Trick-or-treat without slave-candy this Halloween

Source: Read This and Hack! A decade ago I screened the documentary, The Dark Side of Chocolate, which marked what I call my "official" entry into intentional activism and scholarship for social justice. The documentary was a follow up to the chocolate industry's fight against a "slave free" label requirement, promising instead to regulate itself...

How eating animals perpetuates violence, exacerbates exploitation, and undermines democracy

From exploited workers to the animals to our very democracy, animal agriculture* is bad for everyone involved—except the folks who profit from it. The growing demand for cheap meat means the animal food industry must raise and kill animals in high volume with minimal regard for well-being, health, or safety. This in turn leads to...

We won’t necessarily stop supporting child labor, but we’ll “fully investigate” it

Since I'm on winter break, I've been on a roll with writing! Just came across an article on the child labor used pick cottonthat makes Victoria Secret's products. Yep, slavery 2.0 in 2011—but on the "dark continent" since we outlawed it in the States. Not only are African children being beaten into picking cotton, but...