In reply to bonddad's reply - or why we don't need governments to raise working standards

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Tuesday August 15, 2006 · 8:31 AM PDT

2006/08/15 · 08:31

bonddad wrote a diary replying to David Sirota's diary, which was entitled "Where Economics Meets Religious Fundamentalism". While both bondadd and Sirota raised many important issues in their diaries, something that bonddad wrote got my attention. He wrote that third world nations are incapable of enforcing high labor standards. I think he's right, but I also think that we don't need to wait for governments to raise labor standards - we can do it ourselves.

My diary explores a practical example of how we, as first world citizens, can insist on higher labor standards in the 3rd world by weilding our power as consumers. My experience with anti-sweatship activism has shown me that this is both possible and practical. More below the fold... Read More

CIA: bin Laden helped Bush in 2004

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Wednesday July 05, 2006 · 7:43 AM PDT

2006/07/05 · 07:43

This is something that most of us who read DailyKos have known for a long time: Osama's message near the end of the 2004 election helped Bush get re-elected. This diary is a re-print of an article by journalist Robert Parry, which examines "symbiotic relationship" between the neo-conmen and Bin Laden. In his book "The One Percent Doctrine", Ron Suskind briefly mentions that CIA analysts concluded that Bin Laden's message was intended to help Bush get re-elected.

I'm pretty new to the site and I'm not sure if this has been diaried about before, but I saw this article this morning and wanted to share it. The article follows, and I hope I've fixed it enough to not violate fair use. Read More

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