Lisbon From the languages I heard throughout the year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Dutch – Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Finnish – Hyvaa Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua – 0nnellista uutta vuotta Flemish – Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar French – Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee! German – Frohliche Weihnachten und …
Month: December 2007
Korean Women Workers at Dongil 1975
Lisbon Here is an unusual tactic uncovered in my holiday reading from Chapter 4 of Hagen Koo’s book, Korean Workers: The Culture and Politics of Class Formation, on pages 80-81. “On the third day, July 25, Dongil workers staged an extremely surprising and dramatic form of resistance, probably unique in world labor history. That …
More Scrooge, Less Charity
Lisbon At the New York Times tis the season for Stephanie Strom to report regularly on the shortcomings of charities, and the season is really the end of the tax year rather than anything to do with gift giving or the Christmas holidays. The latest report once again introduces the bias that if only …