December 10, 2008 archive

Manufacturing Tuesday: Week of 12.08.08

Damn, talk about a pretty intense week!  The auto sector looks like it just…just might get saved.  Still, it looks as if the issue of over capacity is being looked on, which means job cuts.  Sadly, that seems to be the theme of this week’s manufacturing update. Well actually there is something on health care…think of it as “nyceve lite”. They say it gets darkest before the light, well this must be a long tunnel then.  ISM is saying that ’09 will suck as bad as 2008.  Well before I dispense with the unfortunates, it’s time for the Numbers!

Pony Party – Open Thread!

This Pony Party is an Open Thread.  Chat away, but please do not rec!

Why read Lenin today?

Original article, by Paul Le Blanc, via Socialist Worker (UK):

The acclaimed Marxist historian Paul Le Blanc explains why Lenin’s political ideas are vitally important for anyone who wants to understand capitalism and struggle against it.

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