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5476 [lbo-talk] I say banana, you say bikini (was: those exotic Iranians) -- rank: 1000

On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > No I wasn't. > > Incidentally, the only person here who has actually offered an > argument (in logical form no less!) is Ravi. For some odd reason, > nobody has actually addressed that argument. What ever are you talking about? Plenty of people have been making arguments. A few, admittedly, have been offering uninformed observations.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jul 2 06:31:58 PDT 2009

5477 [lbo-talk] Gay sex decriminalised in India -- rank: 1000

This is all true. But so what? Our thinking should be shaped by inverting the priorities of the Western press? Or is this just an observation on ideological bias of a sort that has been made thousands of times before? Doug On Jul 2, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Chris Doss wrote: > > I was thinking exactly the same thing. > > --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] ...

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Date:	Thu Jul 2 06:24:45 PDT 2009

5478 [lbo-talk] I say banana, you say bikini (was: those exotic Iranians) -- rank: 1000

On Jul 1, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Chris Doss wrote: > I think you are both basically correct in your description of the > reasons why rural-based "backward" movements are often backed ny > self-described leftists over urban-based "progressive" ones, but it > has yet to be determined that what is happening in Iran is actually > reducible to the country-vs.-city schema. You're talking about what > is happening in foreigners' heads about what to think about Iran, > ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Jul 1 11:59:47 PDT 2009

5479 [lbo-talk] Goldman on fiscal stimulus -- rank: 1000

[from Goldman Sachs US econ department] The latest US economic events continue to underscore the urgent need for a large dose of fiscal stimulus. Although real GDP fell less than expected last quarter, the decline was still large, especially in nominal terms. With little reliable evidence of a letup in the downward spiral, we estimate a loss of 525,000 jobs in January and a 4.5% drop in real GDP for the first quarter (annual rate), worse than our previous -3% call. Meanwhile, the Fed's promi ...

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Date:	Sat Jan 31 18:07:03 PST 2009

5480 [lbo-talk] If . . . Then . . . -- rank: 1000

On Jan 30, 2009, at 10:45 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > have not the slightest idea just how bad the current crash is/is > going > to be. BUT, if it _is_ on the order of magnitude of 1930, and if it > _is_, as seems to be the case, more or less global, THEN the > "stimulus" > planned is spitting in the ocean, and any _actually_ serious plan > would > have to be wildly unreasonable by ordinary standards. From 1929-32, the U.S. gov stood back while GDP fell by 25% and ...

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Date:	Fri Jan 30 20:44:23 PST 2009

5481 [lbo-talk] Jon Stewart's bailout idea -- rank: 1000

On Jan 30, 2009, at 9:24 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > I don't know too many people who think that's funny.(That laughter > you heard was canned) No it's not. I've seen The Daily Show. It's a live audience. Doug

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Date:	Fri Jan 30 18:39:20 PST 2009

5482 [lbo-talk] only five red states left -- rank: 1000

On Jan 30, 2009, at 6:18 PM, James Straub wrote: > Yeah, that poll/graphic/headline makes no sense. It's got Oklahoma, > the most conservative place on the face of the earth, as 'leaning > dem'. Did the people commenting on this read the text? I know this is the Internet and all, but... > In 2008, Gallup interviewed more than 350,000 U.S. adults as part of > Gallup Poll Daily tracking. That includes interviews with 1,000 or > more residents of every U.S. state except Wyoming ...

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Date:	Fri Jan 30 17:58:21 PST 2009

5483 [lbo-talk] only five red states left -- rank: 1000

<http://www.gallup.com/poll/114016/State-States-Political-Party-Affiliation.aspx >

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Date:	Fri Jan 30 10:13:13 PST 2009

5484 [lbo-talk] fair & balanced -- rank: 1000

Hilarious: Republicans get most airtime on liberal MSNBC, biggest imbalance on "impartial" CNN - and Fox is closest to even! <http://gawker.com/5142748/congressional-repubs-win-media-war>

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Jan 30 08:34:14 PST 2009

5485 [lbo-talk] green jobs -- rank: 1000

The Nation - February 16, 2009 <http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090216/featherstone/single> Help Wanted for Green Jobs by LIZA FEATHERSTONE "I said, 'I see windmills,' and everyone kind of gave me a strange look." Vicky Sloan, a humanities professor at Clinton Community College, which serves a rural region in upstate New York, is describing a "visualization" session with a touchy-feely outside consultant, forced on the faculty several years ago by the administration ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jan 29 11:28:53 PST 2009

5486 [lbo-talk] SEIU: civil war -- rank: 1000

BNA Daily Labor Report January, 29, 2009 Former Leaders of UHW Local Quit SEIU, Plan to Form New Health Care Workers Union By Michelle Amber and Joyce E. Cutler One day after the Service Employees International Union placed United Healthcare Workers-West under trusteeship, the former leaders of the 150,000-member local Jan. 28 announced plans to form a new union the National Union of Healthcare Workers. In a teleconference call, Sal Rosselli, who was removed as president of the large Califo ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 10:53:51 PST 2009

5487 [lbo-talk] bailout recipients lobby against EFCA -- rank: 1000

The chutzpah: <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/bank-of-america-hosted-an_n_161248.html > Three days after receiving $25 billion in federal bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. hosted a conference call with conservative activists and business officials to organize opposition to the U.S. labor community's top legislative priority. Participants on the October 17 call -- including at least one representative from another bailout recipient, AIG -- were urged to persuade their clie ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 10:07:34 PST 2009

5488 [lbo-talk] Leninists find Jesus -- rank: 1000

On Jan 29, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Alan Rudy wrote: > My sense is that this isn't getting us anywhere. No, probably not. It's hard to imagine any kind of conversation about Christianity "getting us anywhere," in fact. I was venting an annoyance, which is admittedly unproductive, but still satisfying. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jan 29 10:02:26 PST 2009

5489 [lbo-talk] the unemployment rate -- rank: 1000

Sites like Shadow Government Stats <http://www.shadowstats.com/> get a lot of attention for claims that changes in the calculation of the unemployment rate have lowered it dramatically - and that today's jobless rate is already at Depression levels if calculated properly. Even someone as smart as Kevin Phillips has fallen for this nonsense. My day job partner Philippa Dunne wrote up a critique of this line at: <http://tlrii.typepad.com/theliscioreport/2009/01/calculating-the-unemplo ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 09:26:42 PST 2009

5490 [lbo-talk] votes -- rank: 1000

Interesting table from Ed Hyman's shop this morning. HOUSE VOTES ON MAJOR ECONOMIC LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENTS 2008 Obama stimulus plan 244-188 2001 Bush tax cut 230-197 1993 Clinton tax hike 219-213 1981 Reagan tax cut 323-107 Note: only 13 Dems voted for Bush's tax cut, and no Reps for Clinton's tax hike. "Several" Dems voted for Reagan's tax cuts, but many were from Southern districts now represented by Reps. 32 of the House Reps who voted ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 29 09:12:44 PST 2009