Showing posts with label Sweatshops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweatshops. Show all posts

Friday, April 25, 2008

Whoa There, PARDner!


Chinese Junk

You might want to reconsider saying that Wal-Mart only sells "cheap Chinese crap."

From Reuters:
A Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese people and are seeking $1.3 billion in compensation -- $1 per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.

[...]

Cafferty said the United States imported Chinese-made "junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food" ...
Liberals: Saving oppressed workers of the world one epithet at a time.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Quote of the Day

He simplified a really complex idea. It was frustrating because it’s not as easy or as simple as he made it out to be.
- WSU Progressive Student Union member Chelsea Tremblay, "Best-selling author talks about race", The Daily Evergreen, March 27, 2008

Apparently, however, the issues of globalization, international trade, and manufacturing in developing countries are pretty cut-and-dry for Ms. Tremblay.