Today the New York Times discusses how in their quest dominate this emerging industry they manage to circumvent any outside country's bids by a myriad of bizarre qualifications and demands that enable them to select only Chinese contractors. Mr. Wuttke said he was encouraged that Premier Wen Jiabao of China told Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in a telephone call on June 25 that China would not discriminate against foreign enterprises, according to the official Xinhua news agency. I recall as a kid we feared the Japanese. The latest is in renewable energy. MORE >>

found two articles in the New York Times today - one about the aging workforce another an editorial about the role of women in the workplace. Still, many older job seekers insist they are losing out because of age discrimination. Last year, nearly 25,000 workers filed age discrimination complaints, a 29 percent jump over 2007, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. As a freshman, I had an interview for a magazine internship in New York City. My career was recently summed up in a New York magazine article as leggy. But 6.7 MORE >>

the amount of discrimination and silliness associated with health care is truly embarrassing. The Commerce Department reported this month that new-home construction fell sharply in October. Reports from industry and government showed that sales of both new and existing homes rose in October. Negative equity combined with high unemployment g reatly increases the risk of delinquencies and foreclosures, which, not surprisingly, continue to hit new highs. Of course he also feels that most health problems are the "fault" of the individual. VF Corp. C.I.O., The U.S. MORE >>

This morning the front page of the New York Times shows a poll revealing how severe this recession is for the "everyman." Joblessness has wreaked financial and emotional havoc on the lives of many of those out of work, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll of unemployed adults, causing major life changes, mental health issues and trouble maintaining even basic necessities. Fortunately also I can take my consulting work with me, and there are more hours in the new year. Taking A new career path means starting at the bottom of the wage scale. MORE >>

read this morning a blog entry from one of my favorite sites, American Prospect, about a new book called Whistling Vivaldi. Our Racial Interior As we try to avoid stereotypes, we actually reinforce group identity and discrimination. Just the opposite, they say -- white people now encounter discrimination because of policies such as affirmative action. We tend to "feel" our identities more acutely when that identity is under siege, but even that minimal identification is enough to make us discriminate against others we see as part of a competing group. Steele, W.W. MORE >>