Working Life

    I was struck today, as I have been for the past several weeks, at the void created when John Edwards suspended his campaign for president. Today, it was on the issue of trade and globalization, courtesy of a piece in The Wall Street Journal entitled "Decoding Candidates On Trade."     Here’s an important paragraph, […]

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    I was struck today, as I have been for the past several weeks, at the void created when John Edwards suspended his campaign for president. Today, it was on the issue of trade and globalization, courtesy of a piece in The Wall Street Journal entitled "Decoding Candidates On Trade."     Here’s an important paragraph, […]

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    Just caught this on CNN ticker: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, two Democratic sources tell CNN. Obama is scheduled to meet with Teamster President James Hoffa in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. The union is expected to announce its endorsement soon after […]

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    Just caught this on CNN ticker: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters plans to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president, two Democratic sources tell CNN. Obama is scheduled to meet with Teamster President James Hoffa in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. The union is expected to announce its endorsement soon after […]

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    Unless you plan on buying the winning ticket in Friday’s $270 million mega-millions jackpot, you, and probably most people in the country, will continue to be on the front-lines of the economic quakes ahead. Every time I write about the economic nastiness brewing, I always say this: for most Americans, it’s been bad times […]

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    Unless you plan on buying the winning ticket in Friday’s $270 million mega-millions jackpot, you, and probably most people in the country, will continue to be on the front-lines of the economic quakes ahead. Every time I write about the economic nastiness brewing, I always say this: for most Americans, it’s been bad times […]

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You may remember the time when a single mother with two daughters and one mentally challenged son told Bush that she worked three jobs, the President responded with his typical insight and sensitivity, applauding the woman’s situation as "uniquely American" and fantastic. In all fairness, I shouldn’t mock Bush’s verbal ineptitude. He suffered major developmental […]

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You may remember the time when a single mother with two daughters and one mentally challenged son told Bush that she worked three jobs, the President responded with his typical insight and sensitivity, applauding the woman’s situation as "uniquely American" and fantastic. In all fairness, I shouldn’t mock Bush’s verbal ineptitude. He suffered major developmental […]

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    Fidel steps down…and the critique of business has intensified…in the U.S. Huh–maybe this is a Democratic presidential race way of finally paying homage to the man who was vilified for decades by Republicans and Democrats alike? Yeah, just kidding…     But, it is quite amusing to listen to two Democratic presidential candidates–who even The […]

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    Fidel steps down…and the critique of business has intensified…in the U.S. Huh–maybe this is a Democratic presidential race way of finally paying homage to the man who was vilified for decades by Republicans and Democrats alike? Yeah, just kidding…     But, it is quite amusing to listen to two Democratic presidential candidates–who even The […]

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