Unions Are Obsolete

I managed a plant for a large corporation a little while back. Our employees “in the back” (as the suits and ties in the office called our hardworking men and women) were grown men and women doing monotonous jobs 40+ hours a week to feed hungry mouths. Most of them were adults of Hispanic descent [...]

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India Continues to Starve Even After Economic Surge

I seriously struggled to find an articles of interest the last few days. We all know March Madness is full-blown. No need to echo the news there. Obama is doing his best and finding both support and opposition from both political parties. Got it. And when I saw an article titled “Treatment for Peanut Allergies [...]

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Afghan Women Fight for Rights

Good afternoon, constant reader. By now I’m sure you’ve noticed that Culture, Music, Language’s posts are not sprouting five times a week. And that’s OK. In order to give the posts a little more thought and allow a little more time for my work here at school, articles will go up three times a week [...]

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GM Loses Another $9.6 billion, Wagoner Runs Back to Washington

I’m confused. Did I miss something? Why are we still supporting GM? To save jobs? I see the humanistic cause, but it is not a good long term plan. As we speak, people’s 401(k) plans and investments continue to melt. Why not ask these hard working, able-body employees to apply to another, more sound company? [...]

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Children Take Care of Their Parents

Let’s face it. It’s Monday. You’re tired, plump at your desk, and watching the clock. That thing always moves slower than you would like it to. Especially when you’re checking every three minutes.
Before we envelope our “case of the Mondays”, take a look at this article I read this afternoon in the NY [...]

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