It’s that time of the week when we wind down and reflect on the stories impacting our working and living experience. Here’s some of the biggies that galvanized us, and some of the more obscure stories that got me thinking.
- Vice President Joe Biden’s commentary in USA Today: Time to put Middle Class Front and Center.
- Obama launches Middle-Class task force: CNN.COM.
- Hats off to Sue Shellenbarger for taking the Lilly Bedletter story on Obama’s new wage discrimination law – in a different direction: Lilly Ledbetter Act: Are you being paid fairly?
- At WorkLifeNation.com: It’s job security stupid: An unemployed Maverick weighs in by yours truly, Judy Martin. Thoughts from a market guru who was laid off four times in eight years.
- Margaret Talev of McClatchy newspapers on Michele Obama laying groundwork for policy role.
- A must read on mom entrepreneurs by Lisa Druxman on MSNBC.com. She writes about where home and office intersect.
- A big wave for Elisha Goldstein Ph.D. who posted on Mentalhealth.net on how the recession can lead to an emotional recession. He offered tips to straighten our disposition.
- Just the numbers please: Must mention the record high unemployment. Check out Marketwatch for all the gloomy numbers. It’s really a must read if you don’t appreciate your job. And for those of you interested in the dive in the GDP: Check out the story on Fox on our “continuing disaster”.
- Stress disrupts human thinking. Just in case you didn’t know, check out the science linking our stress to brain activity in the Hindu News Update Service.
- Forbes; Flextime in a down economy. It’s not your daddy’s workplace anymore.
