Here are some more excerpts from Supercapitalism by Robert Reich (previous excerpts here). This sums up my tension with our current two options better than anything else. It is such a rich excerpt. And if you have even a mild interest in economics, you can probably resonate with this weird tension that Reich describes. This [...]

Instead of just bulk reviewing books like I did in the previous year, I hope to start sharing some weekly excerpts from the books I’m reading in hopes that it might encourage others to pick them up and give them a read. Currently I’m reading Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We’re back with your weekly installment of Corporate Responsibility Mondays. Words of protest and pause in an age of consumerism. As always, Ariah does an excellent job with his thoughts in recommending an alternative to clothing. This week he highlights No Sweat Apparel.
This week’s company that I’m highlighting is J.Crew. I’ll have to admit that [...]

So let’s talk about bananas.
Chiquita Bananas sells bananas in over 70 countries making it the world’s biggest banana company (that’ll be the only time on my blog where you see the word banana used 3x’s in a sentence; 4 if you count this sidenote).
Throughout its history, Chiquita’s operations have contributed to the destablization of at [...]