Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers’ phones and laptops By Todd C. Frankel The sun was rising over one of the richest mineral deposits on Earth, in one of the poorest countries, as Sidiki Mayamba… Read More ›
Economic rights
Temperance in the face of ignorance
I was surfing Google+ the other day and came across a meme similar to the following: Now memes like this piss me off, as does the implication that low wage workers deserve to be where they are–i.e. in poverty–because of some… Read More ›
The Big Share
So it is obvious that if a man is to redeem his spiritual and moral ‘lag,’ he must go all out to bridge the social and economic gulf between the ‘haves’ and ‘have not’s’ of the world. Poverty is one… Read More ›
Don’t Be Fooled: Koch Push For Justice Reform Is Plot To Protect Corporate Criminals
The bill will mainly protect corporations who are polluting our water, land, and air quality.
The Held Harmless Phenomenon: The Often Neglected and Ignored Homeless
The often neglected and ignored homeless It is noted that the growth and development of a child from 0-12 is essential in their ability to use reason and logic in understanding how their environment impacts them and the part they… Read More ›
H-1B: Outsourcing on America Soil
If you missed the New York Times’ expose about Disney, which detailed how its employees had to train their own H-1B visa replacements before being laid-off, don’t worry. You haven’t heard the last of companies’ misuse of worker visas. Toys… Read More ›
Confessions of a rent-a-worker
Temp agencies. They’re the bottom feeders lurking in the depths of our faltering economy. Why do we need staffing agencies–whose supposed purpose is to help people find work–when the real unemployment rate is over 10%? That’s 30 million people out… Read More ›
5 Killed in Land Protests in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s government says five people have been killed in protests against a government plan to develop farmland outside the capital into a new business zone. Communications Minister Getachew Reda said Monday that the number of dead could rise. Opposition supporters… Read More ›
Socialist Politician Says Bernie Sanders Helped Build Progressive Momentum For Seattle
Kshama Sawant was re-elected to Seattle’s city council this week. Kshama Sawant, a socialist member of Seattle’s city council, said Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential campaign has helped build “enormous momentum” for progressive change in the Pacific Northwest city. Sawant,… Read More ›
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