We got the below letter in the mail today from my credit card company. They kindly increased our credit line (without our asking of course). I’m not complaining because as long as we don’t use it and jack it up, it helps our credit score. Crazy how you have to take on the potential for [...]
Just kidding. But it would be a whole cooler if we did. But Kiva represented well. It would have been a whole better had Bill Clinton not been there whoring out his new book on “giving” considering that his creation of NAFTA and empowering of the IMF, WTO, and World Bank creates half of the [...]
Well it was bound to happen and one night it did. The podcast came home and it was just us kids. He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine. If he was looking to surprise he was doing fine.
Sorry. Not sure how Garth Brooks just came out of me like that.
Anyway . . [...]
Here’s another story from the margins. That you won’t hear about in the marketing campaigns that flash across our screens and sell our magazines.
From Samima.
My name is Samima Akther. I am twenty-one years old. I have been working in garment factories for three years. Since February I have been working in Shah Makdhum as [...]
We’ve got a new podcast up. It’s a short little conversation between Ariah Fine (pronounced a-RYE-ah) and myself about corporate responsibility. It’s sort of a continuation and development of some of the themes that we discussed in our collaborative blogging effort called Corporate Responsibility Mondays.
This will also be a new monthly feature where we will [...]
Here’s a short 1 minute video of Jenrain’s story that I made last week. Forgive the cheesiness of my voice-over reading.
And here’s another story of a worker who makes things she can’t afford and can’t enjoy so that we can have excess. Sadly, this is what would be considered an “above average” work life in [...]
I thought I might revisit the idea of Corporate Responsibility Mondays. But instead of focusing on a specific company - which we can dismiss if we don’t typically buy from them - I’ll take a look at the general industry and economic model that globalization and colonialism has built for us. And for which we [...]
Well I know this will sadden all of you who love this daily dose of negativity. But for various reasons . . . this will be the last week of this series for a bit. I think in it’s place I’ll talk about something happy like puppies. Or what I ate for breakfast. Because those [...]
As always . . . remember to check out Ariah’s excellent post on a company that is doing it’s best to practice ethical behavior.
Of all companies . . . this is the hardest for me to critique and question. Coca-Cola is my coffee. Or it was. I used to drink over 10 glasses a day. [...]
Time to take out the maker of one of the best fast food dessert . . . the Hersey Pie . . . and it’s provider Burger King. And again . . . just to reiterate . . . I’m only highlighting companies that I use and am big fans of. This is an overflow [...]