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Election of the weekend 1: Cambodia

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On July 21, 2023
In March of 1970, Cambodia experienced a coup, in which Lon Nol deposed Prince Norodam Sihanouk and establishing the Khmer Republic, a United States-backed military dictatorship. In response to this event, Hun Bunal, a 17 year old student in residence at a Phnom Penh monastery,...

Child Labor Notes

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On February 27, 2020

While the nation only cares about the presidential election, the routine daily horrors of the world continue without abatement and it's high time we remember that these things are happening.

The Cambodian Crackdown

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On January 11, 2014
The Cambodian government has pretty much completed its violent crackdown against the apparel industry workers protesting the terrible conditions of their lives as they toil away in unsafe factories for low wages making the clothes you buy and might be wearing as you read this....

The Missing Picture

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On October 8, 2013

Rithy Pahn's documentary about the millions of forgotten people killed in Khmer Rouge death camps with scenes largely constructed with clay figurines looks amazing. In related news, the 20th century.

Enforceable Standards

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On August 13, 2013
I endorse all of Robert Kuttner's essay on the need for enforceable standards in the garment industry as the only way disasters like the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh can be prevented. Kuttner rightly points out that there are precedents for creating these standards: NAFTA...

The Mekong

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On May 25, 2013

The decline of wildlife along the Mekong River, and really in all of Southeast Asia, has reached crisis levels. Between widespread development and the Chinese desire to kill every mammal.

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