Tag Archives: the guardian

the shirt on your back

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Leah

On the eve of the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, I thought I’d share The Guardian‘s interactive documentary feature, The Shirt on Your Back, that recounts the events that led to a death toll exceeding 1,000 and follows up … Continue reading →

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fair trade news: “my country is a horror show”

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Leah

And so capitalism is about to seize defeat from the jaws of victory all by its own hand. That’s the astonishing end of this story, unless we reverse course. Unless we take into consideration, if not the remedies of Marx … Continue reading →