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4966 [lbo-talk] the American labor movement (cont.) -- rank: 1000

[not sure where this originates, but it comes from a very reliable friend] On Tuesday, an estimated 1,000 steelworkers from the company's plants in France and Belgium attacked the company's headquarters in Luxembourg, setting off smoke bombs and smashing windows in an effort to disrupt an annual shareholder meeting. This week, the company announced that it would idle some steelmaking facilities in South Carolina and Indiana, laying off a total of about 1,200 workers. It also shut down its ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 15:52:35 PDT 2009

4967 [lbo-talk] WBAI fundraiser -- rank: 1000

On May 12, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote: > Will you be pitching on KPFA as well?????? Yes, this Saturday AM.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 15:51:48 PDT 2009

4968 [lbo-talk] WBAI fundraiser -- rank: 1000

I'm fundraising this Thursday, 4-6, on WBAI. After years of decay, there's some new hope at the station. Pacifica national management has intervened and fired the likable but hapless general manager, Tony Riddle, and suspended the worthless and toxic program director, Bernard White. They seem to be taking matters into their hands in preparation for a serious housecleaning. With that in mind, if you're so inclined, please pledge during my show to boost my totals and impress the new manageme ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 15:42:06 PDT 2009

4969 [lbo-talk] The Sixties and Platonic Farts -- rank: 1000

On May 12, 2009, at 4:45 PM, SA wrote: > Which would naturally exclude ruthless criticism of all that exists. It's ok to criticize U.S. imperialism. Everything else is pretty much off limits, though. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 13:50:48 PDT 2009

4970 [lbo-talk] The Sixties and Platonic Farts -- rank: 1000

On May 12, 2009, at 4:38 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > That is what I mean by a Platonic Fart. Criticism of Mao for > creating an > authoritarian state is just as accurate -- and just as nonsensical. It > is a Platonic Fart. Since you never know what's going to happen, no point in studying history to learn from past errors. Let's all just live in the eternal present and hope for the best, when we're not falling prey to neurochemically induced despair. Everything's different every time ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 13:45:10 PDT 2009

4971 [lbo-talk] Friedman: The Strategic Debate Over Afghanistan -- rank: 1000

On May 12, 2009, at 12:56 AM, Michael Pollak wrote: > On Mon, 11 May 2009, SA wrote: > >>> We bribed them from the beginning. But before this point they >>> took the bucks and then shot at us anyway. >> >> I'd never heard that before. Where'd you get that? > > Really? You never heard about people joining the Iraqi guard by day > and being part of the insurgency by night? It was notorious in the > early years. Plus it was why they knew could get ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue May 12 04:33:17 PDT 2009

4972 [lbo-talk] Meanwhile More SEIU Warm and Fuzziness: Fwd: Game-changer -- rank: 1000

On May 11, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Mark Rickling wrote: > slippery slop Ha. The truth emerges. Andy Stern's inner being exposed, right here on lbo-talk!

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 20:41:02 PDT 2009

4973 [lbo-talk] this quasi-depression is so depressing -- rank: 1000

[Stay at home and make s'mores? I'm going to die. Horrifying press release of the day.] Hello: With the economic state these days, many families just can't afford to spend money on a Summer vacation. We've got some fabulous tips and ideas for those folks that are choosing a "staycation" instead this year. Let me know if you're interested in participating! Kailee ***INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY*** TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009 7:00 - 11:00 AM (EASTERN) Staycation According to a recent national sur ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 18:36:25 PDT 2009

4974 [lbo-talk] Friedman: The Strategic Debate Over Afghanistan -- rank: 1000

On May 11, 2009, at 9:23 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Bush's decision to launch a surge of forces in Iraq was less a > military event than a psychological one. Militarily, the quantity of > forces to be inserted -- some 30,000 on top of a force of 120,000 -- > did not change the basic metrics of war in a country of about 29 > million. Moreover, the insertion of additional troops was far from a > surge; they trickled in over many months. Psychologically, however, > it was stun ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 18:33:55 PDT 2009

4975 [lbo-talk] SNL does Timmy -- rank: 1000

[from the WSJ's Real Times Economics] About 90 minutes later, Saturday Night Live opened with Geithner (played by Will Forte) sitting behind his desk reviewing banks' submissions for Part 2 of the stress tests - a written exam taken by all 19 bank CEOs. He explains that Treasury initially planned to give each bank a grade of 1 to 100. But then we decided that that might unfairly stigmatize banks who scored low on the tests because they followed reckless lending practices, or were otherw ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 14:50:09 PDT 2009

4976 [lbo-talk] Y'all Yeti for This (was: How many earths) -- rank: 1000

On May 11, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > Such as, "where did the universe come from." Not by coincidence, the > same exact place where modern science says "that's just the way it > is." That's a more honest answer than "God," isn't it?

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 13:32:56 PDT 2009

4977 [lbo-talk] another SEIU resignation letter -- rank: 1000

[A couple of months old, but still relevant. Re: Joseph Catron's union- busting remark, some interesting stuff below about who's busting whom.] From: Audra Makuch Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 4:04 PM Subject: Resignation All: On my last day at SEIU I want to take this moment to say goodbye and thank you all. I have really enjoyed working with so many of you, both at locals and at the international. I am leaving to take on opportunities at the RWDSU here in New York. While I am excited about t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 11:45:55 PDT 2009

4978 [lbo-talk] letter of resignation from SEIU: screwing UHW, screwing homecare workers -- rank: 1000

On May 11, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> > wrote: > > [Ok, SEIU apologists. Explain this away.] > > > By "SEIU apologists," do you mean those of us who oppose union- > busting on > principle? Answer the guy's charges. They're pretty ugly. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 11:02:13 PDT 2009

4979 [lbo-talk] letter of resignation from SEIU: screwing UHW, screwing homecare workers -- rank: 1000

[Ok, SEIU apologists. Explain this away.] From: Dana Simon Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:38 AM Subject: Letter of Resignation It is with sadness that I submit my two weeks notice of resignation. The reason for my decision is irreconcilable differences with the direction of the broader Union, which I have tried to summarize from a personal perspective in the attached letter of May 5. Words fail in describing my feelings when I think of the workers' recent victories here in Boston. I have been ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 10:40:55 PDT 2009

4980 [lbo-talk] SEIU joins with medical-industrial complex in bogus cost-control scheme -- rank: 1000

For Immediate Release May 11, 2009 Contact: Lori Lodes, (202) 368-6584 Michelle Ringuette, (202) 341-7057 SEIU Announces Unprecedented Coalition to Save $2 Trillion in Healthcare Costs, Pass Obama Healthcare Plan Game-Changing Moment Marks Success of Union s Long-Term Investment and Leadership in Healthcare Reform Efforts WASHINGTON, DC "Today, four years of unrelenting efforts by SEIU members to create a new American healthcare system that lowers cost, improves quality and is affordab ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon May 11 08:46:58 PDT 2009