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Apple Nets $12 Billion in 6 Months, Workers Make $1/hr 1

Apple Nets $12 Billion in 6 Months, Workers Make $1/hr

The Guardian (UK) reported that Chinese workers making iPads and iPhones are being treated “inhumanely, like machines”. According to a guardian.co.uk article, interviewed workers revealed: â–  Excessive overtime is routine, despite a legal limit...

Sunday Roundup 0

Sunday Roundup

I was wrong about the rightness of military action in Libya. Military action simply can’t remain defensive. Gaddafi’s son and three grandchildren were killed by a Nato strike. We are killing children. I get...

Second Life, Dexter Morph, and the Peace Movement 1

Second Life, Dexter Morph, and the Peace Movement

Second Life is a 3d virtual world in which players control virtual selves called “avatars.”     You can choose the gender and looks (body shape, hair, etc) of your avatar, and you can select the...

Summary of bills to eliminate tax loopholes 0

Summary of bills to eliminate tax loopholes

A cluster of bills introduced into the Washington State House and Senate would raise revenue for vital human needs by eliminating tax exemptions.  The main obstacle to eliminating exemptions is Tim Eyman’s (unconstitutional) I-1053...

Seattle NWroots Conference July 9th 0

Seattle NWroots Conference July 9th

July 9th, there will be a one day Seattle conference for grass roots activists, public policy junkies, politicians, and other liberally minded individuals. The event, which will be held in Pioneer Square, will feature...