Monday

Manufacturing Mayhem in Mexico: From Nixon to NAFTA and Beyond

Hey, anyone still reading this thing?! Since Keith's sworn off FB, the must-read links have to go up here. :)

Manufacturing Mayhem in Mexico: From Nixon to NAFTA and Beyond

Saturday

GM lobby helped draw up crucial report on Britain's food supplies | Environment | The Observer

GM lobby helped draw up crucial report on Britain's food supplies | Environment | The Observer: "The Grocery Manufacturers of America association estimates that 75% of all processed foods in the US contain a G[enetically]M[odified] ingredient."

Thursday

A $95,000 question: why are whites five times richer than blacks in the US? | World news | The Guardian

A $95,000 question: why are whites five times richer than blacks in the US? | World news | The Guardian

Daily Kos: State of the Nation

Daily Kos: State of the Nation: "The hybrid corn seeds Monsanto has donated to Haiti are treated with the fungicide Maxim XO, and the calypso tomato seeds are treated with thiram....The EPA also barred marketing of the chemicals for many home garden products, because it assumes that most gardeners do not have adequately protective clothing.[4] Monsanto’s passing mention of thiram to Ministry of Agriculture officials in an email contained no explanation of the dangers, nor any offer of special clothing or training for those who will be farming with the toxic seeds."

Sunday

Revenger's tragedy: The forgotten conflict in Pakistan - World Politics, World - The Independent

Revenger's tragedy: The forgotten conflict in Pakistan - World Politics, World - The Independent: "a high degree of technical expertise is not necessary since even the most botched and ineffective bomb attack has a powerful political impact so long as it happens in the US"

American manufacturing: A battery maker's struggles illustrate what's wrong and what's possible - latimes.com

American manufacturing: A battery maker's struggles illustrate what's wrong and what's possible - latimes.com
1400 words on the difficulty of manufacturing in the USA, and complete absence of three letters: W.T.O. Should I say W.T.F.?