Working Life

One of the most annoying and hypocritical spectacles during the Rudy Giuliani mayoral era was listening to him pontificate about the heros of the fire and police departments–yet when it came to paying them decent wages, he was the usual Republican prick (yes, this is the proper word the use). This came back to me […]

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This is no surprise. A majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. And the taxes issue is also important, as the front-page story in The New York […]

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This would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. In today’s Wall Street Journal, there is a story about on-going negotiations between the Administration and Democrats to try to resolve differences on pending so-called “free trade” deals. As I wrote recently, the Columbia so-called “free trade” deal is being held up because of labor rights […]

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New York has had one of the worst workers’ compensation systems in the country. For the past 15 years, New York’s maximum weekly benefit stood at $400—lower than every state except Mississippi and Arizona, not to mention the minimum benefit: $40 a week. Regionally, New York ranks last among nine states (from a high of […]

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I know this doesn’t rise to the level of war and peace…but the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Committee for Baseball Veterans announced balloting results Tuesday for its 2007 election of players, managers, executives and umpires. And Marvin Miller did not make the cut. As a life-long baseball fan (and, to be upfront, […]

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Over the course of many months, I’ve pointed out that many countries in Latin and South American are rejecting so-called “free trade” and the neo-liberal model it promotes. The evidence: the election of leaders who can perhaps be broadly defined as “populist” but mainly stand out in their belief that the global economic model promoted […]

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Yesterday, I wrote about doubts international diplomats have about the charges the U.S. is leveling against Iran. The posting yesterday referred to a piece in the Los Angeles Times. Today, The NYTimes mimics the theme. Hey, I’m not complaining–if we can get the mainstream media to not roll over whenever the president makes claims about […]

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This shouldn’t surprise anyone but it’s sad that this story in today’s Los Angeles Times isn’t banner news in every paper: U.N. calls U.S. data on Iran’s nuclear aims unreliable Tips about supposed secret weapons sites and documents with missile designs haven’t panned out, diplomats say. By Bob Drogin and Kim Murphy, Times Staff Writers […]

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Most of the attention on hedge funds has focused on the enormous amount of money the funds control–outside any regulation. But, turns out hedge funds are no different than other employers when it comes to treating their workers. Today’s Wall Street Journal has a story that describes a number of employment lawsuits (surprise, hedge funds […]

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I don’t need to say much more. Check out this website: http://www.bushisover.org/gallery.htm

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