Working Life

Reading a fascinating book called “The Chinese Century” by Oded Shenkar (see recommended books). China is already the main global player in toys (70 percent of the world’s output), bicycles (60 percent), half its shoes and one-third of its luggage. But, Shenkar’s main point is that it is wrong to assume that China is simply […]

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I’m just re-listening to Steve Earle’s “The Revolution Starts Now.” Struck me again how this has to be one of the top most political albums in some time. With lines like, “Just another poor boy off to fight a rich man’s war” (“Rich Man’s War”), the entire album is a sharp, passionate political cry. My […]

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Business Week’s cover story this week is about America’s top philanthropists. Since I figured I’m personally a cause they could consider giving to, I figured I’d read it. Interesting two facts: of the 50 most generous philanthropists, the Wal-Mart family ranks tenth *but* what they have given accounts for just 1 percent of their net […]

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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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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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