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TAKE ACTION NOW! Require Product Labels That Assess Environmental Impact
Business  (tags: ethics, environment, EPA, news, business, law, society, usa )

Cal
- 6 days ago - forcechange.com
Life-cycle assessment is an analytical tool that assesses the environmental impacts associated with a product, reviewing all stages of production that encompasses a cradle-to-grave method.
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New York Sushi Restaurant Eliminates Tipping Because It Pays Waiters A Salary With Benefits
Business  (tags: americans, business, economy, finance, marketing, money, society )

Kit
- 6 days ago - thinkprogress.org
Sushi Yasuda, an upscale restaurant in New York City, is attracting attention for its decision to get rid of tips for waitstaff.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Nestle Company: Stop Child Slave Labor In West Africa
Business  (tags: world, politics, children, child labor, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, government, ethics, ethics, environment, dishonesty, corporate, abuse, law, politics, society, news, money )

Cal
- 7 days ago - change.org
There are no current local laws that prohibit children from working in fair and safe conditions. Having children forced to work in horrible and treacherous conditions prevents them from being able to receive any education, which increases poverty in thes
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Golden Years Tainted As Retirement Savings Dwindle
Business  (tags: society, business, retirement, politics, news, finance, economy, americans )

Cal
- 9 days ago - npr.org
For almost a century, it's been a tenet of the American dream: Work hard enough, and you'll get to rest and relax in your golden years. But retirement as we know it may be consigned to the dustbin of history.
17 comments
Will Companies' Health Care Programs Result in More Body Size Discrimination?
Business  (tags: ethics, business, corporate, dishonesty, healthcare programs, workplace benefits, discrimination, money, society, news, politics, consumers, abuse )

Cal
- 11 days ago - truth-out.org
Moreover, many of these so-called "health" initiatives center around a single goal: losing weight.As health care costs have begun to rise in the United States, however, such incentives have taken what some call a troubling turn.
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Are Quinoa, Chia Seeds, and Other "Superfoods" a Scam?
Business  (tags: Agiculture, business, dishonesty, food, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 12 days ago - motherjones.com
Sure, trendy ingredients work like magic--for industry's bottom line.
29 comments
Silicon Valley's Awful Race and Gender Problem in 3 Mind-Blowing Charts
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, Entrepreneurs, finance, government, investments, labor, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 12 days ago - motherjones.com
In 2010, the latest year for which Bracy could find data, 89 percent of California companies that got crucial seed funding were founded by men. What percentage were all-female founding teams? Just three percent.
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Wal-Mart's Low Wages Cost Taxpayers Plenty
Business  (tags: wal-mart, politics, ethics, economy, corporate, low wages, abuse, society, money, americans )

Cal
- 14 days ago - money.msn.com
A new report says the retail giant's workers often need public aid. Such payments could total $1.7 million for a single Superstore
23 comments
Activist Post: Whistleblower Reveals World Bank Corruption
Business  (tags: finance, corruption, economy, ethics, money, politics, society, corporate )

Kevin
- 16 days ago - activistpost.com
"Hudes offers some additional details about what she asserts is one single group controlling world financial markets and media. She also offers names of people who were involved in blackmail surrounding a 2007 prostitution scandal. Hudes has now been..."
24 comments
10 Cents a Garment Can Prevent the Next Bangladesh Factory Disaster and Petition
Business  (tags: business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, Entrepreneurs, ethics, finance, government, investments, law, Labor, marketing, money, politics, society, world )

Kit
- 17 days ago - takepart.com
U.S. retailers seem to believe that American consumers won't pay an extra dime for a cheap skort to save the lives of Bangladesh's garment workers. Prove them wrong.
45 comments
How Corporations Are Subverting Attempts to Rein in Their Power
Business  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, economy, ethics, finance, government, investors, labor, lies, marketing, money, politics, society )

Kit
- 17 days ago - alternet.org
Citizens have won important policy victories only to be undermined by the growing web of international investment rules and arbitration courts.
21 comments
TAKE ACTION: STAND WITH STRIKING WALMART WORKERS
Business  (tags: wal-mart, abuse, corporate, ethics, labor, society )

Beverly
- 17 days ago - org.credoaction.com
Walmart is among the most profitable companies in the U.S. and is owned by the Walton family, the richest family in America, yet many associates at Walmart must rely on food stamps and even go hungry because of low wages and a lack of full-time hours.
32 comments
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches Record High Of 12.2 Percent
Business  (tags: europe, society, economy, foreclosures, unemployment, politics, world, news, politics, society )

Cal
- 18 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The unemployment rate across the 17 European countries that use the euro hit a record 12.2 percent in April, and the number of unemployed is on track to reach 20 million by year's end.
16 comments
TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell the Soda Giants to Slash Their Oil Use!
Business  (tags: ethics, business, news, energy, environment, corporate, money, society, usa )

Cal
- 19 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The beverage giants own over 100,000 vehicles between them, and guzzle more oil than nearly any other industry. If they agree to slash their oil consumption and avoid tar sands fuels, it will be a big step forward for the climate.
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