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Tag Archives: story of stuff

12 Nov

The “We’re Broke” Lie

Have you heard the "we're broke" or "there's no money" lines given as justification for corporations not paying taxes or for not hiring? Here's the breakdown as to why those arguments are a...
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Featured Story, National News educational, environmentalists, green, list of corporations not paying taxes, story of stuff, Video
3 May

Stuff don't last like it used to…

Yup, Grandpa’ was right: they really don’t make things to last like they used to.  In fact, most electronics are manufactured so they last only a few years or even only a few months-just perfect timing for when the “new” version...
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Uncategorized Consumerism, electronics, Grandpa, short shelf-life, story of stuff, trash

Literature/research using "economic refugee" term

  • American University International Law Review: unprotected in the U.S. by virtue of an inaccurate label
  • Change.org: When an Undocumented Immigrant Is an Economic Refugee
  • Huffington Post: Surge in Economic Refugees Will Test Community Resources
  • MinnPost.com: Americans living abroad for financial survival
  • New York Times: American Evangelical Churches Announce New Policy of Sanctuary for Iraqi Refugees
  • PDA: Economic Refugees and Big Petroleum
  • The Guardian: Casualties of globalism
  • Tikkun Daily: Reagan’s Refugees
  • Univision News Tumblr: Call Marco Rubio what you will, just don’t call him an “economic refugee”
  • UPROOTED: Refugees of the Global Economy

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