Posts Tagged ‘ labor ’

Getting to know Fairphone

Getting to know Fairphone

May 3, 2011

  For the past few months I have been watching online and listening to conversations offline about the initiative by a group of people here in Amsterdam which looks at how mobile phones are made and how their production effects people and the environment around the world.  It is one of those...

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Adventures in Poultry Farming

Adventures in Poultry Farming

March 9, 2011

“I was here til 4am this morning, one of the stove’s was acting up” Jorge points to the extremely long 2 story orange brick building in front of us.  As he slides back a massive rust colored door he tells us to step inside and immediately our lungs are...

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Said Utah, I did not die

Said Utah, I did not die

May 29, 2008

Bangkok posting will be postponed today as the world lost a very special person just days ago.  My idol, inspiration, and historical guide in this life, Utah Phillips, has died.  Words cannot describe how this man and his music shaped and shape my thinking and my understanding of who...

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Yesterday’s Butchers Today

Yesterday’s Butchers Today

April 20, 2008

Part of coming to Portugal and visiting my grandparents means taking them to a supermarket. With my help they can pick up all the supplies they need to last them a month or more, that way they don't have to ask help from friends or neighbors. Living in a tiny...

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A cycle? Or an explosion?

A cycle? Or an explosion?

November 26, 2007

I often listen to my own podcast. Might sound strange, but one of my rituals, besides losing most of my nights sleep preparing a podcast, is to listen to it the next day as I ride my bike through town. I listen to try and hear what...

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