the best part is the numbers - who got how much money. The rest is ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Aug 3 09:17:13 PDT 2002

30204 the recount fund -- rank: 1000

>Public Citizen issued the following press release and letter, Aug. 1 > >Thousands of Errors and Omissions Plague Bush-Cheney >Recount Fund Disclosure Forms > >Recount Fund May Face $850,000 in Fines > >WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bush-Cheney recount fund, which evaded soft >money disclosure laws for 18 months, filed disclosure reports with >the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) containing thousands of errors >and omissions and could be fined $850,000, Public Citizen has ...

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Date:	Thu Aug 1 16:49:47 PDT 2002

30205 Dow 36,000? sure, why not! -- rank: 1000

[Evidently these guys have found a new career in comedy writing.] Wall Street Journal - August 1, 2002 In Today's Paper COMMENTARY Dow 36000 Revisited By JAMES K. GLASSMAN and KEVIN A. HASSETT When our book, "Dow 36,000," was published in September 1999, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 10318. The Dow closed yesterday at 8736. What went wrong? Actually, nothing. Despite its flamboyant title, "Dow 36,000" was a book of sober explanation, not of wild prognostication. W ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 1 10:41:21 PDT 2002

30206 Radio Henwood -- rank: 1000

Today on my radio show (WBAI, 99.5 FM New York and <http://www.wbai.org>, 5-6 PM eastern US time): * Ruy Teixeira of The Century Fund, talking about public opinion on the corporate scandals * Michael Hardt, co-author with Antonio Negri of Empire, talking about the reaction to the book, any changes to their thinking since its publication (e.g., is W's unilateralism a challenge to their thesis) Doug

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Date:	Thu Aug 1 08:18:31 PDT 2002

30207 Fat CEOs -- rank: 1000

Timothy Francis-Wright wrote: >I would certainly consider Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco to be >more Rubensesque than Rubinesque. Hey, and look what happened to him. And as for one of Carl Remick's examples, Harvey Pitt - he's a laughinstock. So these may be the exceptions that prove the rule! Doug

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Date:	Thu Aug 1 07:33:00 PDT 2002

30208 female progress -- rank: 1000

[CGC is the headhunting firm most famous for its monthly job cut counts.] DATE August 1, 2002 FOR Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. For Release Upon Receipt New Workplace Survey FOR WOMEN, DOWNSIZING PROVES THEY ARE GAINING Wall Street's woes and the wave of corporate downsizing that has now claimed 2.7 million victims in 18 months is likely affecting more women than at any other time in history. And, that is a good thing, according to a new survey by international outplacement firm Challe ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 1 07:23:18 PDT 2002

30209 Kagarlitsky on Le Pen -- rank: 1000

Kevin Robert Dean wrote: >Difference between parties is so miniscule and that's >why Le Pen did so well? Hell, how come this "boredom" >doesn't help the third party candidates here in the >US? Because there are more than two parties, so people are used to wandering outside the binary? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Apr 30 17:19:03 PDT 2002

30210 Danger signs for U.S. dollar -- rank: 1000

joanna bujes wrote: >I hypothesized that if the dollar were devalued, our debt would >become less expensive, but I was just stupidly translating what >happens when other currencies are devalued into our own case. > >Thinking about it a little more closely, since our debt IS measured >in dollars, it wouldn't be affected by the devaluation per se, but >it would be affected if interest rates climb in order to halt >capital flight. In that case, financing the debt would becom ...

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Date:	Tue Apr 30 14:29:57 PDT 2002