SoHo was called Hell's Hundred Acres because it was full of sweatshops - without fire escapes. Completely not up to code. Every… — Carl Andre Copy Share Image
“Honey, it isn’t democracy that runs this country. Capitalism rules. It does no good to reason with the capitalists or their politicians.… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
“Because in America there is a naive belief that we are all rugged individuals and can make it on our own, stock… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
The clothes make the man. The children working in sweatshops make the clothes. Therefore, the children working in sweatshops make the man. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
The party of Lincoln and Liberty was transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists, fundamentalist bullies… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
“Turning back to the crowd I say, “I am duty bound to make this plea, but I want to say, with all… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
Maybe careers aren’t something you can really plan for. They just sort of happen, like brown eyes or flat feet. I took… — Susan Juby Copy Share Image
The Upton Sinclair of today's global economy is Charles Kernaghan, the New York based muckraker most famous for his expose of sweatshops… — Charles Derber Copy Share Image
Another problem about writing about politics in the "age of globalization" is that so much of the violence in the form of… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Synthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games… — Tim Harford Copy Share Image
People come to this country from all over the world to pursue their dreams of driving a taxi or selling hot dogs… — Greg Giraldo Copy Share Image
My concern is not that there are too many sweatshops, but that there are too few. — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
“I go back to the union man and say, “Sir, this is a house of God, not a proper place for a… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
I don't even know if I ever knew - some sweatshop in Baltimore. I knew with my other relatives - some of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Be quiet, or my wife will take away your first born and make him or her work in one of her sweatshops! — Marc Anthony Copy Share Image
Most people no longer believe that buying sneakers made in Asian sweatshops is a kindness to those child laborers. Farming is similar.… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Kids don't have a little brother working in the coal mine, they don't have a little sister coughing her lungs out in… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image