Sweatshop Labor

I Shop, Therefore I Am

Emma, The Emma Edition | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: The-Emma-Edition, Urban Outfitters, Sweatshop Labor, Richard-Hayne, Glen Senk, Shopping, Sweatshops, Urban Outfitters Lawsuit, Teen News
Emma, The Emma Edition

Urban Outfitters is run by a Rick Santorum supporter, under whose leadership the company has produced items that are viewed by many as homophobic and racist. This is the underbelly of fast fashion.

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Upward Spiral Instead of a Downward One

Stan Sorscher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lesser America, Sweatshop Labor, Tax Incentives, Sweatfree Procurement, Lowest Possible Prices, Industrial Policy, Maximum Possible Trade, R&D, Foreign Direct Investment, Fair Trade, Free Trade, Globalization, Economic Recovery, Business News
Stan Sorscher

When I was young, the purpose of public policy was to raise our standard of living. Not so much, anymore. Now, public policy is designed to make busin...

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Schlock Doctrine: Where, and by Whom, Was Your Christmas Made?

Randall Amster | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toys, Sesame Street, Made in China, The Shock Doctrine, Children, Child Labor, Raising Children, Globalization, China Toys, Parenting, Wal-Mart, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, Schlock, Labor, Sweatshop Labor, Christmas, Disney, Sweatshops, China, Living News, Green Living, Healthy Living News
Randall Amster

There are certainly many alternatives for purchasing products with greater ethical standards. But let's face it -- parents are busy, disposable incomes are tight, children need stimulation, time is money, and this is America.

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The Shenzhenian Candidate: Meg Whitman Wants to be Governor of California

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Ebay, Goldman Sachs, John McCain and Meg Whitman, Meg Whitman, Labor, Sweatshop Labor, Meg Whitman and Ebay, Meg Whitman Outsourcing, Globalization, Meg Whitman Labor, Carly Fiorina, Sweatshops, Politics News
Chris Kelly

Meg Whitman's real expertise is in globalization. Which is the nice way of saying Asian sweatshops. I'm not saying everything Whitman touches turns to slave labor, I'm just not saying it doesn't.

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Whitney Biennial Jumps the Shark

Carolyn Castiglia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Gap, Art, Satire, Sweatshop Labor, Design, Designers, Artists, Whitney Biennial, Fashion, Modern, Business News
Carolyn Castiglia

If working class people can get t-shirts with prints created by artists, why should we complain that we don't have health care? Got an open wound? Take that Jeff Koons t-shirt, shred it up and use it as a tourniquet.

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Is Victoria's Secret Sweatshop Labor?

Radar | Sarah Horne | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sweatshops, Heidi Klum, Sweatshop Labor, Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret Sweatshop, Business News

With all the shiny angel supermodels prancing around in thongs and pillow talk of curve-enhancing bras, lingerie giant Victoria's Secret seems pretty ...

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Labor Group Condemns Sweatshop Crucifixes

AP | Verena Dobnik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sweatshop Labor, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Charles Kernaghan, Chinese Crucifixes, National Labor Committee, Sweatshop Crucifixes, Dongguan City, Crucifixes, Business News

With Christmas just weeks away, a labor group on Tuesday denounced "horrific" sweatshop conditions where crucifixes are made in China to be sold at re...

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