Consuming Ironies
Last Thursday in the Hart House Library on the University of Toronto campus, 100 students, academics and activists gathered to celebrate the launch of Trevor Norris’ new book
March 2, 2011
Tag: consumption
To End Farm Worker Troubles, Colbert Suggests Finding Plants That Pick Themselves
A week ago, journalist Kirk Semple published an article in the New York Times about Mexican workers in New York who, in a time of widespread unemployment, have been proficient at finding and keeping jobs. According to recent census data, Mexican workers have the highest rate of employment of all the city’s immigrant groups, and are even more likely to hold a job than New York’s native-born population.
September 29, 2010