Working Life

Back from the trenches in Pennsylvania. Will write soon about our future. For now, a link to my report from the Lehigh Valley: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/groundwar?pid=1965

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So, here is my own prognostication for the election, dispatched from the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, where I’ve come to help run a staging location for get-out-the-vote operations in this swing region (as the saying goes here, “as Lehigh Valley goes so goes Pennsylvania”). Kerry will win and, being the contrarian I am (and going […]

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Once this election is over, I’ll get back to our Working Life. But, can’t help but reprint here something that was a keeper. Look here at this list to figure out who the Chicken Hawks are among politicans (a la Dick Cheney “I had other priorities” than serving in the Vietnam War) and media pundits, […]

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Worth checking out these two short films: one from a filmmaker named Stephanie Daniels (stephanie@oh7films.com) and the other from Eminem. Different beats and passion but strong on both counts. For Daniels’ film, check out: www.oh7films.com Eminem is at: http://www.gnn.tv/content/eminem_mosh.html

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Should we nominate this guy for an award? Or chastize him for missing? October 27th– MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida motorist was arrested Wednesday on charges of trying to run down U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris at an intersection where the controversial former state elections chief was campaigning for re-election to Congress. The Republican lawmaker and […]

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So, it looks like the Red Sox will finally banish the demons and win a World Series for the first time since 1918. As a Yankee season ticket holder, I’m rooting for them–the Sox were the better team this year (The Yankees better record was bloated by feasting on the likes of Tampa Bay and […]

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Going out on a limb here but I’m thinking Kerry wins–and does so with a few electoral votes to spare. Bush’s re-elect numbers are still mostly south of 50–a majority of people have already decided to fire the Liar in Chief. True, people have doubts about Kerry–doubts seeded by an effective framing campaign by the […]

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