January 2012
All American Entrepreneur | Hullabaloo →
So which is worse, being a closet racist or exploiting racism for money? It’s hard to tell the difference, frankly. I’d guess it’s possible that some slave ship owners were nice family men and had no personal beef with Africans —- but they profited handsomely from their misery nonetheless. Is there a moral difference? I’m talking about this article in the...
By the Numbers: Life and Death at Foxconn -... →
Here’s a quick look at what we know about Foxconn. (The company disputes workers’ accounts [5] of abusive conditions. In a 2010 company report [6], Foxconn said it promotes “employee respect, an atmosphere of trust, and personal dignity.”)
Working for Foxconn
1.2 million: number of workers employed by Foxconn [7] in China, according to the New York Times.
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“And he countered the typical GOP retort: ‘You can call this class warfare all...”
– Obama’s SOTU: Winning the Next 9 Months (via motherjones)
Not All Slave Owners Were Rapine Beasts: Ron... →
Perhaps, most troubling for a two dimensional version of American (and Atlantic) slavery is that plantations were run like factories. Of course, there were yeoman whites who owned one or two slaves, and lived in close intimacy with them, as privations were shared, and struggles (if not successes) were experienced in common across the colorline. But the plantations that occupy American memory,...
“Most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes...”
– Former Apple executive (via liberalsarecool)
Palestinian leader: Talks with Israel over →
mohandasgandhi:
verbalresistance:
RAMALLAH — A low-level dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians about a future border has ended without any breakthrough, the Palestinian presidentsaid Wednesday, reflecting the impasse plaguing the negotiations for at least three years.
President Mahmoud Abbas said he would consult with Arab allies next week to figure out how to proceed now. While...
“I cannot recall such an obvious example of a member of Congress allocating money...”
– Barney Keller from the Club of Growth on the subject of a former Representative that gave an earmark to a small company who then hired him to lobby for them after he left Congress. Read more in the New York Times. (via govtoversight)
Navy’s New Minehunter Can’t See or Stop Mines →
govtoversight:
Things are not looking good the Littoral Combat Ship.
“The government is treating the entire proceeding as classified, while at the...”
– defense lawyers for alleged U.S.S. Cole bombing conspirator Abd Al-Rahim Al Nashiri. Read more at Politico about the DoD’s decision to make transcripts of public Guantanamo hearings top secret. (via govtoversight)
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Bank Of America's Offer To Homeowners: We’ll... →
According to BusinessWeek, Bank of America is fighting back by giving loan modifications to borrowers who have made complaints. The catch is that, in return for the modification, the borrower must agree to stay silent and expunge any previous criticisms of the bank from his or her public record:
Bank of America Corp. is impeding an investigation of its loan modification practices by...
Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt...
robertreich:
Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink.
Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a Gingrich presidency.
The Republican worry is understandable. “The possibility of Newt Gingrich being our...
