From AlterNet / By Anneli Rufus Why Are People Willing to Fork Out a Fortune for Shoes That Cost Little to Make? Shoes spur cravings, compulsions and crimes as no other clothing does, and the true cost of making them is just as surprising. October 1, 2010 | Shoes are fashion's version of drugs. More than any other article of clothing, shoes alter the … [Read more...] about Sweatshop Watch: Shoes made in dangerous workshops at low cost, sell for much much more
Environment/環境
Readers’ Voice- TRUE-COST-PRICING: Using Free-Market Forces To Save Our Life-Support System
投稿者: Jim BellThis has been submitted by a reader. All reader articles represent the views of the writer, and not necessarily tokyoprogressive. The ecology of our planet is the foundation of everything we do, including what we do under the heading of economy. When we damage our planet’s life-support system through inappropriate economic activities, we undercut … [Read more...] about Readers’ Voice- TRUE-COST-PRICING: Using Free-Market Forces To Save Our Life-Support System
News at 11: How Climate Change Affects You by Amy Goodman
Our daily weather reports, cheerfully presented with flashy graphics and state-of-the-art animation, appear to relay more and more information. And yet, no matter how glitzy the presentation, a key fact is invariably omitted. Imagine if, after flashing the words "extreme weather" to grab our attention, the reports flashed "global warming." Then we would … [Read more...] about News at 11: How Climate Change Affects You by Amy Goodman
From the Ground: BP Censoring Media, Destroying Evidence (and US Gov helping them)?
Published on Friday, June 11, 2010 by The Huffington Post by Riki Ott Orange Beach, Alabama -- While President Obama insists that the federal government is firmly in control of the response to BP's spill in the Gulf, people in coastal communities where I visited last week in Louisiana and Alabama know an inconvenient truth: BP -- not our president -- controls the … [Read more...] about From the Ground: BP Censoring Media, Destroying Evidence (and US Gov helping them)?
DOW THROWS A DISMAL PARTY, FEW ATTEND (Dow killed hundreds of thousands in Bhopal, Vietnam, etc.)
April 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Underattended "Run for Water" plagued by death scenes, zombies, and dozens of "Dow spokesmen"; truth seems to run free Video: Yes Men video here; other video here Stills: Yes Men pictures here; numerous others here Contact: Whitney Black (803)466-3786; press@theyesmen.org Brooklyn, NY -- Bucolic Prospect park in Brooklyn, NY … [Read more...] about DOW THROWS A DISMAL PARTY, FEW ATTEND (Dow killed hundreds of thousands in Bhopal, Vietnam, etc.)