From AlterNet / By Anneli Rufus Why Are People Willing to Fork Out a Fortune for Shoes That Cost Little to Make? Shoes spur cravings, compulsions and crimes as no other clothing does, and the true cost of making them is just as surprising. October 1, 2010 | Shoes are fashion's version of drugs. More than any other article of clothing, shoes alter the … [Read more...] about Sweatshop Watch: Shoes made in dangerous workshops at low cost, sell for much much more
Japan treats refugee/asylum seekers like criminals, puts them in solitary confinement like mad dogs
THE ZEIT GIST (JAPAN TIMES) October 5, 2010See video herehttps://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20101005zg.html RELEATED: Please see this story from Japan Indymedia from last MarchDecade-long wait takes toll on asylum seeker Periods in detention, 10 years in legal limbo leave Iranian with mental, physical scars By SIMON SCOTT Most foreigners in Japan know the … [Read more...] about Japan treats refugee/asylum seekers like criminals, puts them in solitary confinement like mad dogs
Readers’ Voice- TRUE-COST-PRICING: Using Free-Market Forces To Save Our Life-Support System
投稿者: Jim BellThis has been submitted by a reader. All reader articles represent the views of the writer, and not necessarily tokyoprogressive. The ecology of our planet is the foundation of everything we do, including what we do under the heading of economy. When we damage our planet’s life-support system through inappropriate economic activities, we undercut … [Read more...] about Readers’ Voice- TRUE-COST-PRICING: Using Free-Market Forces To Save Our Life-Support System
大阪のホームレスにおにぎりを配ります (Onigiri for Osaka street people)
Come, make onigiris and hand them out near the homeless shelter. We have use of a large kitchen in the chapel next to Momoyama High School 3 minutes south of Showa-Cho Station on the Midosuji subway line. Just walk south from the station or ask. The onigiri making will start at around noon. At about 5, we will take the onigiris to the homeless shelter near Shin-Imamiya … [Read more...] about 大阪のホームレスにおにぎりを配ります (Onigiri for Osaka street people)
The War Addicts
2016 and Then Some By Tom Engelhardt Source: TomDispatch Monday, October 04, 2010 Change Text Size a- | A+ Tom Engelhardt's ZSpace PageJoin ZSpace Sometimes it’s the little things in the big stories that catch your eye. On Monday, theWashington Post ran the first of three pieces adapted from Bob Woodward’s new book Obama’s Wars, a vivid account of … [Read more...] about The War Addicts