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Beyond Politics: People for Sale in Hungry World

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Carpet weavers in India
One might be tempted to dismiss the recent findings of the US State Department on human trafficking as largely political. But do not be too hasty. Criticism of the State Department's report on trafficked persons, issued on June 16, should be rife. The language describing US allies' efforts to combat the problem seems undeserved, especially when one examines the nearly 320- page report and observes the minuscule efforts of these governments.

Last Updated on Friday, 26 June 2009 22:07
 

The Politics of Obesity in America

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ImageA commercial that's been on television so many times that I've lost count begins by showing a cheeseburger that is a leading product of a fast food chain. Then it focuses on the cheeseburger of a rival chain, boasting that the latter has more meat and more cheese.

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 01:34
 

Time for U.S. Senate to Act on U.N. Women's Treaty

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Indian Women's Trade Union Rally
On Dec. 18, 1979, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, or CEDAW, making it a watershed day for women around the globe. This international agreement was Eleanor Roosevelt's dream and is one of the pillars of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The global community went on the record to challenge every government to protect the human rights of women and girls by working together.

Last Updated on Monday, 21 December 2009 11:16
 

Savagery and Silence in the First World

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ImageIn America - in my country - I fear we are losing the battle for our humanity. Some say we have already lost it. Deep down I think they may be right. Such is the level of violence, voyeurism and detachment displayed this October in Richmond, California, when at least two dozen students cheered, laughed or simply stood by and watched as a 15-year old girl was repeatedly raped, beaten and brutalized by an "unknown number of assailants."

Last Updated on Monday, 02 November 2009 19:15
 

How Tech Giants Outsource Labor on American Soil

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Bill Gates
Like a lot of American corporations that made mind-boggling profits over the last few decades, the Microsoft, IBM and Cisco technology companies have abandoned their own citizen workforce to exploit foreign workers. But this isn't happening in some far off sweat shop, this outsourcing is happening right on American soil. In this case, corporate power, channeled through high-paid lobbyists and fat campaign contributions, strong-armed elected officials into passing laws that surreptitiously squash the labor rights of both US citizens and foreign workers alike.

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2009 11:16
 


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