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A clash is coming in the motor city…in the midst of what one wise man, Tom Friedman, calls “the complexity of the economic ‘cocktail’ of crises and systemic risk.” Friedman also says that bailing out GM would be “like giving a crack dealer more crack” in the midst of the seismic wave of economic crises triggered by sub prime excesses. Then there are the labor unions who raised $80 million for Obama. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich urges “in exchange for government aid, the UAW should agree to some across the board wage and benefit cuts.” They of course, don’t want to give a...
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from: Barack Obama
to: Julie Anixter
date: Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 12:05 AM
subject: How this happened
Julie—
I’m about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first.
We just made history.
And I don’t want you to forget how we did it.
You made history every single day during this campaign—every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it’s time for change.
I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign....
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin
Seth does not slow down. Not even close! His newest book, launching October 16, is about groups of people aligned around an idea, connected to a leader and to each other. Seth utilizes media like an Olympic Luge time trial. On the Amazon page for Tribes we get a wink of recognition:
“Tribes make our world work, and always have. “If you’re looking at this page this far ahead of publication, you’re probably a member of Seth Godin’s tribe. And if so, you already know what this book is about. You know about waiting in line at an Apple...
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Studs Terkel never retired. That’s how the NPR obit began this morning. If you are a Chicagoan, or anyone who has their heart tied up with the working person or the spoken and written word, you know that this is the passing of a great voice and a great man. “If you’re from Chicago, you know, he made our city sane” said his friend Scott Simon in an interview this morning. I lived on Division Street, and come from a long line of Chicago ranconteurs, (my father is famous for his one liners, like “parks are filled with statues of guys who’ve changed their minds”) and many of my friends...
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