UNITE to NYC garment factory: You underpaid workers about $5 million

The garment industry in the U.S. started in the north-east, followed cheaper labor overseas, and eventually, for the most part, jumped our borders. I know that LA is still... [Read this entry]

Nightmare on Sesame Street

K’Nex, makers of Lincoln Logs, are in the cross heirs of the National Labor Committee for the poor conditions under which a Sesame Street play set is produced. The... [Read this entry]

Ohio companies selling sweatshop wares to state

It’s not everyday underwear workers in Bangladesh make the news in Ohio, but there are exceptions:
This story in the Hudson Times
Of all of the Anti-sweatshop movements, I think... [Read this entry]

Budweiser: Belgium for beer

I’ve probably drunk less than half-a-case of Budweiser in my life. I know, I know that’s very un-American of me and very, very un-Midwestern American of me. But... [Read this entry]

Patagonia makes factory list public

Way to go Patagonia. If only I could afford more of your products.

Environmentally-friendly doesn’t mean worker-friendly

Prius Envy and the Greening of Wal-Mart: A Blind Spot for the Human Cost
Can it be that our green heroes Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt care about the cachet... [Read this entry]

Jennifer Love’s Sweatshops

United Students Against Sweatshop takes Jennifer Love Hewitt to task. Here’s an excerpt from the story on ABC News:

“We respect your accomplished career as an actor,” USAS says to... [Read this entry]

Unspeakably Uncivilized

I think sometimes news in other countries makes us feel more civilized. Makes us think, “That couldn’t happen here.” But it does. Anything unspeakable everywhere else happens... [Read this entry]

Ever really thought about the banana?

Dan Koeppel has. He wrote a book on the fruit titled Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.
Koeppel in the NY Times about bananas:

That bananas... [Read this entry]

Nike’s Marty McFly Hyperdunks take sneaker lovers Back to the Future

From myairshoes.com:
Nike will finally answer the cries of millions of sneaker fans- after years of waiting, speculating and begging - as it releases the Marty McFly Hyperdunks in limited... [Read this entry]