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    Carmen Van Kerckhove

    "I noticed very early on that when people complimented my appearance, they always singled out my European features and not my Asian features," says the founder of Racialicious.com. "I started paying attention to the Eurocentric beauty ideals that pervade much of the world." more

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    • 19 Nov 09
    • 10:17 pm

    Dear Jeremy: This is a very significant victory for workers in the global economy, especially in the context of post-coup Honduras and the ongoing instability. The major US media have done an appallingly poor job of illuminating the situation in Honduras, …

    Posted by Huge Anti-Sweatshop Victory for Activists—And Hondurans
    • 18 Nov 09
    • 11:06 am

    did any of you anti 11 hour rule people ever think that you might be shills for the rail industry? nothing wrong with 11 hours of driving. i repeat, nothing wrong with 11 hours of driving. instead of allowing lawyers to …

    Posted by Trucker’s Dream? Obama Reconsiders 11th-Hour Bush Decision
    • 18 Nov 09
    • 10:45 pm

    of glad Caesar. ("Claude Hagege"? I dunno.)

    Posted by Out of Control
    • 19 Nov 09
    • 6:00 pm

    The same fighting spirit that moved labor in Seattle needs to come back and secure the Employee Free Choice Act! For labor to depend on the good will of the democrats in Congress is a grave mistake. These politicians have already …

    Posted by 10 Years After: Labor Needs Spirit of Seattle Protests
    • 19 Nov 09
    • 10:07 pm

    Dear Frank: Great to hear from you again! Where are you located? I couldn't agree with you more about your analysis of what's needed, although I grow more pessimistic about EFCA every day. You're right about 90% of the Democrats (excepting …

    Posted by 10 Years After: Labor Needs Spirit of Seattle Protests