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White House Red-Faced Over Berlusconi Gaffe
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400
The White House has apologized for a biography of Silvio Berlusconi that calls the Italian leader "one of the most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice." The bio was distributed at the G-8 summit.
Mccain, Obama Court Hispanics
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:24:00 -0400
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama address the League of United Latin American Citizens. Democrats aim to increase Hispanic turnout, while Republicans hope to build on the inroads George W. Bush made among Hispanic voters in 2004.
Housing Bill Moves Slowly Through Congress
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0400
The housing bill is inching forward though Congress with bipartisan support, while Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign tries to attach a package of energy tax breaks. The tax breaks also have bipartisan support, but only if their cost is offset.

The Talk of the Town

The Chill
Nick Paumgarten Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
If you had stumbled into Banjo Jim’s, in the East Village, on a recent Wednesday night and encountered a sixty-something guy leading a band through a fervent rendition of “Wild Thing,” for an audience of two dozen or so, you might have concluded, “This is lame,” and slipped back . . .
Oily Speculations
James Surowiecki Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When bad things happen, it’s always nice to have a scapegoat. So, with Americans furious about soaring oil prices, Congress has gone in search of someone to blame. There are a number of usual suspects to choose from, depending on your politics--OPEC, greedy oil companies, lily-livered environmentalists opposed . . .
Obama’s Iraq Problem
George Packer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had reached apocalyptic levels, and he based his candidacy, in part, on a bold promise to begin a rapid withdrawal of American forces upon taking office. At the time, this pledge represented conventional thinking . . .

 

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Students for Informed Career Decisions - Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy.

500 Human Rights Resource Centre - Covers over 1000 companies, over 160 countries, over 150 topics. The site is composed of links to a wide range of materials published by companies, NGOs, governments, intergovernmental organisations, journalists, academics, etc. It includes reports of corporate misconduct as well as positive examples of best practice by companies.
Meta Description: [ Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is a charity promoting greater awareness and informed discussion of important policy issues. The aim of this 'online library' is to provide easy access (through links) to a wide range of materials on subjects relating to business and human rights. ]

500 Campaign to Ban Landmines - Human Rights Watch update (March, 1999) on the continued use of land mines encouraged by President Clinton and midwest defense firm.

Center for Global Ethics - Dialogue among representatives of all major religious groups plus global business code of ethics.

Child Slave Labor News - Information on companies worldwide that are known to use sweatshop labor and child labor. Also some Good companies. Produced by Immaculata High School students.
Meta Description: [ The online home of Immaculata High School's Child Slave Labor News. ]

Corporate Predators - Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. This book by by Mokhiber and Weissman details corporate operations that threaten human rights and relations.
Meta Description: [ Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. ]

404 CueJack - Free subversive software for the CueCat home barcode scanner, designed to dig up any dirt on the manufacturer/seller using the DC database and Google.
Meta Description: [ CueJack is a software program that lets you scan a product with a :CueCat scanner, then displays a web page with 'alternative information' about the product's company. It's a software parody, or 'parodyware.' ]

Democracy Watch - An Ottawa-based non-profit, non-partisan citizen advocacy organization that focuses on democratic reform and government and corporate accountability in Canada.
Meta Description: [ Democracy Watch is an Ottawa-based non-profit, non-partisan citizen advocacy organization that focuses ondemocratic reform, government and corporate accountability in Canada. ]

Do Corporate Operations Prey? - Corporate Predators web site, article on The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy.
Meta Description: [ Corporate Predators: The Hunt for Mega-Profits and the Attack on Democracy. ]

ENDespair Project - To Transform the World of Work by an informal, expanding coalition of citizens concerned about what's happening in the business world.
Meta Description: [ Working today, downsizing, heal despair, stress, discuss work issues, bring hope, build connection, support spiritual growth, a coalition for social awareness, continue a dialogue, prepare for change ]

Expose of The Bilderberg Club - ...somebody has to take governments' place, and business seems to me to be a logical entity to do it. - David Rockefeller

Fair Trade Federation - FTF is an association of businesses committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide. Standards are relevant to corporate operations.
Meta Description: [ The mission of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is to foster an equitable and sustainable global system of production and trade. As a trade organization, FTF supports an economically just and socially responsible model of partnership between producers and marketers, assuring living wages and ... ]

Foreign Policy and Corporate Operations - Research paper on U.S. policy in Asian Pacific Econ Cooperative: Does (1) US promotes an economic model that downplays human rights and sustainable development. (2)   U.S. policy has focused on enhancing U.S. corporate interests rather than addressing the social and ecological costs of the current economic crisis?

iMedia Connection: How's Your Reputation? - Article suggests that actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks.
Meta Description: [ Actively managing what search engines say about your business can head off costly attacks. ]

404 Military-Industrial Complex Revisited - Asks if there are certain corporate operations inextricably connected with what U.S. President Eisenhower called The Military-Industrial Complex

Multinational Monitor - Tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.

Multinationals and Mother Earth - Do global capital flows inherently challenge the environment? White paper on corporate operations, as they affect the environment today.

RAFI: Rural Advancement Foundation - Canada based nonprofit, activist group's site. Their goals are conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity; socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. RAFI does not pull its punches on its white papers.
Meta Description: [ ETC group (formerly RAFI - Rural Advancement Foundation International) is an international, non-governmental, civil society organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable advancement of cultural and ecological diversity and human rights. ]

Robert A. G. Monks - This former corporate insider and former Maine-based U.S. Congressman has written several insightful looks at how corporations' operations may be inherently destructive to the environment, human beings, and our rights with ideas on improving the situation.

Socially Responsible Investment Coalition - Aimed toward increasing corporate accountability through education and action alerts.

Students against Lethality - Subscription page of Students for Change, permits networking with other activists on businesses affecting Human Rights.
Meta Description: [ Yahoo! Groups offers free mailing lists, photo & file sharing, group calendars and more. Discuss hot topics, share interests, join online communities. ]

The Cluetrain Manifesto - Corporate activists seeking to put a human touch back into the corporate world through the use of technology.
Meta Description: [ The Cluetrain Manifesto is ranked #6 on Business Week's list of top books of 2000. ]

The Fairtrade Foundation - Seeks to tackle the exploitation of workers in developing countries by giving consumers the opportunity to buy products that guarantee a better deal to producers. Site includes information resources and a report on coffee farmers and international trade.
Meta Description: [ From the website of the Fairtrade Foundation, home of the FAIRTRADE Mark, the only independent guarantee of a better deal for Third World producers ]

Transparency International - International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability.
Meta Description: [ Home Page of Transparency International Deutschland e.V. We are the German Chapter of the international coalition against corruption in international business transactions and in support of just and honest government. ]

Transparency International - International coalition against corruption in international business transactions and seeking increased government accountability.
Meta Description: [ Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. ]

undesign - a plan for all seasons - Reflections on the wisdom of Tibor Kalman, social responsibility, and a designer's role in the digital age.
Meta Description: [ Context is everything: Tibor Kalman inspires a plan for all seasons. ]

XAT Peaceful Revolution Network - A barter organization uses XAT units as an alternative to money to purchase goods and services. Writings on the history of money and a Journey guide.
Meta Description: [ an interactive free peaceful revolutionary book a direct democracy political plan and economic alternatives promoting fair trade and environmental awareness free alternative classified ads free green currency alternative. xat a non profit organisation. ]

Campaign to Ban Landmines - Human Rights Watch update (March, 1999) on the continued use of land mines encouraged by President Clinton and midwest defense firm.