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211 [lbo-talk] Naked streets -- rank: 166

not quite economics, but an interesting experiment in urban infrastructural anarchy Published Sunday, January 16, 2005, in the Toronto Star "Naked streets": Sounds crazy but might just work Entire towns in Europe have no traffic lights or signs, and they've never been safer By Christopher Hutsul Imagine, for a moment ...

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Author:	alex lantsberg
Date:	Thu Feb 3 09:45:42 PST 2005

212 [lbo-talk] Omar Sharif Pleads Not Guilty -- rank: 166

... June 11 when the actor became upset that his Porsche SUV was not waiting. Sharif was belligerent and intoxicated and called ...

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Author:	Michael Hoover
Date:	Sun Dec 11 15:14:14 PST 2005

213 [lbo-talk] Blaming Katrina's victims for not being rich -- rank: 166

... urban area, then they probably don't > stockpile with their SUV. To me, looting is taking stuff that isn't > needed ...

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Author:	Chuck0
Date:	Wed Aug 31 14:13:52 PDT 2005

214 [lbo-talk] Blaming Katrina's victims for not being rich -- rank: 166

At 02:43 PM 8/31/2005, Dwayne Monroe wrote: ><http://www.pandagon.net/archives/2005/08/busting_out_the.html> I had to stop reading and watching, but they are already dismissing these people in their comments to Editor and Publisher, newspaper sites, and blogs. One mushroom, on another list ...

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Author:	snitsnat
Date:	Wed Aug 31 13:43:02 PDT 2005

215 [lbo-talk] Regarding NOLA, Mississippi and Alabama -- rank: 166

At 04:12 PM 8/30/2005, Doug Henwood wrote: >ThatRogersWoman wrote: > >>The survivor stories coming out are gut wrenching. I don't think the >>rest of the nation is comprehending, yet, the ramifications of this >>cataclysmic disaster, save the rapid rise at the gas pump. > >We were channel-surfing last ...

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Author:	snitsnat
Date:	Tue Aug 30 14:23:48 PDT 2005

216 [lbo-talk] Lt. Col. defaces cars that have pro-Bush stickers on them -- rank: 166

All I can say is, "Hahah." -B. ------- http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2927398 Article Launched: 08/10/2005 03:47:54 AM Air Force officer admits DIA vandalism By Chip Yost and Nicole Vap A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force has admitted to vandalizing cars bearing pro ...

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Author:	B.
Date:	Wed Aug 10 23:43:45 PDT 2005

217 [lbo-talk] pomo cultural lefties who valorize the poor -- rank: 166

Charles B: I have, though, said on this list that I consider Gangster Rappers to be the Children of Reagan. The rightwing themes of gangster rap are also the result of capitalist record companies choosing the bad rappers over the progressive ones. It's sort of like the Bushes choosing Clarence ...

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Author:	Dwayne Monroe
Date:	Thu Apr 28 13:42:28 PDT 2005

218 [lbo-talk] dregs and drugs -- rank: 166

I agree with Wojtek that sloppy dress cuts across class lines, as does fabulous dress. Both seem far more cultural than economic. Urban black people - however poor - are definitely among the best-dressed Americans I have ever seen. Young African-Americans put so much thought into their appearance that fashion scouts ...

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Author:	Liza Featherstone
Date:	Mon Apr 25 07:55:49 PDT 2005

219 [lbo-talk] My Last Contact With Red Squares -- rank: 166

... any socioeconomic class was discussed just like the purchases of SUV's or any other class signifier. I don't think ...

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Author:	jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Date:	Wed Apr 20 00:09:57 PDT 2005

220 [lbo-talk] Peak Oil or Oil Bubble? -- rank: 166

... far more than it will hurt the wealthy. The new SUV crowd is not be noticeably impacted except in the resale ...

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Author:	jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Date:	Thu Apr 14 14:57:02 PDT 2005

221 [lbo-talk] Peak Oil or Oil Bubble? -- rank: 166

... out of their way, and > into debt, to own an SUV. Think pimpmobile in the ghetto. More tut-tut'ing of ...

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Author:	Jordan Hayes
Date:	Thu Apr 14 12:11:22 PDT 2005

222 [lbo-talk] Peak Oil or Oil Bubble? -- rank: 166

Jordan: > Because: > > a) SUV drivers won't blink at that cost, your chuckling unheard ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Thu Apr 14 08:20:47 PDT 2005

223 [lbo-talk] Peak Oil or Oil Bubble? -- rank: 166

... I would to LOVE to see that happening. Because: a) SUV drivers won't blink at that cost, your chuckling unheard ...

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Author:	Jordan Hayes
Date:	Thu Apr 14 07:13:35 PDT 2005

224 [lbo-talk]Peak oil and Why can't you guys learn to quote andattribute properly? -- rank: 166

> John Thornton writes: > > > based on the information I have read most oil geologists > > believe between 2007 and 2010 is most probable. > > Is that "most oil geologists" ... > > ... in the world? > ... in the set of them that think there's a peak coming? > ... who answered a "survey" ...? > > > While it is true no ...

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Author:	jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Date:	Wed Apr 13 20:46:09 PDT 2005

225 [lbo-talk] Exploitation -- rank: 166

Justin: > Your account of Marxisn exploutation is erroneous. > Exploitation for Marx is not mere surplus transfer > from producer to nonproducer, It is _wrongful_ surplus > transfer. The wrongfulness may be, as some people > believe, theft, although I do not think Marx thinks > so. It might be injustice, which is more plausible, > but ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Tue Apr 12 10:51:42 PDT 2005