There's no question that one lesson from the fertilizer explosion in West, Texas is that we need much harsher fines and criminal statutes against corporations when workers die, as well.
I was on the Alternet Radio Hour with Joshua Holland on Saturday, talking Texas, Bangladesh, and my joyous past with right-wingers trying to get me fired. Turns out the more.
M.T. Anderson has an excellent essay placing the tragedy in Bangladesh, now with over 400 dead, into its proper historical context Again and again we see the same pattern, which.
Because of the writing I've done on Bangladesh and Texas, I've had a number of media appearances lately. First, I was on the David Shuster show last weekend, with Daniel.
President Obama proclaimed yesterday "Workers Memorial Day." That would have been a much better thing if the president had mentioned anything about the recent deaths in West, Texas or even.
On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its doors. The creation of OSHA proved to be one the greatest victory in American history for workplace health..
Turns out that Bangladeshi workers do make choices for themselves outside of theoretical "choices" about working dangerous jobs. In fact, they choose to engage in massive protests after over 250.
Matt Yglesias had an odd response to my post yesterday calling for American corporations to be held to American labor standards no matter where in the world they site their.
