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3091 [lbo-talk] name games -- rank: 1000

<http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,686305,00.html> 03/29/2010 Controversial Brand Name German Firm Wins Right to Make Beer Called 'Fucking Hell' The EU's trademarks authority has permitted a German firm to brew beer and produce clothing under the name "Fucking Hell". It may be an expletive in English, but in German it could refer to a light ale -- Hell -- from the Austrian town of Fucking. Whether it will be brewed there is another question. The European Un ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Mar 29 19:11:08 PDT 2010

3092 [lbo-talk] new radio product -- rank: 1000

BEHIND THE NEWS with Doug Henwood "Best Music on an Economics & Politics Radio Show" Village Voice Best of NYC 2005 opening commentaries at: <http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/> -------------------------------------------------- Just posted to my radio archive <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html>: March 25, 2010 Tom Athanasiou of EcoEquity on the science and politics of climate change Steffie Woolhandler of Physicians for a National Health Program on the ...

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Date:	Mon Mar 29 09:01:44 PDT 2010

3093 [lbo-talk] Query re Teacher Firings in the U.S. -- rank: 1000

On Mar 10, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Doug Henwood wrote: > On Mar 10, 2010, at 11:14 AM, ken hanly wrote: > >> Obmaa is supposed to be pro-union I thought. The unions will think >> twice about support him in future at this rate. > > On the first, not really. We'll see if he does the recess > appointment of whosis to the NLRB. On the second, don't bet on it. > They've shown a remarkable ability to get pissed on and come back > for more. Ok, he did the NLRB recess appoint ...

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Date:	Sun Mar 28 11:36:59 PDT 2010

3094 [lbo-talk] the new media landscape (cont.) -- rank: 1000

http://www.theawl.com/2010/03/photo-gawker-hqs-telescreen-displays-list-of-most-successful-blog-posts Photo: Gawker HQ's Telescreen Displays List of Most-Successful Blog Posts by Choire posted @12:24 PM This screen, mounted above the reception desk at Gawker Media's headquarters, currently displays blog posts from across the network with the most unique visitors over the course of the last hour. The names of the posts' authors are included. Earlier this week, we discussed the TV-watching co ...

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Date:	Sun Mar 28 09:15:02 PDT 2010

3095 [lbo-talk] repulsive right-wing press release -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 11:39 PM, Sean Andrews wrote: > AXE body spray. http://www.mahalo.com/axe-clean-your-balls

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Mar 26 21:23:21 PDT 2010

3096 [lbo-talk] Younger Ace -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Bhaskar Sunkara wrote: > Great interview. Hitchens has some vintage cspans from the 80s and 90s > too. I guess The Nation could shelter socialists during the cold war, > but not in the age of Obama? Navasky vs. vanden Heuvel. Hell, Navasky published Victor Perlo. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 15:39:41 PDT 2010

3097 [lbo-talk] Younger Ace -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 6:01 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote: >>> Here's Cockburn in his prime, on C-SPAN in 1987. I had just >>> started writing a weekly media column for an East Village rag >>> called Downtown, and Ace was my model. I remember watching this >>> in the Soho loft of my then-lover, an older woman who worked >>> professionally as a dominatrix (though privately she was anything >>> but demanding). >> >> Hmm, what was her prof ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Mar 26 15:07:36 PDT 2010

3098 [lbo-talk] Younger Ace -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote: > Here's Cockburn in his prime, on C-SPAN in 1987. I had just started > writing a weekly media column for an East Village rag called > Downtown, and Ace was my model. I remember watching this in the Soho > loft of my then-lover, an older woman who worked professionally as a > dominatrix (though privately she was anything but demanding). Hmm, what was her professional evaluation of Alex?

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Mar 26 14:52:54 PDT 2010

3099 [lbo-talk] The Nation invokes "sedition" against the right -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 5:26 PM, c b wrote: > You have a flawed premise. The Left's or the Nation's refraining from > using state power to repress the right will not cause the right to > refrain from using the state to repress the left. The American > tradition "The Nation" joins here is that of Lincoln fighting the > Confederacy for sedition. Earth to Charles, Earth to Charles...

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 14:39:30 PDT 2010

3100 [lbo-talk] purge on the right -- rank: 1000

On Mar 25, 2010, at 10:27 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > So big money on the Repug side loves extremists and hates moderates, > and big money on the Dem side hates extremists and loves moderates? Makes sense, actually. Money tends right, so it makes sense that the moneyed interests in the D would prefer centrists and those in the R would prefer rightists. They all hate the left. Doug

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 11:14:13 PDT 2010

3101 [lbo-talk] repulsive right-wing press release -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Sean Andrews wrote: > And third, anyone notice the name of the "Frosty Wooldridge." I, > personally, felt the whole thing was an elaborate set up for an > Onion-type joke Apparently he's for real: http://www.frostywooldridge.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frosty_Wooldridge He also looks to be into selling magic potions: http://www.frostywooldridge.com/info/products.html

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 10:39:09 PDT 2010

3102 [lbo-talk] The Nation invokes "sedition" against the right -- rank: 1000

On Mar 26, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Jesse Lemisch wrote: > http://www.newpol.org/fromthearchives?nid=273 > > Invoking "sedition" against Teabaggers: short-sighted, ahistorical, > and suicidal > Jesse Lemisch March 26, 2010 > The Nation joins a great tradition (Alien and Sedition Acts, Palmer > Raids, Smith Act) by invoking "sedition" against Teabaggers. > It seems utterly suicidal for the Left to invoke "sedition," as > Melissa Harris-Lacewell ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 09:19:39 PDT 2010

3103 [lbo-talk] repulsive right-wing press release -- rank: 1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 March 2010 CONTACT: Tim Bueler media at timbueler.com (530) 401-3285 ANCHOR BABY BUSINESS BOOMING Author Profile and Information Click Here: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Jerome-R-Corsi/48217651 © 2009 RedAlert.WND.com By Dr. Jerome R. Corsi 'Birth tourism' business opens backdoor for illegal aliens into U.S. Medical tourism, a business that has thrived on Americans going to countries like Argentina for cheap plastic surgery or dental work, has taken a new twist, ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 08:27:28 PDT 2010

3104 [lbo-talk] Bono: worst investor in America! -- rank: 1000

<http://247wallst.com/2010/03/24/bono-becomes-the-worst-investor-in-america/ > Bono Becomes The Worst Investor In America Posted: March 24, 2010 at 3:04 am Bono, the Irish rock star, has put significant money into Elevation Partners, arguably the worst run institutional fund of any size in the United States. Bono is listed as one of the five members of the firm s investment team. The fund claims that its mission is to help media and entertainment businesses develop and market great co ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 06:44:49 PDT 2010

3105 [lbo-talk] Fidel applauds HCR -- rank: 1000

<http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Cuban-leader-applauds-US-apf-124808403.html/print?x=0 > Cuban leader applauds US health-care reform bill Dubious endorsement? Cuban leader endorses US health care reform, says it's about time Paul Haven, Associated Press Writer, On Thursday March 25, 2010, 12:39 pm EDT HAVANA (AP) -- It perhaps was not the endorsement President Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress were looking for. Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Thursday declared passage ...

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Date:	Fri Mar 26 06:16:16 PDT 2010