Sunday, February 5, 2012

title pic China Seeks Worker Protection, Fought By US Corporations

Posted by oshun on October 13, 2006

Double kudos to our government for (1) continuing to ignore the outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries and (2) fostering an environment where US based corporations can actively lobby to prevent the Chinese government from strengthening their own unions. Today’s New York Times talks about how, after decades of worker abuses via sweatshops and [...]

title pic Russell Simmons Defends Cross-Party Political Endorsement

Posted by oshun on August 31, 2006

Russell Simmons, an independent, is catching hell from his liberal colleagues for endorsing a conservative. In his own defense, the hip-hop mogul released a statement today that serves as a good example of how this country’s voters need a good kick in our collective ass. Blind loyalty to your chosen party, while easier and far [...]

title pic Why I Love Google

Posted by oshun on August 28, 2006

Funny how it’s called Google bombing. The layers of meaning go so deep on this one. I’m assuming this little trick’s been around for a while since I alway seem to be the last one to get forwarded emails, so if you’ve already done this, just bear with my slow ass. If you haven’t, check [...]