New Orleans In the modern workforce economy of informal workers, contingent employees, and endless layers of subcontracting, both domestically and internationally, the obvious conclusion is that when no one is watching, no one cares, and, perhaps worse, no one is ever accountable. This is not just a “race to the bottom,” but deliberate strategies to …
Month: November 2012
Walmart Watch: Occupy Reunion, Bangladesh Fire, and Spreading Retail Chaos
New Orleans The protests of Black Friday may be over but that’s about all that’s over on either Black Friday or the woeful Walmart watch. Occupy’s Role in Protests One interesting side note of the protests is the critical, though largely unrecognized, role of the remnants of last year’s Occupy Wall Street movement and its …
True North, Euclid, the White House Family and Lincoln, the Movie Star
New Orleans Steven Spielberg’s new movie, Lincoln, is getting a lot of reviews these days in the political commentary and op-ed pages, rather than in the Arts sections for its message to Americans about politics. We signed up, sat day, and saw the flick last night in the suburbs where it was showing. On the plus …