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"New Economy" Cycle Ends, But Myth Persists |
by Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
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27 Nov 2001
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In economic history, great myths are often made and sustained not so much by the difficulty of the subject matter, but by the failure of the discussants to look at the readily available data. America's longest business cycle expansion, which has now been officially certified as running from March 1991 to March 2001, is a case in point. |
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Rising Fears That What We Do Know Can Hurt Us |
by Eric Lichtblau, LA Times
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27 Nov 2001
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Maybe the most appropriate way to do this would be for each library to have a public book-burning so that everyone will be satisfied that the government is doing its job, keeping us secure from the consequences of knowledge. After all, if it was good enough for Adolf, it should be good enough for Pres. Bush.
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EGYPTIAN POLICE ARREST AL-AHRAM WEEKLY WEBMASTER FOR POSTING A POEM ONLINE |
by Amira Howeidy, Al-Ahram Weekly web editor, an
pvishnevsk (nospam) hotmail.com (unverified) |
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27 Nov 2001
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Al-Ahram Weekly's webmaster, Shohdy Naguib was arrested in the early hours of Thursday November 22 from his home in Sayeda Zeinab. Security forces raided his house at dawn, confiscated his computer... |
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Let Us See Congress Votes |
by Ralph Nader
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27 Nov 2001
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The News-Gazette was bragging on US Rep. Tim Johnson's constituent service in Monday's paper. Strange that a rather obvious bit of service like keeping your constituents apprised of your voting record might be the first thing you do as a congressperson. On the other hand, neither Johnson nor the N-G has mentioned his vote on the government giveaways to big corporations, disguised as a economic stimulus bill, that gives away most of the aid to fat cat corporate contributor's in the wake of Sept. 11. That might be something you do NOT want the voting public to know. ML |
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The New York Times and Bush’s military tribunals |
by David Walsh, WSWS
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26 Nov 2001
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In a November 16 editorial, the New York Times acknowledged the anti-democratic and authoritarian character of the Bush administration’s decision to establish—by executive order—secret military tribunals to try alleged terrorists. |
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Critical Mass Ride this Friday ! |
by guy that rides bike
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27 Nov 2001
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ride your bike with other people riding their bike
this friday at 5:15 starting at the Alma Mater |
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Buy Your Blank Media Supplies @ IMC: DV, Hi8, MD, CD-R |
by IMC-Fundraising
imc-fundraising (nospam) lists.groogroo.com (unverified) |
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26 Nov 2001
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Making media? Buy your blank media at the IMC and save yourself a trip to North Prospect, while helping fund Independent Media. The IMC sells video casettes, minidiscs and CD-Rs at very competitive prices. |
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