Fair Trade

Take a Dose of Battle in Seattle to Relieve Washington Fatigue

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ronal Reagan, Fair Trade, Gop, Trickle Down, Economy, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Free Trade, Congress, Global Corporations, Battle in Seattle, Stuart Townsend, Bailout Bill, Mark Engler, World Trade Organization, Wall Street, Doha Round, Foreign Policy in Focus, Nancy Pelosi, Deregulation, Privatization, Republicans, Wto, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Under the right set of circumstances -- like impending balloting on their re-election -- Congressmen do respond to public outcry.

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Pushing the Needle

Cynthia Torres | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Farming, Community Organizing, Fair Trade, Politics News
Cynthia Torres

Their tattered spiral covers showed the wear and tear of being stuffed into book bags, hauled from one meeting to the next in search of people and organizations willing to work together.

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Shopping Gone Good?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Ebay, Online Shopping, Green Living, Technology, Shopping, Fair Trade, Techcrunch, Goodguide, Worldofgood, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Can an online marketplace with information about products' social and environmental impacts change the world -- or is it just another way to ease consumer guilt?

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Green Edge 5: Farm Aid in Islamic China

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Farm Workers, Martin Ma, Solidaridad, Social Accountability International, East Turkistan Islamic Movement, Olympics, Terrorism, Skal, Organic, Workplace Standard, Uighurs, New York City, Dutch, Development Agency, World Trade Organization, Kashgar, Olympic Games, sa8000, Max Havelaar, Fair Trade, China, Urumqi, Politics News
John Tepper Marlin

The 8/4 Kashgar attack was not a total surprise: The two attackers were linked to the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), three members of which were executed in a nearby town last month.

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China Trade Promises All Snake Oil -- Fair Trade Crucial

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Economy, Labor Law, Free Trade, China, Economic Policy Institute, Kai Da Toy Factory, U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, Minimum Wage, World Trade Organization, Susan C. Schwab, Olympic Games, United Steelworkers, India, Aqua Dots, Heparin, National Labor Committee, Sesame Street’s Kid K’Nex Ernie, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

We need fair trade. And so do Chinese workers and families, who are being abused by this so-called free trade system that benefits only CEOs and major shareholders of global corporations.

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Bush Goes to China and We Get Crappy T-shirts

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Olympics 2008, George W. Bush, Free Trade, China, Labor Unions, Olympics Boycott, Fair Trade, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

The truth is Bush doesn't have a choice: He has to be nice to the Chinese by going to the Olympic ceremonies. His policies have made the President of the United States beholden to Chinese capital.

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Life Cycle: Java Break

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: University of Kansas, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, Moolatte, Cigarettes, Slurpees, Green, Environment, Environmentalism, Newspaper, Eco, Coffee, Organic, Simran Sethi, Sarah Smarsh, Green News
Simran Sethi

Next to crude oil, coffee may be our strongest addiction. More than half of Americans fuel themselves with one to four cups of coffee, totaling upwards of 330 million cups daily.

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Stop the Toxic Trade Profit Cycle Killing Americans

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Lead, Red Lead Steel, Melamine Poisoned Dog Food, Toxic Avengers, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, Goodyear Tyler Plant, Goodyear, Jarnell Brown, Free Trade, Usw, United Steelworkers, China, Heparin, Foreign Tire Sales, Toxic Trader, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd., Shandong Linglong Rubber Co. Ltd., Toxic Trade, Lead Poising, U.S. Sen. John McCain, Toxic Imports, Dalian, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

In the realm of free trade, what comes around goes around. American families lose their jobs when multinationals dismantle U.S. factories and lose a child when poisoned products are imported to the U.S.

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