Tag Archives: Politics

iSweatshop

By alex | Published: 6/19/2006
Apple is recently under fire for having underpaid workers assemble iPods in China. Turns out the workers are paid a measly $101 (810 yuan) dollars a month, and are forced to live in factory dormitories. $1,212 a year certainly doesn’t seem like a whole lot, and it isn’t. But it is worth noting that China’s […]
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Yarrr.

By alex | Published: 6/4/2006
Went to see District B13 on opening day with two friends. Throw in the popcorn and soda, and we were at nearly $50. It’s especially expensive to see films in New York, but it’s expensive to see them anywhere. I still go and see a movie whenever there is anything remotely watchable in the theater. […]
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Beyond demonstrating

By alex | Published: 5/14/2006
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Tens of thousands protest war

By alex | Published: 4/29/2006
The Washington Post has a story on today’s march of tens of thousands of people in Manhattan demanding an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The NYPD was out in full force, but it was a sunny day, and people were generally in a good mood. I only caught the tail end of the march […]
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