Can someone direct me to the Bloomberg report Spitzer mentions? Best, Sabri _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@... https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
On 1-Dec-11, at 2:12 AM, Sabri Oncu wrote: > Can someone direct me to the Bloomberg report Spitzer mentions? > > Best, > Sabri Is this the one? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-28/secret-fed-loans-undisclosed-to-congress-gave-banks-13-billion-in-income.html _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@... https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
NY Times story today: > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/world/middleeast/voting-in-egypt-shows-mandate-for-islamists.html An earlier post on the issue: http://www.mail-archive.com/pen-l-FPEHb7Xf0XWG9Rqvk1bdOTe48wsgrGvP <at> public.gmane.org/msg19539.html _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@... https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
Any significant Constitutional limitation on the ability of corporations to put money in elections would be a huge victory in the class struggle for the 99%. The campaign for this would set up a big class battle _in the political arena_ not the economic "arena" as in an economic strike. It would put tens of thousands in political motion. It could activate many in the 99% who are politically inert, now. Activity in the campaign would then further develop their political class consciousness - practical critical activity. We might expect state constitutional amendment campaigns to spring up setting up more class battles in the political arena. For the Democratic Party haters, this would be political activity that is not directly supporting Democrats. In fact , the Democrats will be "co-opted" to this campaign; the Occupation would co-opt Democrats instead of being co-opted by Democrats. Dems have already been co-opted by this by introducing it. Charles http://www.theoccupiedamendment.org/ Why We Must Work Together To Pass The OCCUPIED Amendment “Although they make enormous contributions to our society, corporations are not actually members of it. They cannot vote or run for office … the financial resources, legal structure, and instrumental orientation of corporations raise legitimate concerns about their role in the electoral process. Our lawmakers have a compelling constitutional basis, if not also a democratic duty, to take measures designed to guard against the potentially deleterious effects of corporate spending in local and national races.”(Continue reading)
On Wednesday night, the Senate adopted by voice vote an amendment introduced by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley calling on President Obama to speed up U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. This was a watershed event towards ending the war. The previous high water mark of Senators calling for expedited withdrawal was 27; the previous high water mark on a vote was 18. The vote is a green light from the Senate to the White House for a faster military withdrawal that would save many American and Afghan lives and (at least) many tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/romney-afghanistan_b_1123711.html -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org naiman@... _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@... https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
OWS spontaneously creates space like Unemployed Councils of 1930's CB https://www.facebook.com/events/271273816256637/ David Ludwig I am a residential architect and artist in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. I have 40 years experience and have completed 195 projects. At the height of my professional experience, I've watched my income drop by 50% in 2008, and another 50% in 2010. Residential remodels and new projects have all but disappeared here in Northern California. I live in a solar-powered Airstream trailer. I'm living on my Social Security and piecing a lifestyle together on a month-to-month basis. I watched an unemployed union concrete finisher-neighbor, here in the trailer park, move out this week. He sold his 20-year-old trailer to the park for unpaid rent. A crew showed up today and started to demolish the old trailer. This is what repossession looks line for the 99%. The 1% are demolishing our lives, memories and dreams. Unlike · · 3 hours ago You and 8 others like this. Mitch Daniels you are a great man, and I am in the same situation 2 hours ago · Like Pam Marsh I am glad you have a roof over your head and sorry to hear about your neighbor. I have an engineering degree and cannot find work in Ohio. No on can take our lives, memories or dreams, we just need things to even out to keep hope alive. God bless _______________________________________________(Continue reading)
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-12-01-why-miracle-on-34th-street-delights-my-cold-cynical-heart1 Short version of URL: http://bit.ly/uukEFK Why "Miracle on 34th Street" delights my cold cynical heart "Miracle on 34th Street" is the perfect Christmas movie for those who hate fake sentimentality. It is not that the classic 1947 film lacks schmaltz, but that a sly script hides a sharp edge under every schmear. Most of the plot advances come when characters, good and bad act out of self-interest. Two exceptions are "Kris Kringle" who is soon revealed to suffer from a delusion of being Santa Claus, and Sawyer, the evil psychologist who acts out of ego-driven malice and hurts other for no gain other than personal satisfaction. With those exceptions everyone has motives an economics 101 student would recognize. Doris Walker hires Kris Kringle for the Macy's parade when her original choice turns up drunk. She keeps him as the store Santa because he seems well qualified to play the role, and she is overwhelmingly busy and glad not spend the time finding someone else. When Kringle starts directing shoppers to other stores if Macy's does not have what they want (or is not their best choice), H.R. Macey keeps him on because it turns out to be great public relations and advertising combined. When, thanks to Sawyer's villainy, Kringle ends up in a sanity hearing, a combination of political survival and not wishing to disappoint their children result in the judge and prosecutor alike taking it much easier on Kringle than they otherwise would. Kringle is saved when postal workers decide to get rid of the(Continue reading)
Jewish theologian and peace advocate Marc Ellis had a nice job at Baylor University, talking with young people about religion, ethics, and social justice. Then somebody had the bright idea of making Clinton impeachment prosecutor Ken Starr the president of Baylor. Write up by Rabbi Brant Rosen of Jewish Voice for Peace: http://rabbibrant.com/2011/11/30/support-prof-marc-elllis-and-tell-kenn-starr-to-stand-down/ Petition initiated by Cornel West, Rosemary Ruether, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu: http://www.change.org/petitions/ken-starr-president-of-baylor-university-stop-persecution-against-prof-marc-ellis -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org naiman@... _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@... https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
This is an old post of mine. I went to a list that no longer exists. People on these lists may find it of interest. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Julio Huato <juliohuato@...> Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [Soc] Welcome To: Socialism in 21st Century <socialism@...> Choppa Morph wrote a bunch of very interesting questions. I have to say that I have a hard time thinking of socialism in these terms -- as abstract answers to general questions or as general answers to abstract questions. Usually, I think of socialism as an organic necessity springing out of the concrete, historical, living and productive conditions of people in modern societies -- that is, as the immediate, pressing need of a critical mass of increasingly productive, interconnected, educated, united, and assertive direct producers in the face of opposition by those whose perceived interests are tied to the status quo. And I see the tasks of socialists as that of helping the direct producers, in very diverse settings, to move forward as an increasingly united force. Now, since in actual history such attributes of the direct producers don't evolve uniformly and smoothly, but in very irregular and spotty ways, I just think that particular groups of direct producers in particular settings should just do the best they can with what they have. And by that I mean the best they can to advance towards cooperating and exercising full control over the products and(Continue reading)
Walker recall campaign off to blazing start http://peoplesworld.org/walker-recall-campaign-off-to-blazing-start/ assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedImage6060-badlands.jpg by: John Bachtell November 30 2011 tags: Wisconsin, democracy, GOP, collective bargaining, unions recall520x303 MADISON, Wis. - If there was any idea anger toward Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's right wing extremist policies has dissipated, that was smashed with the announcement that after just two weeks over 300,000 signatures have been collected for his recall. So far, collection totals average 1,040 signatures an hour and have far exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. Signature collection lasts until January 17, and 540,000 valid signatures are needed to recall Walker. Wisconsin law requires 25 percent of the previous election's gubernatorial vote total. Organizers are aiming to collect 1 million signatures. If enough valid signatures are collected, the recall election will be scheduled for sometime in the first half of 2012. A Democratic challenger will be determined later. In addition to Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and four Republican state senators are being recalled, potentially restoring a Democratic majority in the state legislature. This follows the(Continue reading)
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