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5656 [lbo-talk] CtW ends pointless excursion under instructions from The Boss -- rank: 1000

New York Times - January 8, 2009 January 8, 2009 New York Times Labor Calls for Unity After Years of Division By STEVEN GREENHOUSE The presidents of 12 of the nation's largest labor unions called Wednesday for reuniting the American labor movement, which split apart three and a half years ago when seven unions left the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and formed a rival federation. The union presidents issued their joint call after the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama signaled that it would pre ...

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Date:	Thu Jan 8 08:17:57 PST 2009

5657 [lbo-talk] a new CW? -- rank: 1000

[from Mike Allen] Time cover 'Why Israel Can't Win: The siege of Gaza may punish Hamas, but it won't make Israel safe. Why it is in peril like never before,' by Tim McGirk/Jerusalem: 'A new Administration in Washington has a chance to be both supportive of Israel and honest with it. Over the past three years, many Israelis have told me that President George W. Bush was too good a friend of theirs. He gave Israelis all they wanted but didn't rein them in when they needed it. Israel eventu ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Jan 8 08:04:09 PST 2009

5658 [lbo-talk] Roubini -- rank: 1000

On Jan 7, 2009, at 8:54 PM, SA wrote: > Sorry for digging this up from the archives, but I just want to put > this on record: I think Roubini is crazy if he thinks unemployment > will peak at 9%. I would be shocked if it didn't get into double- > digits. The latest from Reinhart & Rogoff: <http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/rogoff/files/Aftermath.pdf> says you're probably right. An average of 7 point increase in unemployment in the wake of financial crises, which wou ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 18:15:22 PST 2009

5659 [lbo-talk] can't wait to balance that budget -- rank: 1000

On Jan 7, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Shane Taylor wrote: > Recovery, reinvestment, and budget reform. Is there even talk of > finance reform? Or is the cycle of bubble/bust/bailout now post- > partisan? Enthusiasts are saying it's all in the appointments - e.g. Dan Tarullo to the Fed, who's got a rep as a serious regulator. We'll see.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Jan 7 15:16:56 PST 2009

5660 [lbo-talk] Toronto update -- rank: 1000

The eight Jewish women who occupied the offices of the Israeli consulate in Toronto to protest against Israeli outrages in Gaza have been arrested. There is a request to call the consulate to express your support for the women’s actions: (416) 640-8500 (You can reach the office of the consul general by listening to the recorded instructions.)

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 11:27:50 PST 2009

5661 [lbo-talk] Rick Warren's man in Africa: burning condoms -- rank: 1000

The Truth About Rick Warren in Africa by Max Blumenthal DAILY BEAST, January 7, 2009 | 6:23am http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-01-07/the-truth-about-rick-warren-in-africa/ Team Obama likes to cite Warren s work on AIDS in Africa to combat criticism about the controversial pastor. But how does burning condoms in the name of Jesus save lives? Once hailed by Time magazine as America s Pastor, California mega- church leader and bestselling author of The Purpose Driven LifeRick ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 09:46:01 PST 2009

5662 [lbo-talk] Franken wins Minnesota -- rank: 1000

On Jan 6, 2009, at 11:13 PM, Julio Huato wrote: > Doug wrote: > >> My point, and it's hardly an original one, is that >> the left, whatever that is, purports to agitate on >> behalf of the masses, but the masses mostly don't >> give a fuck. > > This is not the way I think of it. "On behalf" suggests that the > masses *consciously* (or even half consciously) delegate certain > functions (expressing the workers' "radical needs" and &qu ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 08:45:26 PST 2009

5663 [lbo-talk] occupy Israeli territory in Toronto! -- rank: 1000

[I was on Canadian TV once with Judy Rebick, on a left-right debate show called Faceoff. She's pretty cool. I asked her what her politics were, and she said "socialist-feminist." I knew I wasn't in the USA anymore.] --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Judy Rebick <jrebick at politics.ryerson.ca> wrote: From: Judy Rebick <jrebick at politics.ryerson.ca> Subject: Help' To: "'socialforum at ryerson.ca'" <socialforum at ryerson.ca> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:10 AM ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 08:21:08 PST 2009

5664 [lbo-talk] libertarian rates the presidents -- rank: 1000

[Bill Clinton more conservative than Ronald Reagan!] PRESS CONTACT: xxx Should Mt. Rushmore Be Recarved? New book says we should reconsider how we rate our presidents. Who were the best and worst U.S. presidents, and what criteria should be used to make a meaningful comparison? Presidents are often judged by their personal charisma, intellect, oratory skills or management style-but are these traits the most important ones for a president to possess? Couldn't a very intelligent, well-spoken, ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 07:53:46 PST 2009

5665 [lbo-talk] Bush set some records -- rank: 1000

[from ABC's Gary Langer] Bush Legacy: A Tale of Two Terms For George W. Bush, it was the worst of terms. Sequentially hammered by the Iraq war, the bungled response to Hurricane Katrina, soaring gasoline prices and, as the coup de grace, the current economic crisis, Bush endured his second term without once attaining majority public approval a feat unseen in 70 years of presidential approval polls. Along the way he reached the highest disapproval yet recorded and missed the lowest-ever ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 7 07:31:07 PST 2009

5666 [lbo-talk] Franken wins Minnesota -- rank: 1000

On Jan 6, 2009, at 9:22 PM, Matthias Wasser wrote: > Common decency? I'm not sure it makes sense to talk about whose views > ordinary civilians "represent," except in the banal sense of "share" > (which I don't think you mean, because obviously we aspire for > everyone to share our views.) We're not running for office, or at > least I assume nobody who posts here on their real name is. My point, and it's hardly an original one, is that the left, whatever that ...

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Date:	Tue Jan 6 18:45:45 PST 2009

5667 [lbo-talk] We re wading in death, blood and amputees. Pass it on shout it out -- rank: 1000

[via Sara Roy] Times (London) - January 6, 2009 <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5454671.ece > 'We're wading in death, blood and amputees. Pass it on shout it out' Azmi Keshawi and James Hider Amid the tidal wave of human misery swamping Gaza City's central hospital a horrified Norwegian volunteer doctor found a minute to type a text message on his mobile phone to friends back home. "We are wading in death, blood, and amputees. Many children. A pre ...

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Date:	Tue Jan 6 18:33:56 PST 2009

5668 [lbo-talk] yuck -- rank: 1000

[via Jezebel] <http://eater.com/archives/2009/01/inaguration_mania.php> Obamamania Tuesday, January 6, 2009, by Amanda Ben and Jerry's has renamed their Butter Pecan flavor to "Yes Pecan["] for the month of January.

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Date:	Tue Jan 6 18:18:58 PST 2009

5669 [lbo-talk] Gupta -- rank: 1000

On Jan 6, 2009, at 7:20 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I just read that Sanjay Gupta, the one who inaccurately disparaged > Michael Moore's Sicko film while appearing on CNN was just named > Obama's pick for Surgeon General. > Another shitty choice by Obama and to what end? He's got TV experience, and he's of South Asian origin?

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Date:	Tue Jan 6 17:51:25 PST 2009

5670 [lbo-talk] Franken wins Minnesota -- rank: 1000

On Jan 6, 2009, at 7:19 PM, James Straub wrote: > Doug is fond of throwing around the number 10%, to estimate the > percent of people in the US who have 'solidly left-wing politics'. > But judging from what we think it takes for one's politics to be > 'solidly left-wing', is there anyone on this list who thinks that > there's really 30 million americans who fit the bill? Depends on what you mean by "solid." My guess is that's the proportion that's roughly social democra ...

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Date:	Tue Jan 6 17:49:52 PST 2009